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Cars Race O Rama
 
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Product Description
In the Cars Race-O-Rama video game, players get to race against new characters either by themselves or with a friend, through action-packed tracks to win the Race-O-Rama trophy as their own personalized Lightning McQueen. Join Lightning McQueen in Radiator Springs as he prepares his academy of student racers for the Race-O-Rama competition.

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Story
Lightning finds out that Chick Hicks has his own set of academy student racers who don't always compete fairly. These student racers are preparing to race in the same competitions in order to propel Chick Hick's academy to the #1 spot. The races take place at various tracks from the beaches, into the cities and off to the Baja desert. Along the way, racers are upgrading their abilities and customizing their look. The finale consists of a fully modified, ultimate Lightning McQueen racing against a fully modified Chick Hicks for the Race-O-Rama trophy. Let the race begin.

New Characters
There are over 30 playable characters of which 15 are brand new; Doc Hudson academy of student racers, Chick Hicks academy of student racers, Motor CO Pit Crew, Not Chuck, Guido, Tater, Tater Jr., Bubba, Trophy Girl, Chick Hicks Pit Crew, Doc Hudson Pit Crew, Vin Racer along with major boss characters who are Chick Hick’s protégés; El Machismo, Candice and Stinger.

New Mini-games
Experience a vast world of new mini games based in the Pixar universe and elsewhere. These include: Mack Track Challenge based off of the Mattel toy, three different games based on Disney Pixar’s Cars Toons episodes (El Materdor, Mater the Greater, & Tokyo Mater), plus many new original games like Photo Op, Auto Cross, Tractor Stampede, and Transporter.

A new Lightning McQueen adventure in Cars Race-O-Rama
A new Lightning McQueen adventure.
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Key Game Features
  • New Customization Options – Customize your world by customizing your cars. Modify paint color, wheels & rims, different hood options, side skirts, rear bumpers and spoilers.
  • New Characters - Game features 15 new playable characters to the Cars franchise.
  • New Worlds of Racing – Experience eight racing environments, four of which are completely brand new; Radiator Springs Speedway, Santa Carburera which takes you to the beaches, Motoropolis City where you can experience street racing and Autovia which gives you off road racing in the desert.
  • Play With a Friend – Experience the fun as you race against a friend in arcade mode which consists of mini games, lap races, missions and more.
  • Dynamic Game Events – Experience the reaction you get based on performing stunts throughout the game from paparazzi taking your picture to the crowds going wild.
  • Advanced Competitive AI System – Stay on top of your game as other characters employ cheat mechanisms to get you to loose the race.
  • New and Improved Drifting – Take control as you immerse yourself in the game by employing newly designed drifting abilities throughout the various races.
  • New Mini-Games – Experience a wide variety of mini-games both related to the pixar universe and otherwise.
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New racing worlds in Cars Race-O-Rama
New racing worlds.
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One of 15 new playable characters in Cars Race-O-Rama
Crazy new characters.
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Mini-game off-road in Cars Race-O-Rama
Mini-game madness.
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Extreme customization options in Cars Race-O-Rama
Extreme customization.
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Product Details
  • Advanced competitive AI and improved drifting provide challenging, but entertaining action, while mini-games both related to the pixar universe and otherwise, provide the fun.
  • Customize your world by customizing your cars. Modify paint color, wheels & rims, different hood options, side skirts, rear bumpers and spoilers.
  • Game features 15 new playable characters to the Cars franchise.
  • Eight racing environments, four brand new; Radiator Springs Speedway, Santa Carburera which takes you to the beaches, Motoropolis City where you can experience street racing and Autovia which gives you off road racing in the desert.
  • Experience the fun as you race against a friend in arcade mode which consists of mini games, lap races, missions and more.

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Customer Reviews
Fun for young boys
 
Review Date: December 3, 2009
Reviewer: Kristin L. Brand, Verona, WI USA
I have 2 boys, ages 4 and 6, who love the Cars movie and racing games, so this is perfect. They've played this game on the Wii over and over again. Even my 4 year old, who has been hesitant about playing the Wii, started playing this game and loves it.
Glad we bought it!
 
Review Date: December 30, 2009
Reviewer: Methusala, NY United States
We bought this at Wally World and I can say it's much cheaper on Amazon. However the wally world one did come with the red steering wheel. The first few minutes of play my 7 year old declared this the worst game ever. After about 20 minutes he definitely got the hang of this and has played it non stop every since. The graphics are fine on our tv, so I'm not sure what the other reviewer is referring to. We have a flat panel 42? or 44" lc and Samsung and the graphics are fine. No blurriness or skipping at all. There is arcade mode and story mode. He prefers story mode of course, but is enjoying them both. We have an older PC version of Cars, and this is somewhat along the line of that game, but he said he likes this one more because of the red steering wheel. Of course we got the cheat codes from another website and he's had a ball with all the options. I think anyone younger than 6 or 7 is probably going to have a bit of difficulty, but even 4 or 5 might enjoy the little movies or just driving the track. I think 10 - 12 might be a bit bored with this. I have to add I think the speech is allot clearer than many games we have. We have some Wii games that I can't understand what the characters are saying at all. The sound on this is clear and easy to understand. This game has already got more play time then games we've had for 6 months or more.
Just drive baby!!!!
 
Review Date: December 30, 2009
Reviewer: Howard Van Ackooy,
This game is a blast. It's fun to play a game that you can just play for the fun of it. You have choices, and there are plenty of them. I actually found some cheats online to unlock races, custom parts, cars, etc. I've had the most fun with this just speeding down the countless tracks and roads (winding country roads, highways, dirt roads, etc., on all types of terrain) with no worry about being timed or having to solve some problem. You can also play the many mini games, as well as the circuit challenge tracks. There is so much landscape to explore and it's fun just to go cruising down the countless roads, or go off road if you like. The graphics aren't bad, and I'm sure there are some games that look better, but I definitely like this game for playability and just plain fun!
great for the kids!
 
Review Date: March 2, 2010
Reviewer: T. Felix, Charleston, SC
I'm a little confused, I think some of the reviews on here are hillarious! If the graphics seem bad then I am positive it's bc your tv is shady... Also, one gentleman wrote how he didn't think the game paid "homage" (his word)to the movie... are you serious? It's a game for Wii designed for kids who like the movie, not adults who game in their spare time. Ah, now off my little rant... My 3 year old loves this game...we have the wheels for the controllers to go in to for ease of play... He's only had the game a couple of months (since before he turned 3) and in that time we've helped him win over the levels so that more cars open up and more games open up... It's fun for the whole family... Also, some of the cars from the new movie are in it too, which gets my little dude excited!
Excellent game for young kids
 
Review Date: January 1, 2010
Reviewer: Michael Cook,
My 3 year old son loves the movie and he also loves this game. My older nephews, ages 4-12, enjoy playing also. The graphics on a 50' tv and playstation 3 are excellent. There are so many different courses to play, some are races an others he can just drive where ever he wants for as long as he wants. The graphics of radiator springs look identical to the movie. and almost ever scene in the movie is on this game plus many other very cool places. I highly recommend this for small children.

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