Cars Mater-National. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. 12 in Group Chat. Mater is holding a national race festival allowing racers from all around the world to challenge Lightning McQueen. Along with racing against the new characters, players can explore the world of Radiator Springs and Lightning. Cars Mater-National Championship is a racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ for Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Game Boy Advance and Wii, released on October 29, 2007.It is the sequel to the 2006 video game Cars, which was based on the Cars film from Pixar.In 2009, a sequel called Cars Race-O-Rama was released.
| System: PS3, X360 | Review Rating Legend | |
| Dev: Rainbow Studios | 1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid | 4.0 - 4.4 = Great |
| Pub: THQ | 2.0 - 2.4 = Poor | 4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy |
| Release: Oct. 29, 2007 | 2.5 - 2.9 = Average | 5.0 = The Best |
| Players: Multiplayer | 3.0 - 3.4 = Fair | |
| ESRB Rating: Everyone | 3.5 - 3.9 = Good | |
Sound in this game is also very good. The voiceovers are top notch and feature celebrity voice actors Larry the Cable Guy as Mater and Heroes star Masi Oka as the voice of a Japanese car. So needless to say, it's well worth listening to in that respect. However, the trouble with this game's sound lies in it's music. Although 'Life is a Highway' as performed by Rascal Flatts was a great song in the movie, hearing it a million times during the course of the gameplay during Cars Mater-National is enough to make you go crazy. There are a few other tunes shuffled in there for good measure, but the continual recurrence of 'Life is a Highway' on the track list is just really obnoxious and repetitive.
Controls for this game are your most basic racing-game controls. You use the A button to accelerate, the B button to brake or reverse, and the right trigger for your turbo boost. The good thing here is that these controls are literally the basis for most other automotive games out there, so if this is someone's first experience with an automotive type game, then it'll be easy for them to graduate up to more challenging titles if they so desire. Of course, the actual racing mechanics here are not that complex in relation to the controls, so there's no real worry about complicated turning maneuvers or shifting like there would be in an advanced automotive game. All this game will require from you are the basics, and those basics function extremely well here.
Although it's obvious from the very beginning that this is a game for children, it's a very fun experience that can give people of all ages a genuine racing experience. Although it won't be Grand Turismo or PGR, the racing engine is good enough, and the variability of racing events really makes this one very playable, not only for children, but for grown-ups who want to get in on the action too. It's open-world tournament-style race experience, combined with it's great looks and basic control scheme make this a must-have for any young gamer who wants experience in the automotive genre.
By Amanda L. Kondolojy
CCC Freelance Writer
Features:
racing action is captured in cinematic style and players are rewarded for showing off their skills a
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Mimic the movie's signature style and are very crisp and clean. Environments are especially well-done.
Very standard racing controls with no real complications.
Voice acting is top-notch. However, the soundtrack gets really repetitive and annoying.
Lots of little mini-games and flag challenges will have you playing for a little bit longer after you beat the Mater-National, but once you go complete these little diversions, there's not much left.
Not an average. See Rating legend above for a final score breakdown.
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At the main menu, select 'Options', 'Cheat Codes', then enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function:
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- All Arcade mode races, mini-games, and Story mode worlds
Enter 'PLAYALL' as a code to unlock all Arcade mode races, mini-games, and Story mode worlds.
All carsEnter 'MATTEL07' as a code to unlock all cars.
All Story mode wheel sets and Luigi's Casa Della TiresEnter 'INSTYLE' as a code to unlock all Story mode wheel sets and Luigi's Casa Della Tires.
All bonus artEnter 'BUYTALL' as a code to unlock all bonus art for purchase.
All game bonuses except most Story mode racesEnter 'ALLYORS' as a code to unlock all game bonuses except most Story mode races.
Infinite turbo boostsEnter 'ZZOOOOM' as a code.
Extreme accelerationEnter '0TO200X' as a code.
Alternate colors except for Lightning McQueenEnter 'PAINTIT' as a code.
Alternate colors for Lightning McQueenEnter 'NCEDUDZ' as a code.
Expert modeEnter 'VRYFAST' as a code to unlock the Expert difficulty setting.