GameSpot 's Justin Calvert gave it a 7.5 out of 10 rating, praising its career mode and track designs. Game Informer gave the title a 7.75 out of 10 rating, calling it a satisfying racing experience. IGN gave the game an 8 out of 10 rating, stating that ' Cars 2 is a great multiplayer game that rivals Mario Kart.' The Official Xbox Magazine gave it a 7.5 out of 10 rating, praising fun and polished racing but criticizing the fact that online play was missing from the title. Several characters from the Cars 2 film appear, with additional characters from the first film and Cars Toons animated shorts available as downloadable content.Ĭars 2 received mixed reviews from critics, with a score of 72 and 74 on Metacritic for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions respectively. They are joined by British Intelligence agents Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell as they attempt to become the car-equivalent of spies. Drop-in/drop-out multiplayer modes support up to four players simultaneously.īased on Pixar's computer animated film, Cars 2: The Video Game follows the exploits of car characters Lightning McQueen and Mater as they train in a secret facility known as CHROME, short for Command Headquarters for Recon Operations and Motorized Espionage. Players can unlock new cars, tracks, and missions by collecting emblems. The game characters are divided into three weight-classes: heavy, medium, and light. Points are awarded at different values depending on what type of vehicle class players use. The game has three types of trophies: bronze, silver, and gold. As part of training, players participate in missions using high-tech gadgets, for example, to avoid enemies or slow them down. In Cars 2, a third-person racing game, players have a choice of 25 different characters and train to become world-class spies. Cars 2 features most of the characters from its film counterpart such as Francesco Bernoulli and Max Schnell as seen above, with additional characters from both movies available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 via downloadable content.

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