Disney/Pixar Cars 3: Driven to Win

 PlayStation 4
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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 45 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 14 out of 45
  3. Negative: 8 out of 45
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  1. Bminor
    Jan 8, 2018
    9
    This review is from the point of view of a father of 2 boys who are 4-6 years old.

    I was very skeptical about buying this game at first, because we had the old Cars game for PS3 and neither of my sons enjoyed it. Me even less. But my youngest son kept asking me to buy this game, despite me trying to tell him (based on the last game and many reviews) that it will most likely be very bad    This review is from the point of view of a father of 2 boys who are 4-6 years old.

    I was very skeptical about buying this game at first, because we had the old Cars game for PS3 and neither of my sons enjoyed it. Me even less. But my youngest son kept asking me to buy this game, despite me trying to tell him (based on the last game and many reviews) that it will most likely be very bad and boring.

    Well then came the sales and I bought the game for a good price just to try it out, and I'm so glad I did.

    The game is not without it's faults, and my first impressions weren't good, but when you play for awhile there's a ton of content opening up. The biggest enjoyment you get from this game is trying to open up more content, and boy did we have fun with my two sons trying to get Mack or Jackson Storm unlocked.

    Most games that include couch multiplayer let you unlock stuff only in single-player modes, but what makes Cars 3: Driven to Win great, is that you can try to unlock the next track or car together with your friends or family.

    Now that we've unlocked all the tracks and cars, we still play this game, because it has so many different game modes that are so much fun to play together. If you have kids who love Lightning McQueen, you should ignore the rest of the reviews and just go ahead and buy this game! My kids love this game, and let me tell you, I have plenty of games they could be playing, but they still always choose to play this game.    … Expand
  2. Hallm34
    Jul 4, 2017
    3
    Not as good as what I thought it would be. Control placement sucks, no online multiplayer & probably could've included more characters (instead just of 2 versions of Lightning & Mater). Difficulty-wise; it's fun on easy, but when you try medium, the rubber-banding A.I. is waaaaay too hard!!! Not worth the $70+ (Canadian) I paid, maybe $20 at best.
    My rating; 3/10 overall.
  3. btd82
    Feb 25, 2019
    9
    The score is mostly based for the amount of family time fun I've had with this game. The game has been fully translated to Dutch (including voices), which is rare for games (and I usually don't like it) but for my 4 year old this really works well. The voices are pretty decent, and my son finds it funny and there's a lot of recognition of scenes and events from the Cars movies. The onlyThe score is mostly based for the amount of family time fun I've had with this game. The game has been fully translated to Dutch (including voices), which is rare for games (and I usually don't like it) but for my 4 year old this really works well. The voices are pretty decent, and my son finds it funny and there's a lot of recognition of scenes and events from the Cars movies. The only downside is that even easy is a bit on the hard side for him.

    The content is pretty big (many tracks), and quite a few cars although the difference between them is minimal. As a single player game, it's not the greatest to be honest, unless you really buy it for the theme.    … Expand
  4. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 15, 2017
    5
    Cars 3: Driven to Win
    There’s a lot here, but none of its fun
    Driven to Win is a racing game inspired around the story of the Cars 3 movie where lightning McQueen is start to feel a bit old… Other than the opening scene, there is no actual story here, so if you’re looking to get the movie story here, you’re not going to get it… There surprisingly a lot here in Cars 3: Dirven to win    Cars 3: Driven to Win
    There’s a lot here, but none of its fun
    Driven to Win is a racing game inspired around the story of the Cars 3 movie where lightning McQueen is start to feel a bit old…
    Other than the opening scene, there is no actual story here, so if you’re looking to get the movie story here, you’re not going to get it…
    There surprisingly a lot here in Cars 3: Dirven to win
    There’s 22 characters to unlock, these local split screen multiplayer, 6 different event types, a cup series, customizations, and 21 tracks to unlock…
    The problem is this game is just not fun to play….
    Front and center is the straight up racing events... you choose the difficulty of the race and get to work…
    you can bump into other cars, drift, jump, and do tricks to fill up your speed boost and try to come out on top after 3 laps…
    then theres battle race which I feel should’ve really been front and center where its more smash bros style of racing but with pick ups to take out opponents at range. Stunt showcase where it’s all about getting the most air and doing the most tricks before time runs out, takedown which is sort of burnout inspired where you try to destroy as many cars as possible, best lap challenge which is a time challenge, and finally master level events.. these are essentially the games boss battles where you take on a cars character and try to best them at their own game
    All of these battles, cars, customizable, and tracks are unlocked by completing challenges..
    there are 136 challenges in total in this game for you to try and tackle during races and events such as stay on 2 wheels for 10 seconds or earn 3 stars on a certain track…
    These hall of fame challenges gives player incentive to try every mode and grind in them even if those modes aren’t really what’s fun to them… especially since they are tied to unlockable…
    I really do appreciate all this game has going for it and the amount of content here…
    The issue though isn’t in the racing itself.. It obviously isn’t in a lack of content...
    The issue is in the track design...
    These tracks are all insanely boring... and theyre long... some taking over 6 minutes to complete…
    They are varied though…
    There are shortcuts…
    But they all for the most part feel so uninspired and generic…
    None stuck with me...
    I’ll remember none of them in the future…
    They aren’t dynamic…
    There’s no great soundtrack to keep your heart pumping...
    It’s a dull experience throughout
    It just doesn’t feel like you’re racing...
    it feels like youre just driving around some boring tracks as fast as you can..
    It’s a very numbing experience…
    Don’t get me wrong... the content is here…
    You’ll easily putting in more than 10 hours trying to unlock everything and complete every challenge…
    But the driving and tracks aren’t interesting enough to make those 10 hours feel enjoyable…
    This racing game feels like busy work…
    And after 1 run through each track, you’ll never feel the urge to race them again
    I Give Cars 3: Driven to Win
    a 5.5/10    … Expand
  5. Pat2003reveiwer
    Jun 15, 2017
    8
    controls 10/10
    graphics good? yes
    gameplay: 8/10
    replay vaule 10/10
    fun to play through: 8/10
    THis is the best Pixar game and movie franchise in my opinion even if cars 2 was meh but cars 1 is the best Pixar/Disney movie as cars 3 didn't come out but seems promising as cars 2 didnt
    mechanics: 7/10
  6. Nexon213
    Nov 14, 2017
    6
    Игра неплоха, первые 2 часа, потом, теряется интерес к игре.
    Не рекомендую брать, так как цена слишком высока для этой игры, дождитесь скидок.
  7. ladychaos
    Nov 22, 2017
    5
    Reasonable for a racing game. Has a decent amount of characters, tracks and challenges but the tracks are still pretty repetitive and uninteresting to look at/drive on. the challenges themselves will keep you busy for a day at most and it can be fun to play against other people in the versus modes. However, the A.I for the opponent cars is either really stupid or really hard and no realReasonable for a racing game. Has a decent amount of characters, tracks and challenges but the tracks are still pretty repetitive and uninteresting to look at/drive on. the challenges themselves will keep you busy for a day at most and it can be fun to play against other people in the versus modes. However, the A.I for the opponent cars is either really stupid or really hard and no real medium. The controls are a little unresponsive and clunky but still work okay and there is very little story or humour here at all. The only reason I have this game is because i was given it and only play so I can beat Storm and cruz as Lightning nonstop. That is it. I would much rather go back and play the other cars games instead of this.… Expand
  8. alialbaz11
    Dec 17, 2017
    0
    As soon as I got this game, I was excited an all about to play it in my Nintendo switch. Then as soon as I played, the graphics were amazing. I play it for a while, I broke the game by going places that I shouldn't be going. This game is **** and I am talking real this game is **** Don't play this game because it is a rip-off!!! If you don't trust me, then don't blame me once you want toAs soon as I got this game, I was excited an all about to play it in my Nintendo switch. Then as soon as I played, the graphics were amazing. I play it for a while, I broke the game by going places that I shouldn't be going. This game is **** and I am talking real this game is **** Don't play this game because it is a rip-off!!! If you don't trust me, then don't blame me once you want to get your refund back.… Expand
  9. Kostas_Spirou
    May 16, 2023
    5
    As someone who used to love the Cars franchise when I was younger, this game is pretty okay.
    The gameplay is fine, it's enjoyable, but one thing I don't like is how the game heavily relies on the nitro, otherwise the cars feel slow and sluggish.
    The variety of gamemodes is nice, but this game requires so much grinding in order to unlock new stages and cars, to the point where it gets    As someone who used to love the Cars franchise when I was younger, this game is pretty okay.
    The gameplay is fine, it's enjoyable, but one thing I don't like is how the game heavily relies on the nitro, otherwise the cars feel slow and sluggish.

    The variety of gamemodes is nice, but this game requires so much grinding in order to unlock new stages and cars, to the point where it gets boring.

    As for the car selection, unfortunately there is a lack of racing cars, there are so many old cars or dirty trucks, most of the cars just don't seem interesting.

    Final Rating: "Average" ~ 5/10.    … Expand
  10. 4Nick3
    Apr 16, 2018
    7
    Cars 3 driven to win is good, but not great. There are many flaws, one being that there are not many characters, the voice acting can be bad, poorly scripted the game also has AI's that can be extremely difficult, especially on medium. But this game clicks with me, I am a huge Cars fan so it might not work with you, but this is a super fun game. I am having so much fun playing this ICars 3 driven to win is good, but not great. There are many flaws, one being that there are not many characters, the voice acting can be bad, poorly scripted the game also has AI's that can be extremely difficult, especially on medium. But this game clicks with me, I am a huge Cars fan so it might not work with you, but this is a super fun game. I am having so much fun playing this I can't describe it. The graphics are pretty good and so is the lighting to it gives a much more immersive racing experience. This is a fun arcade game solo, or with friends.
    Rating: B    … Expand
  11. Grevproduction
    Jul 30, 2020
    6
    The game was ok but the gameplay does not compare to the movies, even though this game is good for kids.
  12. GamesNerd
    Aug 6, 2020
    10
    Otimo jogo,dublagem e perfeita e super divertida,recomendo pra qualquer um.
  13. Vaas69
    Apr 18, 2022
    6
    I have played this alot with my friend and we like the game But it lack something and i cant tell what
  14. Olju
    May 27, 2022
    7
    rubber band AI was disappointing. but still worth a rental to play for a few hours
  15. Poytree
    Jun 10, 2022
    6
    rubber band AI is big no no it makes the game not as fun to play. but it's ok if you have a low expectation
  16. JaJaWarrior
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    This game does not go over the movies plots nor replay or give flashbacks of those projects. What it does is expand the world in showing what happens after that where Chick Hicks makes you go up against some of the racers in their respective race fields to see if you are the best!
    Overall this game was a good game in general, growing up loving the cars franchise I just knew this was gonna    This game does not go over the movies plots nor replay or give flashbacks of those projects. What it does is expand the world in showing what happens after that where Chick Hicks makes you go up against some of the racers in their respective race fields to see if you are the best!
    Overall this game was a good game in general, growing up loving the cars franchise I just knew this was gonna hit me different and I’m glad I spent the money I did to get it. The way it adds to the story almost makes it feel canon which I still don’t even know if it is.
    The game sponsor’s amazing graphic design and innovative mechanics, humorous voice acting and great player co-op.
    Overall top notch game for cars fans or anyone willing to give it a try!    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. GameGrin
    Sep 24, 2018
    100
    It’s a fun loving game that is colourful and a great way to get the kiddies involved with racing their favourite characters.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Feb 8, 2018
    70
    Quality split-screen titles that bridge generation gaps are few and far between. Cars 3 achieves this, but it’s a bit of a tough sell for solo-only players. [September 2017, p75]
  3. SpazioGames
    Sep 27, 2017
    60
    Like its predecessor, Cars 3 is a decent tie-in that shouldn't have any trouble entertaining a younger audience, although it's a little hard to suggest the purchase to more expert gamers.
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