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Cars
Developer(s)Rainbow Studios
Beenox (PC)
Helixe (GBA, NDS)
Locomotive Games (PSP)
Incinerator Studios (Wii)
Publisher(s)THQ
Designer(s)Jordan Itkowitz
Programmer(s)Jeff Ehrman
Artist(s)Shaun Bell
Writer(s)Jordan Itkowitz
Composer(s)Bruno Coon
SeriesCars
Platform(s)
ReleaseGame Boy Advance, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox
  • NA: June 6, 2006
  • AU: June 8, 2006
  • EU: July 14, 2006
Xbox 360
  • NA: October 23, 2006
  • EU: November 17, 2006
  • AU: November 23, 2006
Wii
  • NA: November 19, 2006
  • EU: December 8, 2006
  • AU: December 14, 2006
Genre(s)Racing, adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Cars (also known as Cars: The Video Game) is an open world racing video game, based on the 2006 Pixar film of the same name. Developed by Rainbow Studios, it was released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and PSP in June 2006, with versions for the Xbox 360 and Wii released later that year.[1] The Wii version includes functionality geared towards its Wii Remote controller, and was a launch game for the system.

Taking place after the events of the film, the player controls the protagonist Lightning McQueen as he participates in the new racing season with the end goal of winning the Piston Cup for the first time in his career, while also racing and training with the local community of Radiator Springs. In the PSP version, the player again controls Lightning McQueen. After meeting and narrowly avoiding a collision with the Delinquent Road Hazards gang, he challenges them to a race to which they agree. The console versions feature the full voice-over cast from the film, including the likes of Owen Wilson, Michael Keaton, Paul Newman, and Larry the Cable Guy. However in the PSP and DS versions, Lightning McQueen is instead voiced by Keith Ferguson.[2]

The home console and PC versions received positive reviews from critics, though the GBA version met negative reception, This may be due to it being at a strange angle and being hard to know where to go or what to do. This game was followed by two sequels; Cars Mater-National Championship (2007) and Cars Race-O-Rama (2009).

Gameplay

The console versions of the game are set in the fictional town of Radiator Springs, where it takes place after the movie. The player must compete in 19 road races, 8 mini-games, and 5 piston cup races to help Lightning McQueen win his first Piston Cup. In the PSP version, the game presumably takes place on an alternate timeline. The player must compete in 13 races, as well as 5 boss races, to help Lightning McQueen claim Radiator Springs back from the Delinquent Road Hazards gang. The game takes place in a open world in the vein of Need for Speed, Grand Theft Auto and Midnight Club and features ten playable characters from the film (16 in the PSP version), all voiced by the original voice talent.[3][4] The game also features a number of minigames and items for the player to collect.[5]

Development

On May 8, 2002, video game publisher THQ acquired the rights to the next three titles from Pixar Animation Studios – Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Cars.[6] Cars was announced on February 7, 2006,[7] and was later announced for Wii and Xbox 360.[8][9] On June 6, 2006, THQ announced that the game would be shipping out for all platforms except Wii and Xbox 360.[10][11] The Wii version was released on November 19 as a launch title for the console.[12] The current-generation and 360 versions were developed by Rainbow Studios, while the Wii version was developed by Incinerator Games.[13]

Reception

Cars received "generally positive" reviews.[22][18][14][17][19] GameSpot gave 7.0 out of 10 for Xbox 360 and Wii versions, 7.6 out of 10 for the GameCube and Xbox versions, and 7.4 out of 10 for the PSP version.[48] Metacritic gave 65 out of 100 for the Wii version,[22] 54 out of 100 for the DS version,[14] 73 out of 100 for the PC version,[17] 71 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version,[18] and 70 out of 100 for the PSP version.[19]

The PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS releases of Cars each received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[49] indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies per version in the United Kingdom.[50] In total, the game sold more than 8 million copies as of May 2007.[51]

The GBA version was criticized as being "the worst version of the game" because of its incredibly short length, zoomed-in camera, a lack of a multiplayer mode, and a lack of any depth.[citation needed]

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