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A Plentitude of Racing Options
posted by JMichaud (BETHESDA, MD) Jun 28, 2011
Member since Jan 2008
5 out of 9 gamers (56%) found this review helpful
With a name like Cars 2, it’s easy to see what sort of game this is going to be: a racing game.
But the makers of this game have put a lot more into the product than a simple racer. You’ve got several modes in this game.
First, you get the racing game where you race against the AI or up to three other players. Here, you can perform tricks like driving backwards or on two wheels to build up turbo – which you use to go faster.
There’s the Battle Mode, which is the same as Mario Kart Wii – except the weapons are more real life based: machine guns, oil slick, missiles.
There’s the Survival Mode where you have to pick up batteries that are laid out through the tracks.
There’s Attack Mode where you have to destroy several cars called lemons (driven by the AI) with weapons you would get in the Battle Mode.
There’s the Arena where you battle against the AI or other players with those same weapons.
And finally, there’s the Disrupter Mode, aka Capture the Flag. Here, an object is placed in the middle of the arena, and it’s your task to get that object into your opponent’s base.
With this wide spread of modes, 17 race tracks, 6 arenas, and 36 cars, this game has quite the content to it. And up to four players can play any mode - which makes it a good choice for a party game.
But first, you have to get through several missions and get beat several challenges to unlock most of the content – which can annoy some players. Why do they lock up so much material.
And I’m having trouble figuring out what it Power Rating means. Do their weapons do more damage? Do they get more ammo?
Still, Cars 2 delivers the racing and battling fun that I expect from a game in the genre. It’s definitely worth a rent, and possibly a purchase.
But the makers of this game have put a lot more into the product than a simple racer. You’ve got several modes in this game.
First, you get the racing game where you race against the AI or up to three other players. Here, you can perform tricks like driving backwards or on two wheels to build up turbo – which you use to go faster.
There’s the Battle Mode, which is the same as Mario Kart Wii – except the weapons are more real life based: machine guns, oil slick, missiles.
There’s the Survival Mode where you have to pick up batteries that are laid out through the tracks.
There’s Attack Mode where you have to destroy several cars called lemons (driven by the AI) with weapons you would get in the Battle Mode.
There’s the Arena where you battle against the AI or other players with those same weapons.
And finally, there’s the Disrupter Mode, aka Capture the Flag. Here, an object is placed in the middle of the arena, and it’s your task to get that object into your opponent’s base.
With this wide spread of modes, 17 race tracks, 6 arenas, and 36 cars, this game has quite the content to it. And up to four players can play any mode - which makes it a good choice for a party game.
But first, you have to get through several missions and get beat several challenges to unlock most of the content – which can annoy some players. Why do they lock up so much material.
And I’m having trouble figuring out what it Power Rating means. Do their weapons do more damage? Do they get more ammo?
Still, Cars 2 delivers the racing and battling fun that I expect from a game in the genre. It’s definitely worth a rent, and possibly a purchase.