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Cars: De Internationale Race van Takel for PlayStation 2
Cars Mater-National Championship for PlayStation 2 brings international racers to Radiator Springs. Mater organises a festival to celebrate the construction of Lightning McQueen's new racing headquarters and practice stadium. You drive through the town, Ornament Valley and Tailfin Pass to markers for new events. Familiar residents meet visitors bringing their own driving styles. The goal is to earn a place in the major stadium races by competing in smaller events first.
Good results in races and minigames earn Bolt Banners. Collect enough of these pennants to race an international champion in the stadium. Alongside road races, there are relays, rusty-car events and monster-truck races. You jump, use boost and slide your car through corners. While exploring, you can also reverse and tilt onto two wheels, giving the same car different movements outside an ordinary lap.
The international competition leads to a decisive encounter with Giovanni. Along the way, bonus points give you reasons to look around again and unlock extra content. You can later select unlocked races separately. Two players can compete locally in selected stadium races, rusty-car races, monster-truck races and minigames. Each uses a controller; no Multitap is needed. The story and exploration remain a single-player adventure, not a shared driving campaign.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 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: De Internationale Race van Takel for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Cars: De Internationale Race van Takel
THQ released Cars Mater-National Championship in 2007 as a sequel to the 2006 racing game. Rainbow Studios developed the PlayStation 2 version. The Dutch title refers to Mater's international race, but the premise is the same festival around Radiator Springs. The game did not adapt a new cinema release. The developers could therefore continue with established characters and change the town, while the new headquarters and stadium were visibly under construction.
In an interview, the developers described how they wanted to combine familiarity with new races. Feedback from players of the first Cars helped determine the direction: racing remained the main element, supported by exploration and minigames. Disney and Pixar primarily oversaw the story, visuals and personalities; Rainbow developed the racing activities. New international visitors provided different encounters without abandoning Radiator Springs and its residents as the adventure's centre.
Progression gained a new structure around Bolt Banners and stadium events. Earned pennants made the stadium races accessible, while other race types provided variety in between. The three familiar areas returned in a revised form rather than as unchanged copies. Cars Race-O-Rama followed in 2009 with more cities and a different competition. Mater-National thus marks the stage when the original film game grew into its own sequel story with new participants and activities.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Need for Speed: Underground on PS2 also revolves around better results and unlocked possibilities, but lets you spend money on real tuner cars. Engine parts and body modifications affect your own vehicle. Mater-National Championship uses familiar film characters, Bolt Banners and stadium invitations for progression. Drag events and drift scores give Underground different variety from the relays, rusty-car races and monster trucks that Mater's festival offers alongside its ordinary road races.
Burnout 2: Point of Impact on PS2 lets risky driving fill a boost meter among ordinary road users. Constantly avoiding traffic therefore shapes much of a fast lap. Mater-National Championship also has boost and cornering, but connects racing with a festival and an explorable cartoon world. Burnout's separate Crash challenges reward a huge chain collision; Mater's individual activities instead take residents and different types of racing vehicles as their starting point.
Sonic Riders on PS2 also presents a competition with colourful characters and familiar rivals. Participants use hovering Extreme Gear and must manage their air supply, while turbulence behind an opponent offers extra opportunities. Mater-National Championship uses cars, different race types and Bolt Banners for stadium access. Whereas Sonic builds its special moves around air and tricks, Mater's festival connects its races through exploration of Radiator Springs and the surrounding area.
Crash Tag Team Racing on PS2, like Mater-National Championship, provides a world to explore between races. Crash also explores a theme park on foot and can combine his vehicle with another during races. One role is the driver and the other the gunner. Mater's festival keeps its cars separate and alternates road races with events including relays and monster-truck competitions, without making vehicle fusion a core mechanic.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 on PS2 features races with licensed sports cars and police pursuits on public roads. A roadblock can suddenly change the racing line through a course. Mater-National Championship builds tension around earning pennants and defeating international stadium opponents. Both require reading corners and overtaking, but the festival structure and free driving among film characters give Mater's competition a different rhythm from the police confrontations.
