Cars (video game)

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Cars
Cars (video game).jpg
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 mini games and items for the player to collect.[5]

[edit] Music

The music is different to the music in the film. The music for the original film has the approximate number of music.

[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, GameCube and Xbox versions it gave 7.6 out of 10 and for the PSP version it gave 7.4 out of 10.[6] IMDb gave it 7,4 out of 10 and Metacritic give 73 out of 100.[7]

[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. ^ "IMDb Review (Finnish)". 2011-12-10. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317219/. 

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