The story begins when The Hot Wheels car business owned by Dr Peter
Justice, is robbed, and bombed. Peters son, Max Justice Insists to His
dad's Robot "Gear head" that he should try to track down whoever stole
the cars and attempt to retrieve them all. He is confronted with various
"Villains" on his quest, such as Nitro Byrne, Backroads Belcher, Fast
Lane Friscatti, Simon "Slick" Deluca and Rupert Jacoby, all of who work
for Otto Von Diesel (Dr Peter Justice's Former Assistant).
In the main Adventure mode, you have to Beat all 14 missions, while
completing tasks in each one. These tasks vary from Destroying a few
vehicles, or Racing/Battling a boss. World (map) Changes every 3
missions (1-3, Monument City, 4-6 Turbine sands etc.)
In the Challenge mode, you have to complete all 18 challenges. Each
Challenge comes with various tasks, such as achieving "x" Stunt points,
Collecting "x" gears, or reaching the finish before the clock hits
00:00. Along the way, New cars as well as new race/battle maps and
weapons are unlocked.
The game also has a Drag Race mode, a Battle mode, and a Joyride
mode. The Drag Race and Battle modes are both single-player and
multiplayer (except in the PC version of the game). The Joyride, in
essence, is free roam You can also unlock cars in Joyride by collecting
all ten gears or finding the hidden key in each map.
There are also eight different cheats that can be unlocked.
There is a total of 33 cars in the game, each of which has four stat
categories. They are: Speed, Armor, Grip, and Stunt. Here is a list of
them: