Cars Mater-National
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| Developer(s) | Rainbow Studios Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PC |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Platform(s) | Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Personal computer |
| Release date | NA October 29, 2007 AUS November 29, 2007[1] EU November 30, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single Player |
Cars Mater-National is a title for video game consoles and handhelds released on October 30, 2007 by THQ. It is the sequel to the popular Cars video game based on the Cars film from Pixar. The game focuses on the first ever Mater-National race held in Radiator Springs by Lightning McQueen and features an improved world as well as new characters. Mike and Sulley from Monster Trucks, Inc are going to be in the video game and Sulley will be racing with all the monster trucks, Monster Truck Lightning and Monster Truck Mater. Mike will be featured in a minigame which involves picking up "laugh canisters". Some other characters featured are Emma, the reigning rally car champ in England and Philip whom also comes from Great Britain but has difficulty remembering to drive on the right side of the road. Gudmund, an 80's rally car from Sweden that bears a resemblance to the Audi Quattro, meets Lightning in Ornament Valley. Other new characters are Otto, a Germany tuner car who doesn't understand the concept of speed limits, Koji, a Japanese drift car who has perfected drifting to a science and can speak a little English, and Giovanni, a tough-looking but very nice Ferrari from Italy.
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Improvements
Radiator Springs and surrounding environments have had a huge makeover. In Radiator Springs, Fillmore has opened a Nature Park, and Lightning McQueen has opened up a racing headquarters. In Ornament Valley, there is a huge airport and an RV park. In Tailfin Pass, locations have simply been revamped, some new tunnels have been cut, and some new roads have been paved. There is also a brand new mine to explore and a western town center in the middle of the woods. There is now a Luigi's Casa Della Tires and Ramone's House of Body Art in every section of Carburetor County. Unfortunately, many of the areas in the original game cannot be accessed, meaning that areas like the canyons, mine, backroads of Radiator Springs and Willie's Butte are barricaded off. Also, the improved areas like Fillmore's Nature Reserve, the totally revamped Tailfin Pass, the underground construction zone in Ornament Valley and Ornament Valley Maze can't be driven through, they are only driven in during races. Another difference is that Lightning (standard) has a difficult time keeping traction on offroad dirt, the like of which greatly reduces his speed while simultaneous making a screeching noise from the tires.
Characters
Playable In Story Mode
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- Lightning McQueen: The Piston Cup winner everyone greatly admires whose fame brought new life to Radiator Springs.
- Mater: McQueen's best friend whom loves rally racing and Tractor Tipping.
- Doc Hudson: The Fabulous Hudson Hornet, town doctor, and McQueen's mentor/crew chief.
- Flo: The showcar whom runs the local gas station cafe in Radiator Springs.
Playable In Arcade Mode
- All of the above plus:
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- Sarge
- Fillmore: The fuel engineer whom runs the new Nature Preserve as well as organic fuel.
- Luigi
- Ramone: The lowrider whom runs the various body paint shops and loves to dance.
- Gudmund: Swedish car whom came to see the roads of Radiator Springs and challenges Lightning to drive in the dark.
- Otto: German car whom came to race and only race but is caught speeding by Sheriff.
- Emma: English car whom came to participate in other races outside her country and develops a kind friendship with Mater.
- Koji: Japanese drift racer whom knows limited English.
- Giovanni
- Monster McQueen: Becomes available after recovering his parts in the desert of Radiator Springs.
- Monster Mater: McQueen uses a metal detector to uncover parts so that Mater can becomes a monster truck as well.
- Mike
- Sulley
- Sheriff (In handheld versions)
Other Characters Appearing
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- Guido
- Mia & Tia
- Snot Rod: He's seemingly reformed from the Delinquent Road Hazards and participates in the races.
- Fred
- Fletcher & Gerald (The British racecars who appeared in the first game)
- Vince, Barry, Sonny, & Lenny (The New York racecars who appeared in the first game)
- Tommy Joe, Judd, Budford, Cletus, Zeke, & Lewis (The rusty cars who appeared in the first game)
- Count Spatula, Ginormous, & The Crippler (The monster trucks who appeared in the first game)
- Phillip (a new car to the game)
- Yuri (a new car to the game)
- Numerous visitors to Radiator Springs
Trivia
- In Ornament Valley Airport most of the airlines are sponsored by Piston Cup Racecars from the previous video game.
- In the Tailfin Pass mine, if you jump high enough from the ramp you'll come up to you will land on a ledge on top of the mine where you will find additional points.
- Sometimes if you bump a car, they just slide away and if you bump them for too long they will disappear and appear somewhere else.
- In Ornament Valley you can drive up the mountain cliffs on the side of the Rustbucket Stadium you can take a decent look at the whole Of Ornament Valley, though you can't do this on the other side.
- Lightning McQueen's racing stadium seems to look like a F1 Track
References
Cars Mater-National (PS3 version) IGN
Games Release Schedule, 04/09/07
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