Cars 2: The Video Game

The Cars 2 video game is a racing game for the Xbox 360, Xbox One (Backwards Compatible), Xbox Series X/S (Backwards Compatible), PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 (With a PS Plus Premium Subscription), PlayStation 5 (With a PS Plus Premium Subscription), Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, PC, iOS, and Arcade. It is the fourth installment in the main Cars series, and the sixth overall. Similar to every other Cars game, includes new features such as tracks and game modes. New items and characters were included, as well as improved multiplayer experience. Returning game modes are also present, such as the primary racing elements.
==Gameplay==
===Changes===
Up to four players can race in the game, which players can choose from more than 20 different characters and train to become world class spies. As part of their international training, players can participate in simulated hazardous missions using high-tech gadgets to evade and slow down adversaries.
This game is overall very different from previous games in the series, instead of being a free-roaming experience with an open-world Radiator Springs map, this game is more linear, with set missions to complete with no extra mini-games, with the controls feeling more like a kart racer similar to Mario Kart, as opposed to the more realistic and grounded controls of previous games feeling more similar to the Forza games.
Cars 2 used to feature connectivity with the World of Cars Online – a free-to-play browser-based, virtual world based on the hit Pixar animated Cars world. Players were able to discover a new world beyond Radiator Springs with Mater, Fillmore, Sarge and others as they gain rewards in the video game and then use them to unlock new items in the World of Cars Online. It was suitable for children with ages from 9-17. It does not work now, because the World of Cars Online closed.
On the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, there are several other characters that the player can download and play in the game. However, some of those characters are from the first Cars movie and Cars Toons.
===Controlling===
There are several different control schemes that can be used, depending on what iteration of the game the player is playing. Xbox 360, PlayStation and Wii controllers can be used for their respective consoles, while the handheld versions each utilize controls that are built into the system.
====Basic controls====
*Accelerate: The car will begin to pick up speed until it has reached its top speed.
*Turn: The car will turn the desired direction, whether it be left or right.
*Drift: The car will take turns sharper, and fill up the turbo meter.
*Boost: Once a section of the turbo meter glows yellow, the player can perform a quick speed boost to help them gain a lead.
*Jump: The car will hop to jump over other cars or obstacles.
====Advanced controls====
*In the Zone: Once all four sections of the turbo meter are filled up and glowing yellow, the player can perform an "In the Zone" ability. A force field will surround the car as it advances at remarkable speeds, pummeling anyone or anything that stands in its path.
*Tricks: During a jump, the player can have the car perform a trick by moving the control stick. If a trick is successfully performed, the player will land on the ground with a small turbo meter award. However, if the player does not land correctly, no boost will be awarded, and time will be lost as the car is reset. Multiple tricks can be performed while in the air.
===Modes of play===
*C.H.R.O.M.E. Missions: Divided into 6 clearance levels, this mode is similar to the story mode from past Cars games, though it lacks an open world. There are five different types of missions - races, battle races, hunters, survivals, and attack. In order to advance to a different clearance level, a certain number of spy points are required.
*Free Play: Any unlocked C.H.R.O.M.E. missions can be played here, with a friend or in solo mode. Every category of mission can be found here.
*Awards: Badges and crests serve as an achievement system, being awarded every time a player makes a significant accomplishment in the game. Receiving a badge or crest may also award a new character or alternate skin.
*Settings: The game's settings can be modified here, including screen display and audio distribution.
*Garage: Here is where the unlocking criteria for every character can be viewed. Once a character is unlocked, their profile can be viewed, displaying a short bio, as well as their weight class and statistics
*The World of Cars Online: Until the World of Cars Online services were discontinued, Cars 2: The Video Game could connect to the online game. Doing so would open an additional world, with badges and crests unlocking new items.
==Tracks==
*Pipeline Sprint
*Oil Rig Run
*Ginza Sprint
*Vista Run
*Imperial Tour
*Terminal Sprint
*Runway Tour
*Harbor Sprint
*Mountain Run
*Casino Tour
*Buckingham Sprint
*Hyde Tour
*Radiator Sprint
*Canyon Run
*Timberline Sprint
==Arenas==
*Oil Rig Arena
*Airport Arena
*London Arena
*Italy Arena
*Tokyo Arena
*Radiator Springs Arena
==Items==
Cars 2: The Video Game introduces an item system, something that was not present in any of the previous Cars video games. Most of them are spy-related weapons like machine guns and missile launchers, but there are some additional items like oil and leeches.
Image	Name 	Description
 	Machine Guns 	A common weapon that will shoot rapid fire for a short amount of time.
 	Missiles 	A single-shot pair of missiles that will fire at an opponent.
 	Troika Missiles	Three single-shot missiles that will fire at an opponent.
 	Skate Jack 	A remote-controlled car jack that will drive under an opponent and launch them in the air.
 	Impact Mine 	A mine that resides on the track until an opponent makes contact with it, exploding them in the process.
 	Oil Slick 	A small oil slick that will make opponents slip if ran into.
 	Satellite Quake	A satellite laser that can be fired towards an opponent to blow them up.
 	Satellite Blitz	A satellite laster that blows up the racer in first place, also spinning out any racers it hits along the way, very similar to the Spiny Shell from the Mario Kart series.
 	Energy Leech 	
An electric charge that bounces around, but soon stops snd remains in place. It spins out any car that touches it.
 	Pulse Blast 	An electric charge that generates on the roof of the player using a Van-de-Graaf-like apparatus which remotely delivers the shock to all opponents. The name is only in the PSP version.
==Playable characters==
There are a total of 35 characters to be unlocked in the game, ten of which are accessible at the beginning of the game. To unlock more characters, the player must earn badges or crests, or advance to the next clearance level.
===Starting characters===
30-08-2012 00.jpg|Lightning McQueen.
30-08-2012 02.jpg|Mater.
30-08-2012 04.jpg|Finn McMissile.
30-08-2012 06.jpg|Holley Shiftwell.
30-08-2012 08.jpg|Francesco Bernoulli.
30-08-2012 11.jpg|Raoul CaRoule.
30-08-2012 17.jpg|Jeff Gorvette.
30-08-2012 25.jpg|Shu Todoroki.
30-08-2012 39.jpg|Sarge.
30-08-2012 41.jpg|Luigi.
===Unlockable characters===
30-08-2012 14.jpg|Carla Veloso.
30-08-2012 20.jpg|Nigel Gearsley.
30-08-2012 29.jpg|Miguel Camino.
30-08-2012 33.jpg|Max Schnell.
30-08-2012 37.jpg|Fillmore.
30-08-2012 43.jpg|Guido.
30-08-2012 45.jpg|Professor Z.
30-08-2012 47.jpg|Grem.
30-08-2012 50.jpg|Acer.
30-08-2012 54.jpg|Miles Axlerod.
30-08-2012 52.jpg|Tomber.
30-08-2012 56.jpg|Chuki.
30-08-2012 58.jpg|Daisu Tsashimi.
30-08-2012 60.jpg|Radiator Lightning.
30-08-2012 62.jpg|Carbon Fiber Lightning.
30-08-2012 64.jpg|Materhosen.
30-08-2012 66.jpg|Finn - Union Jack.
30-08-2012 69.jpg|Racer Holley.
30-08-2012 72.jpg|Midnight Francesco.
30-08-2012 74.jpg|Brand New Fillmore.
30-08-2012 76.jpg|Camo-Sarge.
30-08-2012 78.jpg|Team Lightning Luigi.
30-08-2012 80.jpg|Team Lightning Guido.
30-08-2012 82.jpg|Gunner Acer.
30-08-2012 84.jpg|Young Professor Z.
====Unlocking criteria====
Character 	Criteria
Carla Veloso 	Gain access to Clearance Level 2
Nigel Gearsley 	Gain access to Clearance Level 4
Miguel Camino 	Gain access to Clearance Level 4
Max Schnell 	Gain access to Clearance Level 3
Fillmore 	Gain access to Clearance Level 2
Guido 	Earn the "Frequent Flyer" crest
Professor Z 	Earn the "Capitol View" crest
Grem 	Gain access to Clearance Level 3
Acer 	Earn the "Road Trip" crest
Miles Axlerod 	Gain access to Clearance Level 5
Tomber 	Gain access to Clearance Level 6
Chuki 	Gain access to Clearance Level 6
Daisu Tsashimi 	Gain access to Clearance Level 6
Radiator Lightning 	Earn the "Runway Pancake" crest
Carbon Fiber Lightning	Earn the "Agent - Third Class" crest
Materhosen 	Earn the "Agent - Fourth Class" crest
Finn - Union Jack 	Earn the "Agent - First Class" crest
Racer Holley 	Earn the "Agent - Second Class" crest
Midnight Francesco 	Earn the "Master Tracker" crest
Brand New Fillmore 	Earn the "Ready, Set, Go!" badge
Camo Sarge 	Earn the "Dangerous Cargo" badge
Team Lightning Luigi 	Earn the "Tokyo Vandal" badge
Team Lightning Guido 	Earn the "Bulldozer in a China Shop" crest
Gunner Acer 	Earn the "Road Rage" badge
Young Professor Z 	Earn the "Master Agent" crest
===Downloadable characters===
On the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, there was a total of 23 downloadable characters available for download. Most are skins of different characters. With the exception of The Queen, who can be downloaded for free, all characters are $1.00 each and some bundles of 4 characters are sold for $3.00 each.
30-08-2012 86.jpg|Rod "Torque" Redline.
30-08-2012 89.jpg|Rod Redline: Undercover.
30-08-2012 92.jpg|Dragon Lightning.
30-08-2012 95.jpg|Tokyo Mater.
30-08-2012 98.jpg|Cherry Blossom Holley.
30-08-2012 101.jpg|Finn - Airport Security.
30-08-2012 104.jpg|Mater the Greater.
30-08-2012 106.jpg|Daredevil Lightning.
Шлгпенглшорпапитрьотимаиптроис ми тмсит.png|Francesco - Hotrod.
Безымянный.jpg|Lightyear Lightning.
30-08-2012 108.jpg|The Queen.
30-08-2012 110.jpg|Flo.
30-08-2012 112.jpg|Sheriff.
30-08-2012 114.jpg|Ramone.
30-08-2012 116.jpg|Chick Hicks.
30-08-2012 118.jpg|Wingo.
30-08-2012 120.jpg|Snot Rod.
30-08-2012 123.jpg|Boost.
30-08-2012 126.jpg|DJ.
30-08-2012 129.jpg|Uncle Topolino.
30-08-2012 131.jpg|Mater Ivan.
30-08-2012 133.jpg|Mater Kabuki.
30-08-2012 135.jpg|Victor Hugo.
==Badges and crests==
Name 	Unlock criteria
Master Agent 	Unlock 49 badges and crests
Smashing 	Drive through 100 breakable objects in a single event
World's Best Backwards Driver	Drive backwards for a total of 60 seconds in a single event
Nothing But Air Tricks 	Complete 10 air tricks in a single event
Shock Value 	Use 15 turbos in a single event
Ready, Set, Go! 	Perform a perfect quick start
Hop-A-Long 	Hop 20 times in a single event
All Mine! 	Earn 30 seconds of bonus time by destroying Lemons in a single Attack mode event
Dangerous Cargo 	Destroy 5 explosive trucks in a single Attack Mission
Capitol View 	Gain access to the upper level of a skyscraper in Tokyo Arena
Survivor 	Get a gold trophy in a single Survivor Mission
Drop the Bomb 	Knock the Disruptor out of any opponent's grasp 5 times in a single Disruptor challenge
Eye in the Sky 	Destroy 3 lemons
Power Surge 	Collect 3 bonus batteries in a single Survival Mission.
Make Them Quake 	Hit any opponent 2 times with the Satellite Quake weapon.
Road Rage 	Bash 15 Lemons in Hunter Mode
Jet Setter 	Jump over an airplane's wings 3 times in Airport Arena
Jam Your Gears 	Drive through 10 fruit stands in Italy Arena
Island Hopper 	Use the island as a shortcut in Casino Tour
Bushwacked! 	Drive through 6 hedge sculptures in the Castle Courtyard in Hyde Tour
Lights Out 	Drive through 15 lamp posts in London Arena
Share the Spotlight 	Grab the attention of the Trimaran splotlight 3 times in a single event
Disruptor Disruptor 	In Disruptor Mode, destroy the opponent's base
Tractor Tipper 	Tip 3 tractors in a single Canyon Run, Timberline Sprint event or Radiator Springs Arena
Hudson Hornet 	Drift on a drift strip for a continuous 6 seconds in a single event
Tokyo Vandal 	Drive through 17 street signs in a single Tokyo race
Runway Pancake 	Collide 3 times with a landing aircraft in Runway Tour
Trick Master 	String together 5 tricks in a single jump
Bash 'n' Crash 	Side bash 100 cars
Bulldozer in a China Shop 	Drive through 500 breakables
Tailgater 	Spend 5 minutes drafting cars
In Your Face 	Drive backwards for 15 minutes
Stunt Driver 	Perform 150 air tricks
Turbo Charged 	Use turbo 250 times
Eat My Dust 	Get 40 perfect Quick Starts
Agent - Fourth Class 	Unlock any 10 badges or crests
Agent - Third Class 	Unlock any 20 badges or crests
Agent - Second Class 	Unlock any 30 badges or crests
Agent - First Class 	Unlock any 40 badges or crests
Leader of the Track 	Get a gold trophy in all of the C.H.R.O.M.E. Hunter Missions
Lock 'n' Load 	Collect and use each type of weapon
License Expired! 	Destroy 250 Lemons in Attack Mode
Dead Eye 	Hit the chase car 25 times with any weapon in Survival Mode
Special Delivery 	Deliver the Disruptor 35 times in Disruptor Mode
Disruptor Interruptor 	Knock the Disruptor out of 30 opponent's grasps in Disruptor Mode
Road Trip 	Drive 250 kilometers
Bumper Car 	Take out 50 opponents in Arena Mode
International Car of Mystery 	Get a bronze trophy or better in every C.H.R.O.M.E. mission
Frequent Flyer 	Spend 20 minutes in the air
Master Tracker 	Collect 20 Spy Point Pick-ups
==C.H.R.O.M.E. missions==
There are six clearance levels, each one consisting of 5-8 missions. There are five types of missions - races, battle races, hunters, survivals, and attacks. You have to receive a certain number of spy points in order to make it to the next clearance level.
===New Agent Training===
*C.H.R.O.M.E. Basic Training
*When Life Gives You Lemons
*C.H.R.O.M.E. Energy Technology Training
*Road All Night
*C.H.R.O.M.E. Advanced Maneuvers
*Oil Rig Invasion
===Clearance Level 1===
*Unwelcome Aboard
*In Plane Sight
*Fast Friends
*Airport Invasion
*There's No Place Like C.H.R.O.M.E.
*Oil Rig Showdown
===Clearance Level 2===
*Hit the Road
*World Grand Prix
*Runway Invasion
*Porto Corsa Invasion
*Objects in Mirrors
*Airport Showdown
===Clearance Level 3===
*Burning the Midnight Oil
*Coastal Invasion
*Runway Runaway
*Harbor Hassle
*Power Surge
*London Showdown
===Clearance Level 4===
*Foe Interior
*Hit or McMissile
*Unfriendly Competition
*Air Power
*Rush Delivery
*Italy Showdown
===Clearance Level 5===
*Tokyo Invasion
*Save the Queen
*Sour Lemons
*Lightning the Mood
*Home Security
*Tokyo Showdown
===Clearance Level 6===
*London Invasion
*Casino Run
*Ginza Invasion
*Trial in the Timbers
*Rumble in the Red Rocks
*Return to the Rig
==References to other media==
*Cars: Some of the Radiator Springs elements depict features such as Willy's Butte and the Tractor Tipping fields.
*Cars: The Videogame: The main Radiator Springs town layout is similar to the open world from this game.
*Cars 2: Several characters that debuted in this film are present in the game, many along with their respective voice actors. The game is also based around the film in general.
==References in later media==
*Disney Infinity: The racing controls and many items are reused for this game.
*Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition: The racing controls and many items are reused for this game.
*Cars: Fast as Lightning: Several characters' recording are reused for this game.
*Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition: The racing controls and many items are reused for this game, although the items are different to the ones in the previous two Disney Infinity games.
*Cars 3: Driven to Win: The gameplay of this game is very similar, with tons of items, moves and a total of 5 recycyled racetracks returning.
==Reception==
Despite the film's negative reviews, the game has received positive reviews, with a score of 76 on Metacritic for the Xbox 360 version. IGN gave the title a 8 out of 10 rating. Stating that "Cars 2 is a great multiplayer game that rivals Mario Kart. Playing alone isn't quite as fun, but it's still a solid solo experience. The fact that there's little story doesn't really matter because you won't miss it, and don't let the license scare you off. Under all the Pixar beauty is an extremely fun game." The Official Xbox Magazine gave it a 7.5 out of 10 rating. Praising fun and polished racing but criticizing the fact that online play was missing from the title. Gameinformer gave the title a 7.75 out of 10 rating, Calling it a satisfying racing experience.
Christopher Healy on Common Sense Media awarded the game 5 stars, and called it "Great combat racing, but loads of gunfire and explosions.", stating "The mix of spy-gadget combat and fast-paced racing action in the game is a great way to translate the secret agent theme of the Cars 2 film into video game form. While the fighting aspect feels a bit intense for young kids, it's presented in a way that is easy to pick up and incredibly fun and exciting for players who are old enough to handle it."
"The game looks and plays great. There are loads of ways to earn nitro boosts during a race -- jumps, stunts, backward driving, taking out opponents, etc. -- and using those boosts for last-minute surges to the finish line can be wildly suspenseful. There's a nice big selection of cars from the get-go, and by the end, you'll have a staggering amount of characters to choose from. Multiplayer is a blast, too (even if, perhaps, a bit too literally)."
==Gallery==
==Beta Elements==
==Glitches==
===Hyde tour spawning glitch===
Occasionally, the race will spawn a character on the opposite end of the race track, not allowing the car to accelerate, instead only allowing side bashing.
===Nigel Gearsley laughing glitch===
On some occasions, Nigel Gearsley's laughing sound clip will be stuck on repeat until the race ends. Until the finish line, players will hear Nigel laughing over and over again which covers most of the sounds and music. This is part of a glitch shown below.
===Game lock-up glitch===
Occasionally during Races, Battle Races, Attacks, or Survivals, the game's soundtrack will begin to stutter and the character's voice clips will be stuck on repeat until the event ends. When the player restarts the event or try to exit it, the game will show a black screen and lock up. The only way to get out of this screen is to reset the console. This glitch only occurs on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC versions.
===Game freezing glitch===
Sometimes as the character select screen loads up, the game will freeze and make a loud buzzing noise and then the player must unplug their console and then plug it back in. Resetting the console will do nothing. This glitch only occurs on the Wii and PC versions. (If the glitch occurs on the PC version, the player must force shut down their computer.)
==Staff==
==Media==
: For a complete list of media for this subject, see List of Cars 2: The Video Game media.
==Names in other languages==
Language	Name 	Meaning
Spanish 	Cars 2: El videojuego 	Cars 2: The Videogame
French 	Cars 2: Le jeu vidéo 	Cars 2: The video game
Turkish 	Arabalar 2: Video Oyunu	Cars 2: The video game
==Trivia==
*In the developer diaries, a few of the "cameras" were labeled "Camera A113."
*There was an arcade cabinet of the game simply called “Disney Pixar Cars”.
**There were many notable differences, the arcade version only had 6 out of the tracks featured in the game, which were now all classified under different difficulty levels, Pipeline Sprint which was classified as easy, Vista Run and Terminal Sprint which were classified as medium, and finally, Harbor Sprint, Buckingham Sprint and Radiator Sprint which were classified as hard.
**Surprisingly, you could play as all non-DLC characters in this version.
**The only mode featured in this version was the regular Race mode.
**The races themselves were only 2 laps long as opposed to the usual 3 laps, the acceleration speed of the characters was also tremendously increased, all changes made presumably to allow for a more bite-sized experience for arcades.
*A Plug-N-Play version of the game by Jakks Pacific was also released.
*So many World Grand Prix racers who Never talked in the movie have speaking roles in the game.
*The Queen can participate in races only.
*In 2015, the game was playable on the PlayStation 4, streaming with a PS Now subscription.
*Now, as of June 13 in North America, the game is available to stream on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 via streaming with a PS Plus Premium Subscription. Europe will be getting the new service on June 23.
*The multiplayer on PC version can have only two players, The Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions multiplayer can have four players.
*This is the first Cars game not to be published by THQ.
*This is the first Cars game to be developed by Avalanche Studios.
*This is the first and last Cars game to be published by Disney Interactive (not including Disney Infinity).
*This is the first and last Cars game to have DLC.
*Lewis Hamilton and Rip Clutchgoneski are the only two racers that are missing in the game for unknown reasons.
**Lewis was intended to appear in the PSP version of the game. As he was found in beta screenshots, he was most likely not included in the final version due to his redesign from Lewis Revington to his appearance in Cars 2 as Lewis Hamilton.
**Rip was most likely not included due to him being cancelled in an original draft of Cars 2.
*The Radiator Springs Arena is the only arena to not be featured in the C.H.R.O.M.E. missions.
**Some people theorize that it was going to be the final Hunter mission in the game but due to time constraints it was replaced with Return to the Rig.
*Cars 3: Driven to Win's animations were reused from this game.
==See also==
*Cars 2: The Video Game (iOS) - An alternative version of the game.
*Cars 2: The Video Game (DS) - Another alternative version of the game.
*Cars 2: The Video Game (PSP) - A third alternative version of the game.
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