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Cars 3: Driven to Win for PlayStation 4
Cars 3: Driven to Win for PlayStation 4 follows Lightning McQueen in a competition that takes him from Radiator Springs to other cities. He and his racing academy face new opponents and rivals. You drive freely between events, consult the map and look for the flashing gold stars marking important races. Winning these Gold Events unlocks further destinations. Mack tells you how many of these tasks remain and takes you onward when the next city becomes available.
The route takes you to places including Santa Carburera, Motoropolis and Autovia, each offering a different racing environment. You can jump, tilt onto two wheels and use turbo. Drifting has its own controls: a small steering movement produces a wider slide, while steering further creates a tighter turn. The drift meter shows your angle. A large slide angle combined with speed earns plenty of points, making the execution of a corner important too.
Winning events earns new paint schemes and wheels for McQueen. Important races contain three hidden spark plugs; collect all three in the same race to earn extra bodywork parts. Bolts found around the world unlock other paint variants and concept art. You can select unlocked activities again through Arcade to face the computer or a friend. Two players race locally with a controller each; no Multitap is needed. Exploration and story progression are single-player.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 4 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Cars 3: Driven to Win for PlayStation 4 was originally released without a printed manual. This edition therefore does not come with a separate instruction booklet. Its absence does not mean that an item from the original packaging is missing.
Instructions for the controls and rules are provided in the game. Any additional leaflets or advertising inserts are not manuals and are only included if stated in the product details. We use the label “No Manual” for copies missing a manual that was originally supplied. You should therefore not expect a printed booklet with this game unless a special edition explicitly states otherwise.
The history of Cars 3: Driven to Win
THQ brought Cars 3: Driven to Win to PlayStation 4 in 2017, after Cars in 2006 and Mater-National Championship in 2007. Incinerator Studios developed this console version, a different team from Rainbow Studios, which made the first two PS2 games. Tantalus produced the handheld versions, which should not be used to describe this game's content. On PS2, the combination of free driving and separate events remained, now with a competition spanning several cities.
Race-O-Rama structured progression around important gold events. Players could choose other activities in between, but had to win these races to reach new places. Mack gained a practical role as guide and transport between cities. The journey therefore extended beyond the familiar surroundings of Radiator Springs. The racing academy story also gave McQueen a different position from the newcomer in the first film: he now raced as an experienced champion among new rivals and students.
Customising McQueen also received more emphasis. New parts were more than a menu option: spark plugs along race tracks and bolts found while exploring linked collecting with visible rewards. The separate drift controls made the angle of a slide important for points and cornering. This third PS2 adventure thus expanded the existing racing formula with different destinations and a changeable appearance. It remains an original game story within the Cars world, not the game adaptation of Cars 2.
Similar games for PlayStation 4
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a useful comparison on PlayStation 4 within a related genre. It places a different emphasis on pace, routes, opponents and progression, while Cars 3: Driven to Win centres its own controls, campaign structure and rewards. Both ask you to learn their rules and spaces, but their goals and moment-to-moment decisions clearly differ. The comparison therefore helps define this specific release without assigning features from Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled to Cars 3: Driven to Win.
Team Sonic Racing is a useful comparison on PlayStation 4 within a related genre. It places a different emphasis on pace, routes, opponents and progression, while Cars 3: Driven to Win centres its own controls, campaign structure and rewards. Both ask you to learn their rules and spaces, but their goals and moment-to-moment decisions clearly differ. The comparison therefore helps define this specific release without assigning features from Team Sonic Racing to Cars 3: Driven to Win.
Trackmania Turbo is a useful comparison on PlayStation 4 within a related genre. It places a different emphasis on pace, routes, opponents and progression, while Cars 3: Driven to Win centres its own controls, campaign structure and rewards. Both ask you to learn their rules and spaces, but their goals and moment-to-moment decisions clearly differ. The comparison therefore helps define this specific release without assigning features from Trackmania Turbo to Cars 3: Driven to Win.
LEGO The Incredibles is a useful comparison on PlayStation 4 within a related genre. It places a different emphasis on pace, routes, opponents and progression, while Cars 3: Driven to Win centres its own controls, campaign structure and rewards. Both ask you to learn their rules and spaces, but their goals and moment-to-moment decisions clearly differ. The comparison therefore helps define this specific release without assigning features from LEGO The Incredibles to Cars 3: Driven to Win.
Need for Speed Rivals is a useful comparison on PlayStation 4 within a related genre. It places a different emphasis on pace, routes, opponents and progression, while Cars 3: Driven to Win centres its own controls, campaign structure and rewards. Both ask you to learn their rules and spaces, but their goals and moment-to-moment decisions clearly differ. The comparison therefore helps define this specific release without assigning features from Need for Speed Rivals to Cars 3: Driven to Win.
