Disney/Pixar Cars Race-O-Rama

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  • Summary: In Cars Race-O-Rama, players join Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks in Radiator Springs as they prepare their academy of student racers to compete in the Race-O-Rama Exhibition. Players encounter 12 new playable characters making their video game debut. A new and improved Lightning McQueenIn Cars Race-O-Rama, players join Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks in Radiator Springs as they prepare their academy of student racers to compete in the Race-O-Rama Exhibition. Players encounter 12 new playable characters making their video game debut. A new and improved Lightning McQueen comes fully equipped with special racing kits, allowing him to better maneuver brand new, action-packed tracks that takes players to metro city streets, the Baja desert and sandy beaches. In addition, players are now able to modify Lightning McQueen’s wheels, rims, hood, side skirt, rear bumper, spoiler and paint with special customization features, giving Lightning a personalized style and look that has never been seen before. As players compete in this high-speed, racing adventure game, they can utilize Lightning McQueen’s newly designed drifting abilities and perform "Kachow" poses for enthusiastic reporters and fans encountered throughout the game. Cars Race-O-Rama also features multiplayer mini-games based on Disney-Pixar’s "Cars Toons," a series of animated shorts that are currently being aired on the Disney Channel. [THQ]… Expand
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    It is the very definition of an average game, and does nothing to pay homage to the original movie, merely taking up six times the shelf space it should and damning any of the current platforms to yet another throwaway licensed game that simply wasn't needed.

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  1. Tip_Tank
    Feb 15, 2021
    10
    I’ve never seen any of the Cars movies let alone play any of the games nor am I a kid which means I’m not in the target audience for thisI’ve never seen any of the Cars movies let alone play any of the games nor am I a kid which means I’m not in the target audience for this game, but after MetalJesusRocks mentioned this game in one of his videos, I decided to check it out and it did not disappoint! The racing is very much arcade-style and straightforward, and at no time did I have any trouble winning every race in the Story Mode, but it was still a highly enjoyable experience. The “feel” of the driving mechanics was on point and the drifting physics were very satisfying. It’s a little surprising this game isn’t talked about more; it’s the definition of a hidden gem. It gets so little attention, that I had trouble finding any information or videos about the PSP version anywhere online. And that’s something to mention: The PSP version is not the same as other versions that were released on other consoles. The game has a Story Mode that consists of 16 different races with 4 one-on-one challenges. During each race, your goal is to win (obviously) where you’ll collect Stars as well as finding 6 hidden Spanners (wrenches). The Spanners act as currency where you can buy upgrades to your car that you’ll need to unlock other parts of the game. Those other parts are called Postcard Events. Since I had no instruction manual and there was nothing online about this game, I wasn’t sure why the Postcard Events weren’t unlocking as I progressed through the game. It took a while, but eventually I figured out those upgrades you buy for your car with the Spanners you collect are used to open different pathways on each track where you come across a hidden camera that takes a photo of your car (i.e. a postcard photo). In total there are 17 Postcard Events which are further broken down into 4 different challenges: a straight-up race, a drifting challenge, a time challenge, and a hitting cones challenge. Needless to say, this game has a ton of content to include a section called Mater’s Tall Tales which are a couple of mini-games not to mention unlocking new car characters and alternate paint schemes. The developer put a lot of time and thought into this game and it’s a shame it’s almost a forgotten gem. Like I said, I’ve never seen the movies nor am I a kid, but I had a blast fully completing this game, collecting all the Spanners (some were a real chore to figure out where they were), and unlocking all the content. It’s been one of my most satisfying video game experiences, and I hope more people discover it someday.… Expand
  2. Keremkoha014
    Jul 23, 2023
    10
    they didnt released from PC version... ah... so sad for PC users... i wish learn to mistakes... Rainbow Studios thank you for 2 games. Carsthey didnt released from PC version... ah... so sad for PC users... i wish learn to mistakes... Rainbow Studios thank you for 2 games. Cars and Mater-national Championships… Expand
  4. JacobW.
    Oct 20, 2009
    9
    Cars was a pretty good movie, but not Pixar's best. The other day my mom said shed buy me this game as we were in wallmart. I like Cars was a pretty good movie, but not Pixar's best. The other day my mom said shed buy me this game as we were in wallmart. I like racing games and own most of them on PSP I have many other racing games the one I like most right now is NFS shift but I don't have that one on PSP. This game looks good much better that other PSP racing games. the sun effects in the game make it look as good as NFSS on 360, all the FX and levels look next gen. The game play isn't as difficult as I'm used to it seams i can get 1st place strait away and not have any trouble staying there however the extra modes are way more difficult and it took me a few goes to pass them all. There are also minigames all based on new Pixar cartoons. They are also fun there is a big ramp jump game, where you have to land on a target to gain points and there is also a halfpipe game where you have to avoid pipes to get to the end. Overall the game is fun and has lots of pickups which makes you play the tracks over and ovar, it's much harder trying to collect everything and still win the race. I'm giving it a 9 cause I didn't think a game based on a movie to be any good.… Expand