Title: Mattel Flounders
Product review: After Barbie lost market share to BRATZ, Mattel appears to now want some of those urban sales. In my opinion, Acceleracers is an attempt to make Hot Wheels appeal to that market. There is an emphasis on the street racer/tuner scenes with a simple plot.My 5 year old son loved the World Race movie; the animation, story, characters, and cars were of high quality. The first thing you will notice in Acceleracers is the animation style and technique has been changed to an exaggerated look which is horrible. The more realistic feel of the World Race movie has been lost in favor of a Sci Fi\Fantasy emphasis (the first movie even demonstrated heel/toe shifting, power braking, clutch use and other driving techniques!).Boys will find it enjoyable, but others that have seen World Race you will wonder what Mattel was thinking when they made this.
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