Average Arcade Racer for a younger crowd.
Introduction
I love Pixar Movies because its not only for children but its also meant for adults. While this game is meant for a younger crowd, I was able to enjoy this game.
Story and Content:
The setup is fairly simple; you have the town of Radiator Springs and its surrounding areas. There are plenty of things besides racing to do. Finding postcards, finding coins and even changing paint jobs on your main character Lightning Mcqueen.
Game play:
Setups like a sandbox game, you can drive around to find all the extras or drive to certain areas to start an event. While most of the times you get to play Lightning, you get to play the other characters also. There are races in oval tracks, races around town and other fun events with most of the based on the movie.
Graphics:
Terrible especially that this game came out way later than other platforms, THQ did not even bother to take advantage of the Xbox 360. You can recognize a lot of the characters but the most surroundings are 2D.
Sound and Music:
There is some full tracks of songs but they get repetitive after about thirty minutes of playing. There is some dialogue in cut scenes and they are short. You do hear the sounds of the engines, skidding of the tires occasionally you hear some of the characters say some lines from the movie.
Difficulty:
You can't change the setting and its set to easy. The difficulty is meant for younger gamers and more experienced gamers will find this game very easy and might be bored after a few races.
Final Thoughts:
If you like the movie you like this game. If you want a quick game you can finish this game in about four to five hours depending on what achievements you want to accomplish. You can find this game at very low prices new or used, Microsoft even added it to their greatest hits collection.