Cars: Race-O-Rama
Cars: Race-O-Rama is the fourth game in the Cars series, and for the first (and currently only) time the player can make their own Lightning McQueen. This is the last Disney/Pixar video game published by THQ as well as the last game to be published by any other company except Disney Interactive.
Plot
Lightning McQueen and his racing academy are in a race with their rivals. At the end of the race, the other academy crashed the Doc Hudson Racing Academy. Lightning saw what happened, and realized that the other academy belonged to Chick Hicks. Chick told Lightning that if he wins the Race-O-Rama series, the Doc Hudson Racing Academy will be shut down, everyone would go to the Chick Hicks Racing Academy. Even worse, Chick will also take over Radiator Springs, and Lightning has to leave the town.
Lightning decides to customize himself for the different races.
Meanwhile, in Ornament Valley, in front of the Rustbucket Stadium, Mater meets his old rivals, Bubba, Tater, and Tater Jr., who reminded him of when they agreed to race in the Rustbucket Stadium for the towing rights in Radiator Springs.
Lightning McQueen arrives at Santa Carburera with some modifications, his racing academy, and a few of his friends from Radiator Springs. They race a few races, then came the final race in. Lightning and Flo were lined up at the starting line, then Chick came, and introduced them to Candice. They raced through Santa Carburera. Candice loses the race, so she called her dad for new everything, and he agrees to give what she want to her. She drives away to go shopping.
For the next round, Lightning arrives in Autovia with his racing Academy and Sarge. Meanwhile, the Chick Hicks Racing Academy went through the MotorCo. building, where they became VINs. Lightning and his racing academy raced through Autovia with the VINs and the Chick Hicks Racing Academy. Before the final race, Lightning and Sarge meet El Machismo. They have the race, and El Machismo loses, so he gets angry, and blames Chick and MotorCo. for it, so he asks for bigger everything. He was acting more of a sore loser than Chick.
After that, Lightning, with some more new modifications, went with his racing academy and Ramone to the city of Motoropolis City. The races were at night, with all the big lights on. They and the Chick Hicks Racing Academy raced through the city street of Motoropolis City. Before the final race, Chick introduced Stinger to Lightning and Ramone. They raced, and Stinger lost as well. Chick couldn't believe that not even a muscle car could beat Lightning! Chick got so angry, so he said to Stinger, "What do you have to say for yourself?" However, Stinger just drove away. There was only one more round in the Race-O-Rama series.
In Radiator Springs; Mater, Bubba, Tater, and Tater Jr. have their race in the Rustbucket Stadium. Mater won the race, making Bubba mad. However, Tater and Tater Jr. weren't mad, because Mater was their new friend, and he won, and their names rhyme, so they think they also won. Bubba drives away, vowing his revenge.
Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks went back to Radiator Springs Speedway for the final races in the Race-O-Rama. Lightning raced against Candice, El Machismo, Stinger, and the VINs in one race. Then came the final showdown. Chick decided to use modifications, and he used all the modifications that Lightning used. However, Lightning also got some new modifications. Chick reveals that he was only using Candice, El Machismo, Stinger, and the VINs to learn how to beat Lightning. The race started, and it was a long race.
Lightning won the race, and the Race-O-Rama trophy. Chick drove up to Lightning, very angry for losing. Lightning tries to teach Chick that there is more to racing than winning, and that if he learns that, he won't be alone anymore. However, Chick doesn't listen to Lightning and drives away, vowing his revenge. Then, Candice, El Machismo, and Stinger came to Lightning, and apologized for how they behaved in the Race-O-Rama. Lightning accepts their apology, and invites them to come to the Doc Hudson Racing Academy any time.
Characters
- Lightning McQueen (Regular, Monster Truck, Beach Racing, Street Racing, Off-Road Racing, & Speedway) (Keith Ferguson)
- Mater (Regular & Monster Truck) (Larry the Cable Guy)
- Doc Hudson (Corey Burton)
- Flo (Jenifer Lewis)
- Ramone (Cheech Marin)
- Chick Hicks (Regular & Upgraded) (Michael Keaton)
- Luigi (Tony Shalhoub)
- Guido
- Fillmore (Mark Silverman)
- Sarge (Paul Dooley)
- Mia (Non-playable) (Lindsey Collins)
- Tia (Non-playable) (Elissa Knight)
- Mack (Non-playable) (John Ratzenberger)
- Mike
- Sulley (John Goodman)
- Not Chuck (Mike Nelson)
- Sheriff (Console versions only) (Michael Wallis)
- Fred (Non-playable) (Andrew Stanton)
- Tommy Joe (Non-playable) (Bill Farmer)
- Lewis (Non-playable)
- Cletus (Non-playable)
- Zeke (Non-playable)
- The Crippler (Non-playable)
- Ginormous (Non-playable)
- Count Spatula (Non-playable) (Dee Bradley Baker)
- Candice (Tara Strong)
- Stinger
- El Machismo (Randy Savage)
- Tater (Stephen Stanton)
- Tater Jr. (Andrew Stanton)
- VIN (robotic stock cars)
- Bubba
- Emma (Handheld versions only)
- Doc Hudson Racing Academy Students (Joe Smith and Chris Edgerly)
- Chick Hicks Racing Academy Students (Mark Silverman and Josh Robert Thompson)
- Doc Hudson Racing Pitty
- Chick Hicks Racing Pitty
- Motor Co. Pitty
- Race-O-Rama Girl (Jennifer Hale)
Lou Romano, James Patrick Stuart, Carlos Alazraqui, S. Scott Bullock, Henry Dittman, Quinton Flynn, E.J. Holowicki, Rob Izenberg, Joel McCrary, and Jon Olson were also credited, although their roles are unknown.
Events
Gold Events
Radiator Springs Speedway 1
Radiator Springs 1
Santa Carburera
Radiator Springs 2
Autovia
Radiator Springs 3
Motoropolis
Radiator Springs 4
Radiator Springs Speedway 2
Not-Gold Events
Road Races
Relay Races
Guido Kart Races
- Guido Kart Race 1
- Guido Kart Race 2
- Guido Kart Race 3
- Guido Kart Race 4
- Guido Kart Race 5
- Guido Kart Race 6
- Guido Kart Race 7
- Guido Kart Race 8
- Guido Kart Race 9
Mini Games
- Auto Cross 1
- Auto Cross 2
- Auto Cross 3
- Auto Cross 4
- Auto Cross 5
- Auto Cross 6
- Auto Cross 7
- Luigi's Tire Find
- Sheriff's Chase
- Tractor Stampede
Missions
- Photo Op 1
- Photo Op 2
- Photo Op 3
- Photo Op 4
- Photo Op 5
- Photo Op 6
- Photo Op 7
- Photo Op 8
- Transporter 1
- Transporter 2
- Transporter 3
Rustbucket Derby
Monster Truck Races
- Monster Truck Mayhem 1
- Monster Truck Mayhem 2
- Monster Truck Mayhem 3
- Monster Truck Mayhem 4
- Monster Truck Mayhem 5
Cheat Codes
- GOLDKEY - Unlock all Story Mode events.
- SLVRKEY - Unlock all Arcade Mode events.
- GR8MODS - Unlock all Lightning McQueen custom kit parts.
- EVRYBDY - Unlock all Lightning McQueen friends.
- CARSHOW - Unlock all paint jobs for all non-Lightning McQueen characters.
Trivia
- This is the first Cars game where the open world is not limited to Radiator Springs, Ornament Valley, and Tailfin Pass.
- This is the 2nd game that doesn't have the Radiator Springs Theme as the menu music. The first one is Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures.
- The PlayStation 2 version of the game has a lot of differences from the game on other consoles.
- On the PlayStation 2, each race has only 4 racers. On other consoles, each race has 8 racers, except the Monster Truck Races, which have 6.
- The PlayStation 2 has only 2 Point to Point Races, while other consoles have 5. Point to Point 2 and Point to Point 5 are Point to Point 1 and Point to Point 2 on the PlayStation 2 respectively.
- On the Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, all 4 of the students from both the Doc Hudson Racing Academy and Chick Hicks Racing Academy are playable characters. On the PlayStation 2, only the first student from each academy is playable.
- You don't have to wait for Ornament Valley and Tailfin Pass to load each time you go there from Radiator Springs, except on the PlayStation 2.
- On the PlayStation 2, Relay Races have 2 teams with 2 racers on each team (like in the PlayStation 2 version of Cars: Mater-National Championship). On other consoles, there are 4 teams each with 3 racers.
- Some of the paint jobs and kit-parts are missing on the PlayStation 2.
- Bubba, Tater, and Tater Jr. are playable in Circuit Races, Relay Races, Auto Crosses, Missions, and Rustbucket Derby on the Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, but not on the PlayStation 2. They are only playable in Rustbucket Derby on the PlayStation 2.
- The cars that drive around drive on a lot more roads in Radiator Springs, Ornament Valley, and Tailfin Pass outside the PlayStation 2. They even drive from one location to another.
- Mike is playable in Guido Kart races in Arcade mode by earning certain amount of bonus points, but on the Playstation 2, he can only be unlocked by "EVRYBDY" cheat code.
- Fred, Lewis, Ginormous, and Count Spatula are completely absent on the Playstation 2.
- Luigi is playable in Circuit Races, Relay Races, Auto Crosses, Missions, and Guido Kart on the Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, but not on the PlayStation 2. He is only playable in Guido Kart on the PlayStation 2.
- Although E.J. Holowicki and Lou Romano returned for the game, DJ and Snot Rod do not appear.
- This game is very different compared to its two prequels, Cars: The Video Game and Cars: Mater-National Championship.
- A race in the first two games would usually have 5 racers, but a race in Cars: Race-O-Rama usually has 8 racers (except the PlayStation 2 version, which has 4 racers).
- The open world environment is limited to Radiator Springs, Ornament Valley, and Tailfin Pass in the first two games; but there are more locations to explore in Cars: Race-O-Rama.
- Cars: Race-O-Rama was never released on the PC or Game Boy Advance, while the first two games were.
- In the first two games, you would buy paint jobs and pictures with points; but in Cars: Race-O-Rama, you unlock the paint jobs and pictures by winning races.
- Characters like Lizzie, Fletcher, Gerald, Vince, Barry, Sonny, Lenny, Buford, and Judd from Cars: The Video Game return in Cars: Mater-National Championship, but not in Cars: Race-O-Rama.
- None of the music from the first two games return in this game, there also is no licensed music.
- Sarge's Boot Camp has opened up in Story Mode and can be freely explored in, unlike in the previous games.
- Unlike the previous games, you can now drift instead of powersliding.
- This is the first game to not have Mater on the cover.
- This game has a minigame called Tractor Stampede. Unlike the previous games, it takes place in the town of Radiator Springs instead of the field. In Story Mode, you play as Lightning McQueen instead of Mater. Also, Frank doesn't appear.
- In this game, there is now a Doc's Garage.
- The minigames of Luigi's Tire Find and Sheriff's Chase are similar to the Luigi to the Rescue and Sheriff's Hot Pursuit minigames from Cars: The Video Game.
- The areas of Radiator Springs, Ornament Valley and Tailfin Pass that were blocked off in Cars: Mater-National Championship have been put back in, as well as "The World's Biggest Ball of..." in each part of Carburetor County.
- Like the first film, Cars: The Video Game, and Cars: Mater-National Championship, the game is dedicated in memory of Joe Ranft.
- Like the first film, the game title is on a starting line.
- If the player goes around the road back behind Radiator Cap (the giant rock behind the Courthouse with RS engraved in it), the player will see a mountain with lots of back ends of cars sticking out (Cadillac Range). If they look to the right, you will see a big dark brown rock. They are looking at the top of Tailfin Pass. If they look closely in the bottom left corner of the rock, the player can see Wheel Well Motel. This can also be reversed if they go up to Wheel Well Motel and go to the edge of the cliff, when the player can see where you have just come from (behind Radiator Cap) and beyond that is Radiator Springs.
- The handheld versions have only 15 playable racers with only some having alternate paint jobs, and the the boss races are in this order: Candice, Stinger, El Machismo, Chick Hicks.
- The race against Chick in the handheld versions of the game will have Candice attempting to blind the player, Stinger using an oil slick, and El Machismo ramming into the player.
- This marks the last appearance of Doc Hudson due to his death, as the game was released before the death of Paul Newman, which is why Doc was killed off.
Goofs
- On the PlayStation 2 version of the game, Guido always looks left when he turns right, and looks right when he turns left.
- Also on the PlayStation 2, in the Tokyo Mater level, Mater says his winning phrase twice. This also makes Mia and Tia not say their phrases.
- The Ornament Valley Airport from the previous game does not appear at all in this game, but it appears in Cars 2. However, it's possible that the cars left in a different airport. Also, most of the additional landmarks from Cars: Mater-National Championship do not return in this game.
- Like Cars: Mater-National Championship, sometimes the characters' lines are not aligned with their mouths.
- In Relay Races, the cars have different engine noises comapred to other races and mini-games.
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