Cars 3: Driven to Win Reviews

Cars 3: Driven to Win is ranked in the 30th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
7.4 / 10.0
Jun 21, 2017

Cars 3: Driven to Win is a solid racing and karting game that will be perfect for the younger audience.

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6.5 / 10.0
Jun 16, 2017

Cars 3: Driven to Win does have its own merits and can be enjoyed for a short amount of time when playing it alone, and playing it with friends is worthwhile. With the lack of online features, it gets boring and dull and repetitive all throughout when you’ve finished all Skills Check challenges and defeated all 4 bosses. I’d say, Cars 2: The Video Game is still the best one in the series despite it rejecting online play.

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60%
Oct 13, 2017

Cars 3: Driven to Win is a decent arcade racing game mainly worth playing because of the film license. However, if you don't want to play as Lightning McQueen, play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe instead, which is just objectively better.

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2 / 5.0
Jul 7, 2017

While Cars 3 is technically functional, this is one game that’s best left in the junkyard.

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7 / 10.0
Jul 2, 2017

The content won't keep an adult interested for long, but add a child or two and watch them burn rubber.

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6.5 / 10.0
Jul 16, 2017

Cars 3: Driven to Win is not your typical movie inspired videogame, far from perfect but it’s actually a fun racing experience for everyone.

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7.4 / 10.0
Jul 17, 2017

Great to see the fan service in this game.

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Unscored
Jul 26, 2017

Cars 3: Driven to Win is a slightly pleasant surprise, nostalgically reminded me of childhood days spent playing the likes of Mario Kart or Muppet RaceMania.

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Jul 23, 2017

This game is great for those younger players, but adults may find it a little too samey, a little too quickly.

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7 / 10.0
Jul 20, 2017

I love being surprised by a video game and Cars 3: Driven to Win certainly did that. I had a lot of fun playing through the single player challenges and whilst I did grow tired of it quite quickly, the multiplayer modes kept me coming back for more. There’s no denying there are better racers out there, but if you’re a fan of simple arcadey racers or Disney Pixar’s Cars universe it might be worth taking a look at Cars 3: Driven to Win.

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6 / 10
Nov 20, 2017

It’s not necessarily a resounding victory lap for Lightning McQueen, but he’s certainly still far from retirement. Many will still find getting behind the wheel in Cars 3: Driven to Win to be an entertaining ride, but to forever linger in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe‘s shadow, this is a game that is more suited to those that love the world of Cars and want to extend their time with it beyond the movie.

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7 / 10.0
Jul 30, 2017

There's a very fun, albeit rather simple, racing game here. The decent variety in game modes keeps you from getting bored, though variation between the characters' stats would have been welcome. Some of the challenges in the Hall of Fame are actually quite difficult, so there's content to move towards regardless of your skill with racing games. That said, this isn't really a title for diehard fans of very realistic driving games, for obvious reasons.

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7.2 / 10.0
Jul 30, 2017

It would be really easy to phone in another "movie tie-in" money maker and do a really simple game that poorly handles and looks like mud. Thankfully this isn't the case with Cars 3: Driven to Win, it is a fun and interesting game with lots to do and a fun universe to do it in. As long as you can hear past the repetitive voice lines and the lack of online multiplayer. There's some fuel in this old engine yet.

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4 / 10
Aug 9, 2017

Cars 3: Driven To Win is ultimately another disappointing movie-tie to add to the increasing pile. Though it reaches beyond the very lows that this genre subset has ever sunk, the game is still far from being a wholly worthwhile experience. At its very best the game is just okay, and at its worse it is tedious and boring.

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8 / 10.0
Jun 20, 2017

If you're looking for a new kart racer to add to your collection, you can't go wrong with Cars 3: Driven to Win.

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7 / 10.0
Jun 18, 2017

Cars 3: Driven To Win is a surprisingly fun game with its simple but tight controls that makes the driving fun. It offers multiple type of gameplay modes including a battle mode. The game also support co-op making it an ideal choice for both kids and adults.

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65 / 100
Jun 28, 2017

Cars 3: Driven to Win is a very simple game. It has a noteworthy content, however it becomes repetitive after some time, even with the local multiplayer. Besides that, the absence of a real story mode and an online multiplayer is a bummer.

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64 / 100
Jul 2, 2017

Cars 3: Driven to Win has the potential to be an enjoyable enough kart racer, with plenty of content and true-to-film art style. Unfortunately, frustrating AI and poor presentation, on top of a full asking price, keep this title from reaching a podium finish.

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6 / 10
Jul 20, 2017

Cars 3: Driven to Win isn't really a bad game. It can be fairly enjoyable in short bursts, especially in co-op. At the same time, however, it's not what I'd call a good game either. It's decidedly average, chock full of content and variety, but let down by being prescriptive, uneven in difficulty and quite frankly, a bit dull.

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Renan Fontes
Top Critic
4 / 10
Jul 27, 2017

Despite what seems like a sincere attempt at trying to stray away from the typical licensed game pitfalls at first, Cars 3: Driven to Win strays off course almost immediately and winds up just another disappointing movie tie-in. The amount of content packaged in almost feels illusory at times, as the presentation gives the impression of a deeper experience. The Hall of Fame mechanic promotes tedium instead of overcoming challenge, and a lack of online multiplayer severely holds the content back. Tracks with no discernible identity and mechanics that feign complexity only serve to make Driven to Win feel even more like a blatant advertisement. With Mario Kart 8 already out for the Switch and better than ever, there's little reason to give Lightning McQueen the time of day.

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