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Cars Mater-National Championship
Developer(s)Rainbow Studios
Incinerator Studios (PS3 & Wii)
Tantalus Interactive (GBA & DS)
Publisher(s)THQ
SeriesCars
Platform(s)Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Game Boy Advance, Wii
ReleaseXbox 360
  • NA: October 29, 2007
  • EU: November 16, 2007
  • AU: November 29, 2007
Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS & PlayStation 2
  • NA: October 29, 2007
  • EU: November 23, 2007
  • AU: November 29, 2007
PlayStation 3
  • NA: October 29, 2007
  • AU: November 29, 2007[1]
  • EU: November 30, 2007
Game Boy Advance
  • NA: November 12, 2007
  • AU: November 29, 2007
Wii
  • NA: November 12, 2007
  • AU: January 24, 2008
  • EU: February 8, 2008
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Cars Mater-National Championship is a racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ for PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS, released on October 29, 2007. It is the sequel to the 2006 video game Cars, which was based on the 2006 film of the same name by Pixar.

The game received generally mixed reviews from critics. A sequel, Cars Race-O-Rama, was released in 2009.

Premise and gameplay

Taking place sometime after the events of the previous game, Cars Mater-National Championship is about the first ever Mater-National tournament, held in Radiator Springs by Lightning McQueen and Mater. The player controls McQueen as he races against opponents from around the world, all while overseeing the building of his racing headquarters and the ambitious Radiator Springs racing stadium. In addition to returning characters, there are multiple new characters that appear in the game, many of which come from different countries such as Germany and Japan.

Just like the previous game, Mater-National features three hub-worlds; Radiator Springs, Ornament Valley, and Tailfin Pass - all of which have been redesigned, although certain areas are blocked off and can only be accessed in races.

Playable Characters

There are 17 playable characters, with 5 of them being unlockable and 2 of them are guest characters from Monsters, Inc.

  • Doc Hudson
  • Fillmore
  • Flo
  • Emma[a]
  • Giovanni[a]
  • Gudmund[a]
  • Koji[a]
  • Lightning McQueen
  • Luigi
  • Mater
  • Mike[b]
  • Monster Lighting McQueen
  • Monster Mater
  • Otto[a]
  • Ramone
  • Sarge
  • Sulley[b]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Unlockable Character
  2. ^ a b Guest Character

Reception

Cars Mater-National has received average reviews from critics upon the release. PSXExtreme gave this game a 7.0, praising the better audio, but criticized the graphics.[10] IGN rated the Nintendo DS version of the game 6.8/10, calling it "cute" and "kid-friendly" but never made into 5th gear.[11] Metacritic aggregate scores for the Nintendo DS version 69/100, the Xbox 360 version 58/100, the PlayStation 3 version 63/100, and the PlayStation 2 version 67/100.[2][5][4][3]

References

  1. ^ "Games Release Schedule". Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-08-25.: Games Release Schedule, 04/09/07
  2. ^ a b "Cars Mater-National Championship for DS Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  3. ^ a b "Cars Mater-National Championship for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  4. ^ a b "Cars Mater-National Championship for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  5. ^ a b "Cars Mater-National Championship for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  6. ^ DeVries, Jack (30 November 2007). "Cars Mater-National Review". IGN. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  7. ^ Hayward, Andrew (1 November 2007). "Cars: Mater-National review". GamesRadar. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  8. ^ jkdmedia, GameZone (4 May 2012). "Cars Mater-National – NDS – Review". GameZone. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  9. ^ Orry, Tom (3 December 2007). "Cars Mater-National Review". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  10. ^ Dutka, Ben (November 19, 2007). "Cars Mater National Championship review". Psxtreme. Archived from the original on March 24, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  11. ^ Devries, Jack (December 1, 2007), Cars Mater-National Review - IGN, retrieved 2020-10-28
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