Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Cars Mater-National quick review

What it is: A racing game sprinkled with mini games and collectibles in an open-world environment.

Who's it for: Your children, or the most unapologetic of Gamerscore and trophy whores.

What I liked:
- The aforementioned wealth of achievement points.
- Some interesting characters from the Cars universe

What I didn't like:
- Wonky physics
- Boring mini games
- The entire game can be completed in a few hours
- Repetition
- Repetition
- Repetition

Summary: Even for a game aimed at younger gamers, Mater-National is short and feels like an add-on rather than a proper game. The racing is divided into three different sections and consists of road races, relay races and a stadium race in each section. The problem is that even with slight variations, the maps become very repetitive. There are also mini games and collectibles, but they only add to the game's length by a couple hours. There's nothing broken about Mater-National -- although collisions send your car bouncing like it has no weight -- but there simply isn't enough here to recommend the $50 price point.

SCORE: 5/10

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