Gameplay of the DS version of Cars:Mater-National. Cars: Mater-National (Nintendo DS) Review By Adam Riley Rainbow Studios' version of Cars on the GameCube was a very sturdy racing adventure indeed, but sadly the Wii 'upgrade' fell foul of a different team bringing in a terrible control set-up. Cars: Mater-National Championship for the Nintendo DS is a racing game that offers new tracks and mini-games while revisiting the popular characters from the film.
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Developer: Tantalus Interactive This game has hidden development-related text. |
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If you own a DS and enjoyed the movie Cars, don't hesitate to buy this game. Unlike the minigame collection that formed the DS version of the first Cars game, DS Maternational is everything you'd want from a DS Cars game: Fast, fun racing with all the humor and personality of the film. Cars Mater-National Championship (Nintendo DS, 2007) Authentic - Tested. Cars: Mater-National Championship Game Cartridge (Nintendo DS, 2007) $5.99. Picture Information. Opens image gallery. Image not available. Mouse over to Zoom.
build.txt has some build info.
Bugs
Music Glitch:If you go to the main menu and the music is playing, if you close the ds and open it the instruments will sound off and then after a few seconds it goes back to normal.
| The Cars series | |
|---|---|
| Windows | Cars • Mater-National Championship • Fast As Lightning |
| Game Boy Advance | Cars • Mater-National Championship |
| GameCube | Cars |
| Nintendo DS | Cars • Mater-National Championship • Cars 2 |
| Wii | Cars 2 |
| Xbox | Cars |
| Xbox 360 | Race-O-Rama |
| PlayStation 2 | Cars |
| PlayStation 3 | Race-O-Rama |
| iOS | Fast As Lightning |
| Android | Fast As Lightning |
| Cars Mater-National Championship | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Rainbow Studios Incinerator Studios Tantalus Interactive(GBA & DS) |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Series | Cars |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Game Boy Advance, Wii |
| Release | Xbox 360
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Cars Mater-National Championship is a racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ for Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Game Boy Advance and Wii, released on October 29, 2007. It is the sequel to the 2006 video game Cars, which was based on the Cars film from Pixar. In 2009, a sequel called Cars Race-O-Rama was released. This is the last Pixar game to be released on Game Boy Advance.
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Gameplay[edit]
The game is set in the Cars world of Radiator Springs, and the game about the first ever Mater-National race, held in Radiator Springs by Lightning McQueen. There are some new characters that are in the game. The game features different-looking playing areas, and Radiator Springs, Ornament Valley, and Tailfin Pass have all been updated. In Radiator Springs, new roads have been added in the Nature Preserve and Willy's Butte. In Ornament Valley, an airport and several new rock formations have been added. In Tailfin Pass, the roads have been completely revamped. In all three playing areas, some of the roads have been blocked off and can only be played in races.
Reception[edit]
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Cars Mater-National has received average reviews from critics upon the release. PSXExtreme gave this game a 7.0, praising the better audio, but criticized the graphics.[6]IGN rated the Nintendo DS version of the game 6.8/10, calling it 'cute' and 'kid-friendly' but never made into 5th gear.[7]Metacritic aggregate scores for the Nintendo DS version 69/100, the Xbox 360 version 58/100, the PlayStation 3 version 63/100, and the PlayStation 2 version 67/100.[2][5][4][3]
Nintendo Ds Cars Mater National
References[edit]
| Cars Mater-National Championship |
|---|
Developer: Tantalus Interactive This game has hidden development-related text. |
Build Date
If you own a DS and enjoyed the movie Cars, don't hesitate to buy this game. Unlike the minigame collection that formed the DS version of the first Cars game, DS Maternational is everything you'd want from a DS Cars game: Fast, fun racing with all the humor and personality of the film. Cars Mater-National Championship (Nintendo DS, 2007) Authentic - Tested. Cars: Mater-National Championship Game Cartridge (Nintendo DS, 2007) $5.99. Picture Information. Opens image gallery. Image not available. Mouse over to Zoom.
build.txt has some build info.
Bugs
Music Glitch:If you go to the main menu and the music is playing, if you close the ds and open it the instruments will sound off and then after a few seconds it goes back to normal.
| The Cars series | |
|---|---|
| Windows | Cars • Mater-National Championship • Fast As Lightning |
| Game Boy Advance | Cars • Mater-National Championship |
| GameCube | Cars |
| Nintendo DS | Cars • Mater-National Championship • Cars 2 |
| Wii | Cars 2 |
| Xbox | Cars |
| Xbox 360 | Race-O-Rama |
| PlayStation 2 | Cars |
| PlayStation 3 | Race-O-Rama |
| iOS | Fast As Lightning |
| Android | Fast As Lightning |
| Cars Mater-National Championship | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Rainbow Studios Incinerator Studios Tantalus Interactive(GBA & DS) |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Series | Cars |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Game Boy Advance, Wii |
| Release | Xbox 360
|
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Cars Mater-National Championship is a racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ for Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Game Boy Advance and Wii, released on October 29, 2007. It is the sequel to the 2006 video game Cars, which was based on the Cars film from Pixar. In 2009, a sequel called Cars Race-O-Rama was released. This is the last Pixar game to be released on Game Boy Advance.
Nintendo Ds Car Charger
Gameplay[edit]
The game is set in the Cars world of Radiator Springs, and the game about the first ever Mater-National race, held in Radiator Springs by Lightning McQueen. There are some new characters that are in the game. The game features different-looking playing areas, and Radiator Springs, Ornament Valley, and Tailfin Pass have all been updated. In Radiator Springs, new roads have been added in the Nature Preserve and Willy's Butte. In Ornament Valley, an airport and several new rock formations have been added. In Tailfin Pass, the roads have been completely revamped. In all three playing areas, some of the roads have been blocked off and can only be played in races.
Reception[edit]
| Reception | |||||
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Cars Mater-National has received average reviews from critics upon the release. PSXExtreme gave this game a 7.0, praising the better audio, but criticized the graphics.[6]IGN rated the Nintendo DS version of the game 6.8/10, calling it 'cute' and 'kid-friendly' but never made into 5th gear.[7]Metacritic aggregate scores for the Nintendo DS version 69/100, the Xbox 360 version 58/100, the PlayStation 3 version 63/100, and the PlayStation 2 version 67/100.[2][5][4][3]
Nintendo Ds Cars Mater National
References[edit]
Cars Mater-national Championship Nintendo Ds
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link): Games Release Schedule, 04/09/07
- ^ ab'Cars Mater-National Championship for DS Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ ab'Cars Mater-National Championship for PlayStation 2 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ ab'Cars Mater-National Championship for PlayStation 3 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ ab'Cars Mater-National Championship for Xbox 360 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^Dutka, Ben (November 19, 2007). 'Cars Mater National Championship review'. Psxtreme. Archived from the original on March 24, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^Devries, Jack (December 1, 2007), Cars Mater-National Review - IGN, retrieved 2020-10-28
External links[edit]
- Cars Mater-National Championship on IMDb
