Line #10 VideoGame/CarsRaceORama


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4	''Cars: Race-O-Rama'' is one of several racing games based on the ''{{Franchise/Cars}}'' series, released on everything from Platform/Playstation2 to Platform/Xbox360. The game serves as a sequel to ''VideoGame/{{Cars}}: The Video Game'' and ''VideoGame/CarsMaterNationalChampionship'', sharing the same basic gameplay while introducing a number of unique characters and features.
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6	After the events of the original movie, Lightning [=McQueen=] now teaches a new generation of racers at the Doc Hudson Racing Academy. During a practice race, Lightning and his students are confronted by old rival Chick Hicks, who now runs his own racing academy. Chick and his students challenge Lightning to a series of races across the country, culminating in a grand finale back in Radiator Springs.
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8	!!''Cars: Race-O-Rama'' contains examples of:
9	* EleventhHourSuperpower: For the final race against Chick, Lightning reveals his final modification: Wide-Body, which gives him a wide body suited for Radiator Springs Stadium. This modification is also, bar none, the fastest version of Lightning in the game, and has a significantly longer boost duration that allows him to shoot ahead of the competition easily.
10	* AbandonedMine: The one in Tailfin Pass makes a comeback with an additional tunnel added in.
11	* AbilityDepletionPenalty: Fully emptying the boost meter causes it to recharge slower than it would normally.
12	* AdaptationExpansion:
13	** Radiator Springs and the surrounding areas of Ornament Valley and Tailfin Pass return from previous games as one large, connected map with a few new areas to explore, such as additional tunnels in the Tailfin Pass mines and Sarge's Boot Camp.
14	** The Radiator Springs Stadium from the [[VideoGame/CarsMaterNationalChampionship previous game]] returns as a fully explorable area, when it could previously only be visited during certain races.
15	* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Characters like Mater, Sheriff and Guido are playable in their own special races and minigames.
16	* AndYourRewardIsClothes: In addition to the series-usual alternate paint jobs for each character, you can now unlock new parts such as hoods and spoilers to customize Lightning's design even further.
17	* BossBanter: Opponent racers love to brag as they pass you, and Lighting is quick to do the same.
18	* BottomlessFuelTanks: A common element of ''Cars'' games.
19	* CanonForeigner: New to this game are Chick's new sidekicks Candice, Stinger, and El Machismo, and a group of identical robotic cars called The [=VINs=]. Several original characters from the other games also make cameos.
20	* CollectionSidequest: Finding all the paint jobs and kit parts hidden each of the explorable open worlds.
21	* ContinuityNod: Lightning [=McQueen's=] Racing Headquarters and the Radiator Springs Stadium from ''Mater-National Championship'' are still around. The latter has even been revamped for this game.
22	* CrateExpectations: Crates and barrels can be found littered all over the place, though they serve no real purpose aside from just being fun to knock around.
23	* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: [=VINs=], who started out as Chick's students, lose any sign of personality they had after their transformation.
24	* DemotedToExtra: Though they weren't particularly major to begin with, Mia and Tia go from [=NPC=] racers to only appearing in the background of the Photo Op minigames.
25	* EternalEngine: The huge ''Motor Co.'' factory in the center of the Autovia desert. It's even ''shaped'' like an engine!
26	* FirstPersonSnapshooter: Paparazzi missions have you pull off impressive jumps as Lightning (or other characters in arcade mode), then switch to the perspective of a photographer to get a picture of them in midair.
27	* FollowTheMoney: Collectible lightning bolt pickups show up all over the place while in free roam, sometimes leading the player down new routes.
28	* {{Jerkass}}: Chick Hicks and his underlings pretty much spend the entire game antagonizing Lighting, with the only ones seen reforming being the main three racers who eventually interfere with Lightning during the final race against Chick (Candice, Stinger, El Machismo).
29	* MechaMooks: The [=VINs=], students of Chick's racing academy transformed into identical white robot cars.
30	* MetropolisLevel: Motoropolis City, home of the tuned-up muscle car Stinger.
31	* NewWorkRecycledGraphics: While the graphics have certainly evolved from the first two games, there's still many assets recycled from those games.
32	* NostalgiaLevel: The original maps from the first ''Cars'' game return here, with just about all of the familiar landmarks intact.
33	* NowWhereWasIGoingAgain: Averted. Unlike in the previous two games, the pause menu now conveniently tells you where to go between races.
34	* OrcusOnHisThrone: Despite being Lightning's main opponent, Chick never directly races against him until the final race of the game. Instead, he's content to watch his students - Candice, El Machismo, Stinger, and the [=VINs=] - compete against Lightning instead and gather information on how to beat him that way.
35	* PalmtreePanic: Santa Carburera, a lovely beachside town complete with a boardwalk and ferris wheel.
36	* PreCharacterCustomizationGameplay: Lightning [=McQueen's=] alternate parts have to be unlocked, so the player has to do a race or two with his default design to start off.
37	* ProductPlacement: The Mack Track Challenge minigame is based on a real-life toy of the same name. It's even advertised on the back of the game's box!
38	* PromotedToPlayable: After being an NPC in the first two games, Guido is now fully playable through the new Guido Kart mode.
39	* RacingMinigame: Even though the entire game is about racing, it still manages to work in one of these by way of Guido's ''VideoGame/MarioKart''-style "mini-car" races, compared to the (relatively) realistic mechanics of the rest of the game.
40	* SoreLoser: Candice does ''not'' take losing to Lightning that well. Neither does Stinger nor El Machismo, for that matter (even ''Chick'' says he's not as big a sore loser as him!).
41	* WeGottaStopMeetingLikeThis: Parodied when said nearly word-for-word by El Machismo in the final race when he drives in front of Lightning during the final lap.
42	* WeWillMeetAgain:
43	** After being defeated by Mater, Tater, and Tater Jr., Bubba is forced to retreat without the towing rights to Radiator Springs. However, he vows that Mater hasn't seen the last of him.
44	** Chick vows revenge against Lightning after the latter beats him by the end of the game.
45	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Chick's students being turned into robots is never brought up again once it's introduced.
46	* WhatTheHellHero: Like in the other games, deliberately crashing into NPC cars causes them to say something along these lines.
47	* WhereItAllBegan: The first race and the final showdown with Chick take place in the same stadium.

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