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BORiNG!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: December 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Not fun at all. Involves a lot of driving around aimlessly. I don't even imagine small children would like it.

Still is horiible....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 19
Date: December 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have played htis game on the PS2 and Gamecube so I played the wii version and it still sucked guess you cant make a bad game do new tricks and good gameplay.

Only for a VERY young player

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 17 / 20
Date: December 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is NOT for anyone over the age of 8. It is not challening, and has little entertainment value. If you have a little one who really loves the Cars movie, this may be something they enjoy, but for anyone older, NO WAY!

The characters from the movie are really adorable, and they did make this game go along with the movie, however, racing gets old quickly. The mini games are ok, Tipping Tractors is really cute and a little child might get a good laugh out of it.

Don't waste your money on this one unless you have a young Cars fan in your house.

Fun, but not for everyone

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 24 / 26
Date: January 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. It has cartoony graphics (a Wii staple) and the controls are intuitive. My problem is that the characters come unnecessarily close to saying swear words in the game. "Holy SHoot!" and "Kiss my axle!" aren't really something I want my kids running around saying.

Not Really Worth the Money

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: December 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I would not recommend purchasing this game. But, to be fair about it, I really did not have the patience to really sit down and learn the controls.

I gave it two stars because it was a little fun trying to crash into things and other cars. However, even that got boring after I figured out that they only put in three different phrases for the other cars to say and you can't break any buildings or scenary. It took me awhile to figure out where to go on the screen and it was disappointing when I did.

Once again, I'm going to have to say that this game is not worth the full $50.00. However, I don't believe I would re-purchase it when it comes down to $20.00 (if Wii games ever will).

Please stop making games based on movies!!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 11
Date: February 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Publishers like Activision, EA, and THQ are the worst. They use a considerable portion of their money to buy movie licenses, then spend more money on advertisement, and come up with games that are mediocore at best and in many ways a big let down of the predecessor movie.

Yet casual gamers are always known to be attracted to movie based games because they're something they can relate to and understand. The result is that underdeveloped movie based games sell well. The cycle continues with EA spending more and more money on buying licenses.

Cars is a typical movie based game you can find. Gameplay is by all means terrible. Yet it sold over a million copies worldwide because there's a large audience that enjoyed the movie and that makes all of them potential buyers of the game.

I am crossing my finger that those potential buyers of the movie based games soon realize that they're buying overhyped garbage and that there are way more funner games to play, because or else the game industry will continue to produce the same garbage over and over again for easy profit.

In my 4yr old's words, "Lame."

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: January 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Thought the kids might like this. They did not. Pretty lame in most respects. Punctuates my convictions of the insidious nature in which mass merchandising in the entertainment industry churns out crap like this hoping to capitalize on branding. My kid also has a Cars lunchbox, underwear, remote car, toothbrush, the DVD, and of course - a soon to be Ebay'd Cars game for the Wii. I guess as long as suckers like me keep buying this for their kids, they'll keep making it. I need a tic tac...

Story line too long, too hard to control

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this based on the overwhelming reviews that small children like it. Maybe it is my son's personality (and mine) but he is easily frustrated and then bored trying to play this game. It is difficult to win and the story line takes too long (we just want to get on with it and play). We don't have hours a day to master a game. The trouble seems that the controls are over-sensitive. The smallest correction sends the car spinning out of control.I just wanted something he could enjoy as I really like the aerobic element of the Wii and the other games we have. This game sits on the shelf.

It's just OK

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The Cars wii game is just OK. It's nothing spectacular. For the age range I think Cars targets, it's not totally appropriate. The controller has to be handled just right so the cars stay on the track, the instructions are a bit jumbled and the games are just so so. My son thinks it's the bomb!!! However, he gets easily frustrated with this game, especially when the cars run off the track and he cannot get them back on.

A good game for the right demographic

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 26 / 26
Date: May 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Cars is a storyline-centered racing game based on the Disney movie of the same name. It features the characters from the movie, some new characters, and many scenes those who have watched the movie will be familiar with (such as the infamous tractor-tipping scene).

Audience: This game is rated 'E' for everyone but will probably not have much entertainment value for adults or older children. My 4 year old loves the game and can play it by himself, but he spends most of his time driving around Radiator Springs and not actually doing any of the minigames/challenges.

Graphics: The graphics are Wii-quality, meaning not pristine or as good as graphics on a PC or Xbox 360. Considering the young target audience, however, I don't see this as much of a problem.

Gameplay: There are several individual races, courses with objectives, and separate challenges (such as finding postcards for Lizzie) scattered throughout the game. While the challenge isn't there for older kids or adults I can see how it would be entertaining for younger ones. Younger children (like my son) can drive around Radiator Springs without needing to worry about winning a race or anything like that.

Control: The Wii remote is turned sideways. You steer the car by tilting the remote (much like Excite Truck) and use a couple of the buttons for gas and brakes. Nothing too special here, and to be honest I see no reason why the Gamecube version would not suffice (unless you REALLY want to steer by tilting the remote).

Storyline: Hey, it's a movie-based video game. Most of the storyline is based on characters making cameos and on corny little events that happen that don't really fit into the movie but kind of relate to it.

Overall impression: I rented this game. I've considered buying it for my son but have not done so yet and would not even consider it if it carried the typical Wii title price tag. I definitely don't recommend this game for anyone over the age of about 10, and even then think that other racing games (like Excite Truck) might be more adequately suited. The main reason to own this game, sadly, is the Cars franchise itself.

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