Cars 3: Driven to Win

Template:Infobox Video GameCars 3: Driven to Win is a racing game for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, 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 features 23 playable characters, as well as over twenty tracks that take place across thirteen different environments, including Radiator Springs, Fireball Beach, Porto Corsa, and Florida International Speedway.

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.

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
• Tow 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

• Sheriff (seen in Radiator Springs races)
• Fillmore (seen in Radiator Springs races)
• Sarge (seen in Radiator Springs races)
• Flo (seen in Radiator Springs races)
• Luigi (mentioned/unused in the game)
• Darrell Cartrip (not seen; announcer in races)
• Doc Hudson (mentioned and seen in the Thomasville flashback intro)
• Bill
• High Impact
• Broadside
• Airborne
• Frank
• Tractors
• Ucchi

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 Run
• Radiator Springs Interstate Pass
• Florida International Concourse
• Florida International Speedway

Returning locations

• Buckingham Sprint (now named London's Buckingham Sprint)
• Vista Run (now named Go Go Tokyo!)
• Runway Tour (now named Airport Runway Rally)
• Casino Tour (now named Italy's Grand Tour)
• Timberline Sprint (now named Radiator Springs Red Dirt Derby)

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

Cast

• David Brian
• Corey Dean
• Junior Johnson as Junior Moon
• Ben Rausch as Lightning McQueen
• Darrell Waltrip as Darrell Cartrip
• Adam Burton as Tow Mater
• Barney Dee
• Deborah Marlowe as Louise Nash
• Teddy Spencer as Bobby Swift
• Murray Williams
• Devon Campbell
• A.J. Hamilton as Jackson Storm
• Nicole Matthews
• Sofie Veloz as Sally

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Cars 3: Driven to Win/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.

Title in other languages

Languages	Names	Meaning
Spanish	Cars 3: Hacia la Victoria	Cars 3: Towards Victory
Latin Spanish	Cars 3: Motivado para Ganar	Cars 3: Motivated to Win
French	Cars 3: Course vers la victoire	Cars 3: Race to victory
Italian	Cars 3: In gara per la vittoria	Cars 3: In the race for the victory
Brazil/Portugal	Carros 3: Correndo para Vencer	Cars 3: Running to Win
Russian	Тачки 3: Навстречу к Победе	Cars 3: Towards Victory
Arabic	كارز 3: درايفن تو وين	Cars 3: Drive To Win
Korean	카 3: 드리븐 투 윈	Cars 3: Drive To Win
Chinese	赛车总动员3：极速挑战	Cars 3: Speed Challenge
Japanese	カーズ3 クロスロードの世界	Cars 3: Crossroads World
Polish	Auta 3: Wysokie Obroty	Cars 3: High Revs

Reception

Cars 3: Driven to Win received "mixed or average" reviews on Metacritic getting a metascore of 72/100 on PS4, 59/100 on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

Trivia

• This game marks the second time Luigi and Fillmore are not playable in a Cars video game, first being Cars: The Video Game, the third time Sarge is not playable, with the first being Cars: The Video Game 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 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 many different voice actors are used for the characters (excluding Junior Moon and Darrell Cartrip) in a Cars video game.
• Smokey only appears in his Heyday paint job in this game.
• This is the first and only Cars video game so far to have Lightning McQueen be voiced by Ben Rausch.
• The first cover of the Japanese game obscured the livery of Cruz Ramirez so as not to spoil her Dinoco paint job.
• It is unknown why the other veteran racers (Except for Bobby and Brick) and next-gen racers (Except for Cam spinner and rich mixon) from the movie did not appear in the game.

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, the Introduction theme from Cars 2: The Video Game will instead start playing (Nintendo Switch)

External links

• Official website