Cars (video game)

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Cars
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Developer(s) Locomotive Games
Rainbow Studios
Capybara Games
Publisher(s) THQ
Composer(s) Bruno Coon
Series Cars
Version 1
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance, Xbox 360, Wii, Mac OS X
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Racing, Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)
Media/distribution DVD, Universal Media Disc, Cartridge (electronics), CD-ROM, Nintendo optical disc

Cars is a video game based on and considered a sequel to the film of the same name. It is available Mac, Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS.[1]

The Wii version includes functionality geared towards its controller, and was a launch game. It, and most of the other console versions, also feature the voice-over cast from the Cars film.[2]

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[edit] Gameplay

The game is set in the fictional town of Radiator Springs, the player must compete in fifty races to help Lightning McQueen win the Piston Cup. The game takes place in a open world environment and features ten playable characters from the film, each voiced by the original voice talent.[3][4] The game also features a number of minigames and items for the player to collect.[5]

[edit] Music

The video game features music different than that featured in the film.

[edit] Day

Name Of Track Summary Cars Mentioned
"Radiator Springs Tune" The song has no words. It describes the life about Radiator Springs. None

[edit] Characters

[edit] Reception

Cars videogame got mainly positive reviews. GameSpot gave 7.0 out of 10 for Xbox 360 and Wii versions, for Playstation 2, 7.6 out of 10 for the GameCube and Xbox versions, and 7.4 out of 10 for the PSP version.[6] Metacritic gave 65 out of 100 for the Wii version,[7] 54 out of 100 for the DS version,[8] 73 out of 100 for the PC version,[9] 71 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version,[10] and 70 out of 100 for the PSP version.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cars: The Videogame. Carsvideogame.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
  2. ^ Bozon, Mark (2006-05-18). "Wii: The Launch Games". IGN. http://wii.ign.com/articles/709/709258p1.html. Retrieved 2006-05-19. 
  3. ^ Cars for Xbox 360. G4tv. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
  4. ^ Cars: The Video Game (2006, Video Game) - Voice Cast Listing at Voice Chasers. Voicechasers.com (2006-06-26). Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
  5. ^ Orlando, Greg. (2006-07-06) Cars Review for Xbox 360. G4tv. Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
  6. ^ "GameSpot Review". 2011-12-10. http://dw.com.com/redir?tag=rbxcgs.2.c.1&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamespot.com%2Fsearch.html%3Fqs%3Ddisney%252Bpixar%252Bcars%26tag%3Drelatedsearch%253B1. 
  7. ^ "Cars (Wii)". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/cars. Retrieved February 12, 2012. 
  8. ^ "Cars (DS)". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/cars. Retrieved February 12, 2012. 
  9. ^ "Cars (PC)". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/cars. Retrieved February 12, 2012. 
  10. ^ "Cars (PlayStation 2)". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/cars. Retrieved February 12, 2012. 
  11. ^ "Cars (PSP)". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/cars. Retrieved February 12, 2012. 

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