Better than expected, but still lacks.
First off the graphics as better than i thought they would be as the game is on many different consoles and thought that the quality might not be as good as some other games, but they were very good, but still had the odd crappy bush here and there and crappy sparks, but the rest was very nice. The details on the cars were great and the animation for the boost was very well done.
The controls were pretty straight forward as the game is aimed at younger children so there was no problem there at all as there is not many actions to do as such, but plenty to have a good time. The power sliding was a bit iffy at times, sometime you would get great cornering but other it was just rubbish but it did the job most of the time and was a nice feature. Also the boost was nice, but was not seficient enough to really help win a race time to time.
The story is very good as it caries on from the film into another season of the piston cup and the build up to the events, with plenty of cut scenes to get you thought the story and with all characters having the original voices there top quality.
The different events are usually the same thing, races, which is what you would expect really but some are different like sarges boot camp with is a good bit of fun. But there is some variety in the races so it dose not get boring as fast as you would think.
Achievements for the game are very easy and are quickly gained, even thought there are only 15 you'll get 900 no problem. The downsides of the game are the short game length, but that would probably not mater much as it would keep kids attention for the duration of the game, but is still short. Also there physics, or lack of there fore see you going up, or just bouncing, around and up ledges that otherwise you would have to go around them, so its a nice short cut but can be annoying some times. Also the cars can jump about like crazy if you catch a ledge or curb or something of the sort. Another thing is the different valleys, which are a pain to get from one another sometimes, especially when you need to advance in the story you could be going around for ages trying to figure out where next! Plus one of the valleys is treble to navigate!
I felt the game had no replay value at all, as you do most of the things in the story mode over and over, and the arcade mode is not to good, as you do all that in the story mode and there not to good then!
The extras such as film clips, paint jobs, and art work are a nice add-on and are something to use the acquired points in the story on. But you have to remember to save or you'll have to buy them again and again and again.
But apart from that the game is quite a decent game and is worth a rent, or a quick buy for children now its out cheap, and is better than expected!