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Cars The Game Offers A Challenge For Young Gamers
By Joan Kickosawa
Film licenses are typically rife with material for home console
video games, and this is especially so for children’s films. Cars
is yet another movie title which falls into that same genre.
Pixar’s well-received animated film about Lightning McQueen has
been produced in almost every gaming format and has inevitably
come to Nintendo’s Wii console as Cars the Game. Studios see dollar
signs around popular children’s movies, so in this case, they
built a racing game around the movie. You now have the premise
for Cars the game on the Wii console.
Storyline And Characters Are Based On The Movie
The story is directly borrowed from the film, and focuses on
the up-and-coming stock car racer, Lightning McQueen. Lightning
has an egocentric, as well as a naïve personality, and ends up
steering himself into a bit of trouble in the small town of Radiator
Springs.
The Cars video game starts up right after the movie’s plotline,
and all the principal characters of the movie are included in
the game. There’s no doubt that younger players who enjoyed the
movie will warm to the new lines and antics from Mater the tow
truck, Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks, Lightning’s rival.
Steering Wheel Is On The Controller
Of course, what drives the plot of this game is racing, and taking
a review of your options and familiarizing yourself with the game’s
mechanics shouldn’t take the average gamer too long. Driving
is done from an easy-to-see angle, and the action is never very
difficult to follow.
The Wii game controller acts as a steering wheel so that gamers
can hold it sideways with the D pad or directional pad under their
left thumb. The gas, brakes and speed-booster buttons finish out
the controls, while the Wii controller has a motion-sensitive
tilt action which steers the car.
Easy To Learn To Steer The Car
Steering is fairly easy to master and even an inexperienced gamer
should be cruising along with little to no trouble in a short
amount of time.
During game play, winning races will unlock new environments and
special abilities, as well as the thirty or more pit stop mini-games.
Once you have completed tracks, they become available courses
in arcade race modes and mini-games, which can be replayed with
any unlocked racer.
Customization options are sparse, however, but the game does
feature the ability to apply a different paint job. There really
is no shortage of humor in Radiator Springs, yet seeing the movie
is not a requirement to enjoy the fun times to be had playing
Cars the game.
A Challenge For The Young Gamer
In Cars the game for Wii, there are one-liners and mild taunting
scattered throughout the action, but it’s not harsh enough to
give it an elevated rating. Cars for the Wii is given an "E"
rating by the ESRB.
Go online and read some Cars the video game reviews so you will
know this is a family-friendly game. Cars for the Wii may be a
bit slower than most racing games, but still provides a nice challenge
for your young gamer.
About the Author:
Joan Kickosawa has written a number of articles on Computers, Computer Games and
Software including
Jewellust,
Cars For Wii,
Wi Fi Army,
Wi Fi Hotspots,
Wi Fi Networking,
Bluetooth Phones,
Cell Phones Services.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know This About Wii Games?
When the gaming console Wii debuted a few years ago, many people
were skeptical if it could really compete in a market that was
heavily dominated by the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. Nintendo
did not have a great track record.
Their last gaming console, the Game Cube, was pretty much a failure.
But the Wii came out of the door swinging and has become one of
the most popular gaming consoles to have.
Wii car games are probably the most popular games to play because
you get to feel as if you are right there spinning the wheel.
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