My five year old son is a racing enthusiast. He absolutely loves this game. They've included portions of the movie inside it as well. Great buy!

Cars presents the player with several options. You can advance through the multiple races, tracing a movie plot that ultimately pits Lightning McQueen against the vile Chick. Alternatively, you can just drive around, complete some mini-games, and generally explore various fun environments.

The driving mechanics, at least in the exploration mode of play, are simple and easy, even for 4-5 year old kids. There is relatively little violence or suspense to scare them, and no damage from crashes, however spectacular they may seem.

The racing will be challenging for beginning gamers, and the road races especially are boring and repetitive (the off-road and back country races are more engaging, though). I wish there were more female characters, but on balance the game is quite nice.

My son had a somewhat hard time with the racing portions of the game. He got bored with it.

my son only plays this game since we got it. this is his favorite game now. he loves it.

This game is a lot of fun, though rather short. It was very easy for me to beat, but I have a problem. Now, since I've beaten it, I'd like to play 2-player, but here's the problem: the 2-player button is dark and when I press X it gives me the sound of a car engine trying to start, but failing. I played 2-player when I first got it, so I know it works. Has this happened to anybody? Is it possible that it got scratched and now that part won't work? Do I have to set something for it to work? Thanks!