Cars 3: Driven to Win

Cars 3: Driven to Win is a racing game for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 5 (Backwards Compatible), Xbox One, Xbox 360, Xbox Series X/S (Backwards Compatible) Nintendo Switch, and Wii U, released on June 13, 2017. It is the first video game developed by Avalanche Software since they were acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game takes place after the events of Cars 3 and follows Lightning McQueen, Jackson Storm and Cruz Ramirez as they compete in the Lightning Storm Cruise, the game could be played with up to 4 players (8th gen consoles only, Wii U not included) and features 23 playable characters, as well as over twenty tracks that take place across thirteen different environments, including Fireball Beach, Heartland Motor Speedway, Arizona, Thomasville, Thunder Hollow Speedway, Radiator Springs, Florida International Super Speedway, Tokyo, Porto Corsa, and London.Cars 3: Driven to Win Release Date RevealedFormer Disney Infinity Dev's New Game Cars 3: Driven To Win Coming Soon
==Gameplay==
Cars 3: Driven to Win is a racing game, like many of the Cars games that precede it. There is a vast array of playable characters from the film, in addition to many tracks and locations. Like in Cars 2: The Video Game, players will be able to collect weapons along the track and use them against their competitors as they drive.Cars 3: Driven to Win is bringing Lightning and friends to consoles on June 13
==Features==
===Playable characters===
There are a total of 23 characters that can be unlocked in the game. To unlock more characters, the player must earn more Skill Checks or complete Master Level Events.
*Lightning McQueen - Unlocked from the start
*Cruz Ramirez - Unlocked from the start
*Mater - Unlocked from the start
*Sally - Unlocked from the start
*Ramone - Unlocked from the start
*Guido (does not speak) - Unlocked from the start
*Mater the Greater - Unlocked in a Master Level Event
*Bobby Swift - Unlocked by earning 4 Skill Checks
*Brick Yardley - Unlocked by earning 7 Skill Checks
*Chick Hicks - Unlocked in a Master Level Event
*Natalie Certain - Unlocked by earning 17 Skill Checks
*Fabulous Lightning McQueen - Free DLC/Update that gets downloaded in the debut of Cars 3 at theaters in a certain country
*Arvy - Unlocked by earning 40 Skill Checks
*Dr. Damage - Unlocked by earning 70 Skill Checks
*Miss Fritter - Unlocked in a Master Level Event
*Cam Spinner - Unlocked by earning 50 Skill Checks
*Rich Mixon - Unlocked by earning 85 Skill Checks
*Jackson Storm - Unlocked in a Master Level Event
*Junior Moon - Unlocked by earning 27 Skill Checks
*Louise Nash - Unlocked by earning 57 Skill Checks
*River Scott - Unlocked by earning 77 Skill Checks
*Smokey - Unlocked by earning 124 Skill Checks
*Mack - Unlocked by collecting all 10 of Mack's Hats in Thomasville Playground
===Other characters===
*Darrell Cartrip (not seen; announcer for all races)
*Doc Hudson (mentioned and seen in the Thomasville flashback intro)
*Fillmore (seen in Radiator Springs Interstate Pass)
*Flo (seen in Radiator Springs Interstate Pass)
*Luigi (mentioned/unused in the game)
*Sarge (seen in Radiator Springs Interstate Pass)
*Sheriff (seen in Radiator Springs Wheel Well Loop/Interstate Pass)
*Airborne (seen racing on the Crazy 8 track in Thunder Hollow excluding Nintendo Switch, Wii U and PS3 versions)
*Bill (seen racing on the Crazy 8 track in Thunder Hollow excluding Nintendo Switch, Wii U and PS3 versions, can also be seen on the Miss Fritter Battle Race Master Level Event as an opponent)
*Broadside (seen racing on the Crazy 8 track in Thunder Hollow excluding Nintendo Switch, Wii U and PS3 versions)
*High Impact (seen racing on the Crazy 8 track in Thunder Hollow excluding Nintendo Switch, Wii U and PS3 versions)
*Frank (seen in Radiator Springs Interstate Pass/Red Dirt Derby)
*Tractors (an obstacle in several tracks, can also be seen in the Thomasville Playground)
*Professor Z's Helicopter (seen in the Airport Runway Rally track)
*Ucchi (seen in the Airport Runway Rally track)
*Larry (seen in the background of several tracks)
*R.M. (seen in the background of several tracks)
*Explosive Trucks (enemies in the Takedown levels)
===New locations===
*Fireball Beach Sprint
*Fireball Beach Backwards Rally
*Heartland Countryside Dash
*Heartland Riverside Run
*Arizona's Copper Canyon Speedway
*Arizona Sundown Run
*Midnight Run
*Midnight Run at High Noon
*Thunder Hollow Back Country Rally
*Thunder Hollow Destruction Derby
*Thomasville Logging Camp
*Thomasville Mines
*Radiator Springs Wheel Well Loop
*Radiator Springs Interstate Pass
*Florida International Concourse
*Florida International Speedway
===Returning locations===
*Buckingham Sprint (now named London's Buckingham Sprint) - Unlocked by earning 47 Skill Checks
*Vista Run (now named Go Go Tokyo!) - Unlocked by earning 80 Skill Checks
*Runway Tour (now named Airport Runway Rally) - Unlocked by earning 20 Skill Checks
*Casino Tour (now named Italy's Grand Tour) - Unlocked by earning 67 Skill Checks
*Timberline Sprint (now named Radiator Springs Red Dirt Derby) - Unlocked by earning 100 Skill Checks
===Returning items===
*Machine Guns (now named Rapid Fire)
*Missiles (now named Rockets)
*Oil Slick
*Road Mine
===New items===
*Nullifier
*Magnetic Mine
*Bombs
*Turbo Syphon
*Tracking Rockets
*High Voltage
*Booster Jets
*First Strike Rockets
*Spike Strips
===Returning Game modes===
*Race
*Battle Race
*Attack (now named Takedown)
===New game modes===
*Stunt Showcase
*Best Lap Challenge
===Master-Level Events===
*Miss Fritter Battle Race (taking place at Thunder Hollow Destruction Derby) - Unlocked by earning 30 Skill Checks
*Mater The Greater Stunt Showcase (taking place at Heartland Riverside Run) - Unlocked by earning 44 Skill Checks
*Chick Hicks Takedown (taking place at Midnight Run) - Unlocked by earning 63 Skill Checks
*Jackson Storm Race (taking place at Florida International Speedway) - Unlocked by earning 90 Skill Checks
===Sponsored Team Play===
Sponsored Team Play is an option you can access via the main menu, where you and a few friends pick between four sponsors to race for, Dinoco, Rust-eze, Gasprin and Shiny Wax, you can pick the same sponsor to race against an equal amount of NPCs, or pick different sponsors to race each other, whoever gets the most points for their sponsor in a single play session or cup series wins.
===Thomasville Playground===
The Thomasville Playground is a small open-world area that you could access from the main menu, it has tons of challenges that you could play by yourself or with a friend, it has shared elements with and is overall very similar to the arenas from Cars 2: The Video Game.
===Cosmetic options===
*Default Car Effects - Unlocked from the start
*Blue Car Effects - Unlocked from the start
*Yellow Car Effects - Unlocked by earning 13 Skill Checks
*Pink Car Effects - Unlocked by earning 33 Skill Checks
*Green Car Effects - Unlocked by earning 53 Skill Checks
*Purple Car Effects - Unlocked by earning 74 Skill Checks
*Rainbow Car Effects - Unlocked by earning 95 Skill Checks
*Electric Car Effects - Unlocked by earning 112 Skill Checks
*Extreme Heat Car Effects - Unlocked by earning all 136 Skill Checks
Skill checks
*Driving Mastery
**Taking The Back Roads
**Backward Blast Blitz
**Backward Speeder
**Backward Boost
**Backward Blast
**Reverse Landing
**Riding Blind
**Take That Back
**Triple Drifter
**Taking Turns
**Drift Strip Driver
**Drifting Above
**Drifting Along
**Turbo Drifter
**A Drift In The Air
**Set A Drift
**Triple Double
**2-Wheel A While
**2-Wheel Trickery
**2-Wheel Attack
**Two Up, Two Down
**2-Wheel Talent
**2-Wheel Drift
**Time For Two
**Twice Removed
**Showboat Stopper
**Target Transfer
**Perfect Take Off
**Bash And Win
**Reckless Driver
**Going, Going, Gone
**Bash And Crash
*Air Trick Mastery
**Air Trick Sampler
**Quadruple Trick
**Front And Back
**Didn’t See That Coming
**Trick Zone
**Drift The Landing
**Twice The Fun
**A New Trick
*Weapon Mastery
**Direct Hit
**Charge Ahead
**Rocket Ruckus
**Up For Grabs
**No Tailgating
**Lob Shot
**Take It For A Spin
**Rocket Blast
**Rubbing It In
**Strike Out
**Zoning Out
**Passing Through
**Bombs Away
**Put That Away
**Barrel Blaster
**Coming Through
*Event Mastery
**Record Holder
**Speedway Speeder
**Thunder Hollow Master
**Midnight Runner
**Fireball Ace
**Gaining Momentum
**Best Lap Ever
**Ahead Of The Storm
**Tops In Thomasville
**Arizona’s Finest
**Out In Front
**Heartland Hustle
**Racing Champ
**Racing Ahead
**Blast From The Past
**Boss Of The Battle Race
**Battle-Scarred
**Radiator Ruckus
**Choose Your Battles
**An Uphill Battle
**Thunderous Battle
**Winning The Battle
**Let The Battle Begin
**Chick’s Last Trick
**Riding The Waves
**Going For Gold
**Takedown Champ
**Top-Notch Takedown
**Fire Away
**Tip Top Takedown
**Taken Down
**Greater Than Mater
**Safe And Sound
**Publicity Stunts
**Balloon Breaker
**Very Tricky
**Balloon Bash
**Stunt Spectacular
**Stunts Showcased
*Multiplayer
**A Pair Of Champions
**Take Mine
**War Zone
**A Couple Of Pros
**Friend-Seeking Rocket
**Two In One
**Grudge Match
**Top Two Racers
*Long Term
**Master Of Air Tricks
**Well-Versed In Reverse
**2-Wheeled Ace
**Turbo Time
**Drift Away
**Rocket Pro
**Throwing A Bash
*Thomasville Playground
**Tower And Thrower
**Right On Target
**Balloon Buster
**The Squeaking Wheel
**Battle For Supremacy
**Hats Off
*Track Antics
**Barrel Bomb
**Stop Hitting Yourself
**Back It Up
**Barrels Away
**Banner Breaker
**Can It
**Barreling Through
**Where Rockets Soar
*Series Mastery
**Cup Series Master
**A Real Champion
**Cup Series Expert
**Three Times The Pro
**A Real Pro
**Cup Series Competitor
**Cup Series Winner
**Cup Series Challenger
===Official Cup Series===
*Rookie Racing Cup
*Pro Racing Cup
*Champion Racing Cup
*Rookie Battle Race Cup
*Pro Battle Race Cup
*Champion Battle Race Cup
*Rookie Stunt Showcase Cup
*Pro Stunt Showcase Cup
*Champion Stunt Showcase Cup
*Rookie Takedown Cup
*Pro Takedown Cup
*Champion Takedown Cup
*Rookie Mixed Cup
*Pro Mixed Cup
*Champion Mixed Cup
*Dinoco All-Star Cup
===Thomasville Playground Challenges===
*Getting Air
*Soaring Above
*Flying High
*Target Practice
*Bullseye
*Right on Target
*Grease the wheels
*Stack Attack
*Oil Spill
*Wrecking Crew
*Nervous Wreck
*Wrecking Havoc
==Cast==
*David Brian as River Scott
*Corey Dean as Arvy & Rich Mixon
*Junior Johnson as Junior Moon
*Ben Rausch as Lightning McQueen & Brick Yardley
*Darrell Waltrip as Darrell Cartrip
*Adam Burton as Mater
*Barney Dee as Cam Spinner and Mack
*Deborah Marlowe as Cruz Ramirez & Louise Nash
*Teddy Spencer as Bobby Swift
*Murray Williams as Ramone & Smokey
*Devon Campbell as Dr. Damage
*A.J. Hamilton as Jackson Storm
*Nicole Matthews as Miss Fritter and Natalie Certain
*Sofie Veloz as Sally
*Bob Peterson as Chick Hicks
==Gallery==
==References to other titles==
*Cars 2: The Video Game: The gameplay is very similar to the gameplay in this title, and many of the weapons, locations, and techniques introduced in this game make a return. This title's composer, Chuck E. Myers, also comes back to compose the game's music.
*Cars 3: All of the playable characters are based on their appearances in this film, along with a few references from the said film.
==Reception==
Cars 3: Driven to Win received "mixed or average" reviews on Metacritic getting a metascore of 72/100 on PS4,Metascore for Cars 3: Driven to Win on PS4, Metacritic, Retrieved March 11, 2020 59/100 on Xbox OneMetascore for Cars 3: Driven to Win on Xbox One, Metacritic, Retrieved March 11, 2020 and Nintendo Switch.Metascore for Cars 3: Driven to Win on Nintendo Switch, Metacritic, Retrieved March 11, 2020
==Title in other languages==
Languages 	Names 	Meaning
Arabic 	كارز 3: درايفن تو وين 	Cars 3: Drive To Win
Chinese 	赛车总动员3：极速挑战 	Cars 3: Speed Challenge
Dutch 	Cars 3: Vol Gas voor de Winst 	Cars 3: Full Gas for the Win
French 	Cars 3: Course vers la victoire	Cars 3: Race to victory
Italian 	Cars 3: In Gara per la Vittoria	Cars 3: Race for Victory
Japanese 	カーズ3 クロスロードの世界 	Cars 3: Crossroads World
Korean 	카 3: 드리븐 투 윈 	Cars 3: Drive To Win
Polish 	Auta 3: Wysokie Obroty 	Cars 3: High Revs
Portuguese (Brazilian) 	Carros 3: Correndo para Vencer 	Cars 3: Running to Win
Russian 	Тачки 3: Навстречу Победе 	Cars 3: Towards Victory
Spanish (European) 	Cars 3: Hacia la Victoria 	Cars 3: Towards Victory
Spanish (Latin America)	Cars 3: Motivado Para Ganar 	Cars 3: Motivated To Win
==Trivia==
*In the final lap of each track in the game, the speed and pitch of the music increases by x1.10.
* Instead of using the original music for the Cars 2 tracks, the team created all-new remixes of the songs that retain some elements of the originals, although, sped-up versions of the original music can still be heard in the final lap of each track (excluding Airport Runway Rally).
*This game marks the first time Luigi is not playable in a Cars video game, the second time Fillmore is not playable, first being Cars: The Videogame, the third time Sarge is not playable, with the first being Cars: The Videogame and second being Cars: Fast as Lightning, and the second time Sheriff is not playable, first being Cars: Mater-National Championship.
**In addition, this is also the first time Luigi doesn't appear in a Cars video game.
*This is the first Cars video game where Guido appears but does not speak.
*The Oil Rig is the only location from Cars 2: The Video Game that does not have a track represented.
**However, left over music in the game's files suggest that an Oil Rig Track was likely planned to be added, as the Oil Rig music from the Cars 2 Video Game is still present in the files.
*This is the first (and probably only) time Mater is not voiced by Larry the Cable Guy.
*Junior Moon, River Scott, and Smokey all appear in their Heyday paint jobs.
*It is unknown why Cal Weathers did not appear in this game, considering he is one of Lightning McQueen's friends, along with Bobby and Brick. Even more so, it is also unknown why Cam Spinner and Rich Mixon are the only Next-Gen racers to appear in this game, as they have very minor roles who had little to no screen time in the film.
**That said, it can be argued that the reason that Cal doesn't appear is the fact that there's already a Dinoco racer in the game, being Cruz Ramirez.
*In several tracks, there's a freight train pulling heavy cargo. The livery the train wears is similar to the livery that CSX (a railroad company) uses.
==Bugs==
*If one were to pause the game and let the final lap music for Italy's Grand Tour loop twice, after looping for the second time, a sped-up version of the Italy Hunter music from Cars 2: The Video Game will instead start playing (Nintendo Switch).
*Sometimes, in the Dinoco All-Star Cup, the game will spawn in the same character you’re currently playing as, which is not something it usually does (Nintendo Switch).
*At seemingly random times, the face of the character you’re playing as will get stuck and won’t move until you either use your turbo, jump, perform a stunt, tow an object or do anything in general that’ll trigger an animation (Nintendo Switch).
*If you place a Road Mine/Magnetic Mine on specific places in certain tracks, it’ll look like it’s floating in the air (Nintendo Switch).
*Sometimes, the camera at the start of a race will be placed too high, it’ll adjust itself as soon as the race starts, though (Nintendo Switch).
*There are several points in certain tracks where you can take advantage of the spawn points to skip parts of the track, you can do this in Midnight Run, Thunder Hollow Destruction Derby, Radiator Springs Wheel Well Loop and Florida International Concourse to name a few.
==External links==
*Official website
==References==
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