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by Evan Burchfield - May 11, 2006, 4:25 pm EDT
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Some extra information on the upcoming adventure/racer.

Last updated: 05/11/2006 by Evan Burchfield



While playing the E3 demo of Cars on the GC, I got to speak with Jordan Itkowitz, lead designer for the game at Rainbow Studios. Though he admits the game is for the six to twelve year old set, he thinks the myriad features are worth checking out for all gamers. Here are some details.

First we found out that the game features a wide open world that, to my eyes, feels like a heavily amplified Diddy Kong Racing. Where DKR had small areas to travel through between races, though, Cars features a giant real world filled with characters who will talk to you and give you things to do. The developer says for the most part you will race on the road, a racetrack, and perform mini-games that involve collecting things in a set time period. The giant area you explore is based on the desert locale of the film; the developers were also given material cut from the film, now featured in the game.

Similar to Diddy Kong Racing, as you win races you gain access to new areas with more challenges. The DKR comparison only goes as far as the adventure mode, though; the developer doesn’t want the game associated with kart racing, saying it’s more like Ridge Racer or Burnout.

The promised game time on this adventure is about ten to twelve hours, in keeping with the target demographic. The developer said the difficulty was toned down quite a bit, but that a secret hard mode could be unlocked with a cheat code.

One of the most promising things about the game is that it was done with Pixar’s supervision. Though it could end up being a wash, the developer promises that the cutscenes won’t look bad, even though they are original. Mr. Itkowitz had to audition for the scriptwriting position on the game, and once approved was advised by Pixar how to keep the dialogue and camera up to Pixar’s standards. Along with areas cut from the movie, the game will also feature 14 speaking characters not seen theatrically, and all the voice acting is authentic.

The game will be released in the beginning of June.

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Genre Racing
Developer Rainbow Studios

Worldwide Releases

na: Cars
Release Jun 01, 2006
PublisherTHQ
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