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*''[[Tokyo Mater]]'' - Mater uses his attire from this short. The trick animation for [[Construction Site]] is similar to the way Mater and Dragon McQueen slide through the halfpipe. | *''[[Tokyo Mater]]'' - Mater uses his attire from this short. The trick animation for [[Construction Site]] is similar to the way Mater and Dragon McQueen slide through the halfpipe. | ||
*''[[Cars 2]]'' - Luigi and Guido have their Lightning Fan attire as alternate paint jobs, and the [[Oil Field]] trick is rather similar to the stunt Finn McMissile pulls in this film. | *''[[Cars 2]]'' - Luigi and Guido have their Lightning Fan attire as alternate paint jobs, and the [[Oil Field]] trick is rather similar to the stunt Finn McMissile pulls in this film. | ||
*''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'' - Several characters' recording are reused for this game. | |||
==Places where cars sleep== | ==Places where cars sleep== | ||
*Todd Marcus - Todd's Pit | *Todd Marcus - Todd's Pit |
Revision as of 15:14, 7 June 2015
Template:Infobox Video GameCars: Fast as Lightning is a customizable racing game that was released on iOS, Android and Windows Phone on October 9, 2014, featuring the characters from the Cars franchise.
Gameplay
Cars: Fast as Lightning combines elements of several different games, including Disney Infinity, Clash of Clans, CityVille, and many others, and combines them into a customizable racing game using characters from the popular franchise. Players have a town that they can customize by constructing buildings and decorations that will provide them with coins. Coins can be used to purchase new buildings, as well as upgrade cars. Additionally, gems serve as a rarer type of currency, obtainable via real money, daily challenges, or the Gem Mine.
In addition to the town, race tracks are customizable as well, with more tracks being unlocked as players progress through the game. Tracks can be customized with different types of road pieces, including curves, hills, and more. These road pieces will give the player opportunities to perform tricks during races, awarding the player with a short boost.
In races, the player can do many different things to make themselves successful, including boosting, boost starting, performing tricks, or gaining XP. The XP meter will fill as the player gains XP, and when it fills, the player will be moved to the next level, unlocking new buildings and decorations.
Daily and weekly challenges are also featured as a way to obtain currency, and friends can be added through social media or by sharing friend codes.
Controls
Cars: Fast as Lightning uses a very simplified control scheme, consisting primarily of simple taps. When a player's car drives over a blue circle on a track, it will provide the player with a short boost if the screen is tapped while on one. Tricks can be performed by sliding a finger in the direction the arrow is demonstrating.
The pedal in the bottom right of the screen must be held in order for the player to accelerate. At the start of the race, if the pedal is tapped when the "Go!" appears, a boost start will be awarded to the player.
Game modes
Town
The town is where all of the buildings are stored, each one awarding coins to the player. As more buildings are placed, more currency will be awarded when the player opens the game up. In order to expand the town, a fee must be payed in order for Bessie, the cranes, pitties and bulldozers to pave a new road. Each time an extension is bought, the next extension will cost higher.
All of the players' cars will be seen driving around town, alongside Sarge and Lizzie. Occasionally, a car will want to go to a certain building, and when they are brought to it, the player will be awarded with either an XP star, a coin, a fuel can or a gem.
Various unique buildings can be built to, including the Dinoco Tent, Gem Mine, Car Wash, and Movie Theater.
Race
In order to progress in the game, the player must continually race against various different opponents. The ones that will award trophies are displayed next to the finish line of whatever track the player is playing on, with various different cars driving around the track. These cars can be raced against for additional XP, as well as a chance to earn a sticker for a new paint job.
The practice cars can either be AI characters or human players, with computer characters using the image of the character, with human players having a blue "friend" icon.
Characters
Playable characters
There are 20 playable characters in Cars: Fast as Lightning, consisting of 13 Cars characters and 7 Cars 2 characters. Todd Marcus is the only car that is unlocked after the tutorial, and all other cars must be unlocked by earning their stickers.
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Todd Marcus "My sponsors gotta love this!"
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Chick Hicks "Show me the love. Come on."
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Fillmore "Flower power, man!"
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Tow Mater "Hey there, buddy!"
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Flo "Like what you see?"
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Luigi "It is-a time for the speed!"
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Guido "Pit stop!"
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Sheriff "Now we're talkin'!"
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SnotRod "Achoo!"
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Wingo "Ha ha! Excellent!"
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Lightning McQueen "No problem. I can do this with my eyes closed."
Unlocking criteria
Unlike previous Cars games, Cars: Fast as Lightning uses an orderly unlocking system. Once every race is won as one character, the next one will be unlocked, and so forth. Winning these races will provide the player with a "sticker". Once all of these are collected and every race is the won, the next character will be unlocked.
Each character has 2 extra paint jobs, which can be unlocked by earning stickers in practice races.
Other characters
- Sarge
- Lizzie
- Tractors
- Frank
- Bessie
- Bob Cutlass
- Darrell Cartrip
- Dexter Hoover
- Rotor Turbosky
- Dinoco Girls
- Chuck Choke Cables
- Nelson Blindspot
Tracks
- Lightning's Track (is also a tutorial track too)
- Todd's Track
- Chick's Track
- Fillmore's Track
- Mater's Track
- Flo's Track
- Luigi's Track
- Guido's Track
- Sheriff's Track
- SnotRod's Track
- Wingo's Track
- DJ's Track
- Boost's Track
- Miguel's Track
- Carla's Track
- Shu's Track
- Raoul's Track
- Holley's Track
- Finn's Track
- Francesco's Track
- Max's Track (from the Christmas-themed update)
Buildings, Decorations and Track Pieces
Town
Buildings
Name | Cost | Unlocking criteria |
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Luigi's Casa Della Tires | 500 coins | Go to Radiator Springs |
Radiator Springs Curios | 500 coins | Go to Radiator Springs |
House of Body Art | 500 coins | Go to Radiator Springs |
Flo's V8 Cafe | N/A | N/A |
Todd's Pit | 1,000 coins | Unlock Todd Marcus |
Cozy Cone Motel | 100 gems | N/A |
Chick's Pit | 1.500 coins | Unlock Chick Hicks |
Nightclub | 200 gems | N/A |
Fillmore's Taste-In | 300 gems | N/A |
Mater's Towing & Salvage | 400 gems | N/A |
Shu's Pit | 500 gems | N/A |
Francesco's Pit | 600 gems | N/A |
Courthouse | TBA | Reach experience level 4 |
Mrs. Piston | TBA | Reach experience level 7 |
Guido's Italian Ice Shop | TBA | Unlock Guido |
Rusty Bumper | TBA | Reach experience level 9 |
Police Station | TBA | Reach experience level 11 |
Wimpy's Wipers | TBA | Reach experience level 14 |
Emporium Repair | TBA | Reach experience level 16 |
SnotRod's Gym | TBA | Unlock SnotRod |
Office Building | TBA | Reach experience level 21 |
Wingo's Digs | TBA | Unlock Wingo |
Hospital | TBA | Reach experience level 24 |
Pop 'n' Patch Tire Repair | TBA | Reach experience level 27 |
Boost's Nitro Shop | TBA | Unlock Boost |
Visitor Center | TBA | Reach experience level 30 |
Miguel's Pit | TBA | Unlock Miguel Camino |
Sparky's Spark Plugs | TBA | Reach experience level 33 |
Carla's Pit | TBA | Unlock Carla Veloso |
Fire Station | TBA | Reach experience level 37 |
Raoul's Pit | TBA | Unlock Raoul ÇaRoule |
Racing Museum | TBA | Reach experience level 41 |
Holley's Hideout | TBA | Unlock Holley Shiftwell |
McMissile's Pad | TBA | Unlock Finn McMissile |
Sarge's Surplus Hut | TBA | Reach experience level 45 |
Ornament Valley Airport | TBA | Reach experience level 49 |
Lightning's Pit | TBA | Unlock Lightning McQueen |
Decorations
Name | Cost | Unlocking criteria |
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Mega Screen | 280 coins | Unlock Chick Hicks |
Neon Sign | 20 gems | N/A |
Radiator Spring | 40 gems | N/A |
Street Light | 60 coins | N/A |
Flame Fountain | 80 gems | N/A |
Spy Relay | 100 gems | N/A |
Arcade Games | 120 gems | N/A |
Organic Oil Stand | TBA | Unlock Fillmore |
Red Flowers | TBA | Reach experience level 5 |
Mailbox | TBA | Reach experience level 7 |
Mator Statue | TBA | Unlock Mater |
Motorama Girls Billboard | TBA | Unlock Flo |
Blue Flowers | TBA | Reach experience level 11 |
Gear Statue | TBA | Unlock Luigi |
Wind Turbine | TBA | Unlock Guido |
Water Tower | TBA | Reach experience level 18 |
Graffiti Wall | TBA | Unlock Wingo |
Clock Tower | TBA | Reach experience level 24 |
Super Subwoofers | TBA | Unlock DJ |
Weather Vane | TBA | Reach experience level 30 |
Solar Panels | TBA | Unlock Miguel Camino |
Vending Machines | TBA | Unlock Boost |
Cherry Blossom Tree | TBA | Unlock Shu Todoroki |
Well | TBA | Reach experience level 39 |
Poster Kiosk | TBA | Unlock Raoul ÇaRoule |
Turbo Fan | TBA | Reach experience level 47 |
Parasol | TBA | Unlock Francesco Bernoulli |
Doc Hudson Statue | TBA | Unlock Lightning McQueen |
Races
Track Pieces
Name | Cost | Unlocking criteria |
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Hot Springs | 20 gems | N/A |
Steep Curve | 200 coins | Reach experience level 3 |
Oil Field | 100 gems | N/A |
Surplus Storage | 500 gems | N/A |
Pretzel Loop | TBA | Reach experience level 8 |
Desert Curve | TBA | Reach experience level 12 |
Barrier Turn | TBA | Reach experience level 15 |
Oil Spill | TBA | Reach experience level 19 |
Whipsnap Raceway | TBA | Reach experience level 25 |
Steep Hill | TBA | Reach experience level 43 |
Bumpy Road | 300 coins | Beat Fillmore as Todd Marcus |
Cliffhanger | 20 gems | N/A |
Construction Site | 100 gems | N/A |
Stunt Cannons | 500 gems | N/A |
Zigzag | TBA | Reach experience level 5 |
Toll Booth | TBA | Reach experience level 10 |
Car Wash | TBA | Reach experience level 17 |
Rocky Loop | TBA | Reach experience level 20 |
Rock Half-Pipe | TBA | Reach experience level 31 |
Corkscrew Loop | TBA | Reach experience level 35 |
Geyser Jump | TBA | Reach experience level 40 |
River Jump | TBA | Reach experience level 46 |
Decorations
Name | Cost | Unlocking criteria |
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Souvenir Tent | 10 gems | N/A |
Blue Blimp | 100 coins | Beat Mater as Todd Marcus |
Inflatable Arch | 100 coins | Reach experience level 3 |
Dinoco Tent | 20 gems | N/A |
Dinoco Sign | 40 gems | NA |
Piston Boulder | 30 gems | N/A |
Skybox | 60 gems | N/A |
Japanese Arch | 80 gems | N/A |
Flaming Arch | 100 gems | N/A |
Big-O-Vision | 120 gems | N/A |
Loudspeakers | TBA | Reach experience level 4 |
Bleachers | TBA | Reach experience level 6 |
Gear Balloon | TBA | Reach experience level 8 |
McMissile Banners | TBA | Reach experience level 10 |
Gearsley Banners | TBA | Reach experience level 12 |
Rust-eze Tent | TBA | Reach experience level 16 |
Grand Prix Banner | TBA | Reach experience level 19 |
Floodlights | TBA | Reach experience level 20 |
Paris Banners | TBA | Reach experience level 21 |
Francesco Balloon | TBA | Reach experience level 23 |
Leaderboard | TBA | Reach experience level 26 |
Gameloft Tent | TBA | Reach experience level 29 |
V8 Café Sunset Banner | TBA | Reach experience level 32 |
First Aid Tent | TBA | Reach experience level 34 |
Rocky Arch | TBA | Reach experience level 37 |
Tokyo Banners | TBA | Reach experience level 39 |
Lightning Balloon | TBA | Reach experience level 42 |
Francesco Banner | TBA | Reach experience level 44 |
AV Tower | TBA | Unlock Shu Todoroki |
Races
Each character comes with a number of races, each against a different opponent. Winning a race will award the player a sticker for the next unlockable car.
Todd Marcus
- Fillmore
- Tow Mater
- Flo
- Chick Hicks
Chick Hicks
- Tow Mater
- Flo
- Luigi
- Guido
- Sheriff
- Fillmore
Fillmore
- Todd Marcus
- Flo
- Sheriff
- SnotRod
- Wingo
- Tow Mater
Tow Mater
- Rookie Green Todd Marcus
- Chick Hicks
- Sheriff
- SnotRod
- Wingo
- DJ
- Boost
- Flo
Flo
- Chick Hicks
- Fillmore
- Sheriff
- Golden Champion Todd Marcus
- DJ
- Boost
- Miguel Camino
- Luigi
Luigi
- Purple Rage Chick Hicks
- Todd Marcus
- Tow Mater
- Tie-Dye Fillmore
- SnotRod
- Wingo
- Carla Veloso
- Guido
Guido
- Fillmore
- Flo
- Tow Mater
- Golden Champion Todd Marcus
- Chick Hicks
- DJ
- Boost
- Sheriff
Sheriff
- Flo
- Mater the Greater
- Luigi
- Flower Power Fillmore
- Wingo
- Miguel Camino
- Carla Veloso
- SnotRod
SnotRod
- Luigi
- Guido
- Todd Marcus
- Chick Hicks
- Fillmore
- Flo
- Tow Mater
- Wingo
Wingo
- Tow Mater
- Luigi
- Guido
- Sheriff
- Miguel Camino
- Carla Veloso
- Shu Todoroki
- DJ
DJ
- Sheriff
- Flo
- Fillmore
- Chick Hicks
- SnotRod
- Shu Todoroki
- Raoul ÇaRoule
- Boost
Boost
- Todd Marcus
- Tow Mater
- Guido
- Luigi
- Wingo
- Carla Veloso
- Raoul ÇaRoule
- Miguel Camino
Miguel Camino
- SnotRod
- Wingo
- DJ
- Boost
- Sheriff
- Shu Todoroki
- Holley Shiftwell
- Carla Veloso
Carla Veloso
- Todd Marcus
- Chick Hicks
- Tow Mater
- Fillmore
- Flo
- Raoul ÇaRoule
- Finn McMissile
- Shu Todoroki
Shu Todoroki
- Luigi
- Guido
- Wingo
- Sheriff
- Boost
- Miguel Camino
- Francesco Bernoulli
- Raoul ÇaRoule
Raoul ÇaRoule
- Fillmore
- Neon DJ
- Flo
- Jet-Black SnotRod
- Mater the Greater
- Spanish Flag Miguel Camino
- Carnaval Carla Veloso
- Holley Shiftwell
Holley Shiftwell
- Tow Mater
- Luigi
- Todd Marcus
- Guido
- Sheriff
- Shu Todoroki
- Francesco Bernoulli
- Finn McMissile
Finn McMissile
- Tow Mater
- Fillmore
- Flo
- Sheriff
- Boost
- Carla Veloso
- Raoul ÇaRoule
- Francesco Bernoulli
Francesco Bernoulli
- Luigi
- Guido
- DJ
- Wingo
- SnotRod
- Shu Todoroki
- Miguel Camino
- Lightning McQueen
Lightning McQueen
- Tow Mater (only at Training Mode)
- Todd Marcus
- Chick Hicks
- Boost
- Miguel Camino
- Shu Todoroki
- Carla Veloso
- Raoul ÇaRoule
- Francesco Bernoulli
Max Schnell
- Mater
- Boost
- Miguel Camino
- Carla Veloso
- Shu Todoroki
- Raoul CaRoule
- Francesco Bernoulli
- Lightning McQueen
Updates
1.0.1
This update included some minor bug fixes and overall improvements created from feedback that the game recieved. In addition to these fixes, a new feature was added, allowing certain buildings to go on sale for a limited amount of time.
Development
Development for the game was most likely started sometime in late 2013/early 2014, with the game being confirmed and shown off at E3. Initially, the release date was simply known as "Q3 2014", but an official date was set three days prior to the game's release.
Promotion and adverstising
YouTube trailers
On October 6, 2014, Gameloft released a teaser trailer to its official YouTube channel, showing off some minor gameplay elements, alongside the official release date of October 9, 2014.
A launch trailer was released on the same day the game released, showing off more features that the game contains, including various clips of races on different tracks, as well as the town.
Reception
Cars: Fast as Lightning received generally positive reviews, its main praises being its smooth and detailed animations and the way it combines city-building elements with Cars characters. The game was criticized, however, for its simplistic gameplay, with some reviewers stating "It's probably too simplistic for anyone except youngsters."
On Metacritic, it has been met with postive reviews, though it is still awaiting two more reviews for an overall score to be posted.
References to other media
- Cars - Flo mentions her life as a Motorama Girl, a deleted plot element for this film. Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks also use their Dinoco paint schemes from this film.
- Cars: Mater-National Championship - Ornament Valley Airport re-appears in this game, its previous appearance only being in Mater-National.
- Mater the Greater - Mater uses his Greater paint job from this short, while the Stunt Cannons trick animation is similar to Mater's stunt, but with a Lightning McQueen design.
- Tokyo Mater - Mater uses his attire from this short. The trick animation for Construction Site is similar to the way Mater and Dragon McQueen slide through the halfpipe.
- Cars 2 - Luigi and Guido have their Lightning Fan attire as alternate paint jobs, and the Oil Field trick is rather similar to the stunt Finn McMissile pulls in this film.
- Cars 2: The Video Game - Several characters' recording are reused for this game.
Places where cars sleep
- Todd Marcus - Todd's Pit
- Chick Hicks - Chick's Pit
- Fillmore - Fillmore's Taste In
- Tow Mater - Mater's Towing and Salvage
- Flo - Flo's V8 Cafe
- Luigi - Luigi's Casa Della Tires
- Guido - Rusty Bumper (sometimes) and Guido's Italian Ice Shop
- Sheriff - Courthouse
- SnotRod - SnotRod's Gym
- Wingo - Wingo's Digs
- DJ - Nightclub
- Boost - Boost's Nitro Shop
- Miguel Camino - Miguel's Pit
- Carla Veloso - Carla's Pit
- Shu Todoroki - Shu's Pit
- Raoul CaRoule - Raoul's Pit
- Holley Shiftwell - Holley's Hideout
- Finn Mcmissile - McMissile's Pad
- Francesco Bernoulli - Francesco's Pit
- Lightning McQueen - Lightning's Pit
- Max Schnell - Max's Pit
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Cars: Fast as Lightning.
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Beta elements
- Main article: List of Cars: Fast as Lightning beta elements
As not very much information was known prior to its release date, little was changed in the final product, the only difference being the music, which was originally the Cars: Race-O-Rama main theme, but was instead changed to an entirely new music track.
Media
- Main article: List of Cars: Fast as Lightning media
Glitches
- Main article: List of Cars: Fast as Lightning glitches
Cars drive through one another
This glitch is common when the player is looking at their town. Whenever a car is sent to a building, it will go straight to said building, driving through another car if there is one in its path, rather than driving around it like they normally would.
Staff
- Main article: List of Cars: Fast as Lightning staff
Gameloft is the primary developer of Cars: Fast as Lightning, with some of the voice actors being Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Jerry Trainor, Katherine Helmond, and many more.
Trivia
- While in build mode, the song playing is the main menu theme from Race-O-Rama.
- Snot Rod's name is spelled as "SnotRod".
- Several construction cars bear resemblances to certain characters. The pitties are identical to Muggsy Liftsome, while the bulldozers are identical to the ones seen in El Materdor and the cranes are identical to the ones in Tokyo Mater.
- Guido's home is sometimes at Rusty Bumper in this game, rather than the Italian Ice Shop for no apparant reason.
- When Chick Hicks goes on Luigi's track with his Purple Rage paint job, it reveals that he starts being nice to his opponents.
- A Chrismas-themed update has Max Schnell to be unlocked as a playable racer.