Hot Wheels: Burnin' Rubber is, at its core, GT Advance with Hot Wheels vehicles instead of licensed automobiles, and fantasy locations instead of real-world tracks'. Harris wrote that Hot Wheels: Burnin' Rubber 'is, essentially, THQ's 'apology' for what it did with GT Advance. Ĭraig Harris of IGN rated the game 8 out of 10 and praised its use of a battery-save feature, which was missing in GT Advance. On review aggregator Metacritic, Hot Wheels: Burnin' Rubber has a score of 66 percent, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'. In Japan, Altron published the game on July 19, 2002, with the title Hot Wheels Advance. Hot Wheels: Burnin' Rubber was released in North America on November 21, 2001, and was later released in Europe on February 22, 2002. The game was announced in September 2001, when it was sent to Nintendo for approval. Gameplay is similar to GT Advance Championship Racing, although the developers added more high jumps and arcade-style shortcuts, as well as a battery-save feature. Hot Wheels: Burnin' Rubber was developed with a slightly modified version of the game engine used for GT Advance Championship Racing, which was also published by THQ and developed by Altron. The game also includes a two-player option that requires the system's Game Link Cable. The player's progress is saved to the game's built-in battery. In Time Trial, the player must beat certain time limits for an opportunity to unlock new vehicles. In Free Race, the player is allowed to freely drive around any chosen track. In Cup Select, the player races against others to win a championship cup. During this mode, new vehicles and courses are unlocked for use in other modes.

In Grand Prix mode, the player must advance through races set in each of the game's locations. Hot Wheels: Burnin' Rubber includes four gameplay modes. The game includes 16 race tracks set in various locations, including a beach, a desert, a casino, a pond, a dining table, a piano, and a bathroom. In between races, the player can use the money to fine-tune the chosen vehicle with upgrades such as brakes, computer chips, engines, mufflers, rear ends, suspension, and tires. The player begins with five vehicles, while the other 20 must be unlocked.

Each vehicle is individually rated in categories of acceleration, handling, and top speed. The game features 25 playable vehicles, each one based on a Hot Wheels toy car from 20. Hot Wheels: Burnin' Rubber is played with a third-person perspective set behind the player's vehicle.

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