History VideoGame / Cars3DrivenToWin

* AnAesop: Mentioned by Lightning to Natalie in the opening cutscene:
-->'''Lightning [=McQueen=]:''' See, that's the problem, Natalie. You can't rely on numbers alone. Racing's something you have to feel and experience.

* NintendoHard: The Hard difficulty setting, mostly for the AIs.

''WesternAnimation/Cars3: Driven to Win'' is the seventh game in the ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'' franchise. The game was developed by Avalanche Software as their first game after their reopening[[note]]The developer was initially shut down in May 2016 after the cancellation of their ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'' series; they reopened in January 2017[[/note]] and released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/Xbox360 and UsefulNotes/WiiU on June 13, 2017. This is the first Disney-based game to not be published by Creator/DisneyInteractiveStudios after they were closed down in May 2016. Instead, it is published by Creator/WarnerBrosInteractiveEntertainment. It virtually uses the same gaming engine as ''VideoGame/Cars2''.

* DigitalDestruction: The Wii U and Switch releases have rather lower-quality animation than the UsefulNotes/PS3, UsefulNotes/PS4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne releases. Specifically the characters' eyes and decals are a bit pixelated and the backgrounds aren't shaded as much.

%%* EverybodyLaughsEnding: The game ends with this as Lightning, Cruz and Chick watch Jackson get beat up by Miss Fritter.

* GottaCatchEmAll: Specifically the goal for the player is to fulfill all skill checks, though they only need to collect 90 to face Storm.

** The game also features [[spoiler:Lightning [=McQueen=]'s "Fabulous" paint job]] as a playable character, which doesn't come in until the movie's final scene.

* The Thomasville Playground contains ten of Mack's Rust-eze hats in different places around the map that the player can collect. Grabbing all ten will unlock Mack as a playable racer.

%%* FinalBoss: Jackson is this in the form of his Master Event race.

%%* TimeTrial: The Best Lap Challenge mode is this.

* OffModel:
** For a strange reason, Lightning's usual model doesn't have the small #95 on his right cheek.
** During promotional shots advertising the "Lightning Storm Cruise", Cruz is in her pre-''Cars 3'' appearance before she became a racer.

** Next-generation Piston Cup racers Cam Spinner and Rich Mixon are not only promoted to playable characters, but [[SuddenlyVoiced also receive voice actors]].

* Battle Race: Racing [[RecycledInSpace but with weapons]].

'''''WesternAnimation/Cars3: Driven to Win''''' is the seventh game in the ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'' franchise. The game was developed by Avalanche Software as their first game after their reopening[[note]]The developer was initially shut down in May 2016 after the cancellation of their ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'' series; they reopened in January 2017[[/note]] and released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/Xbox360 and UsefulNotes/WiiU on June 13, 2017. This is the first Disney-based game to not be distributed by Creator/DisneyInteractiveStudios after going bankrupt in May 2016. Instead, it is distributed by Creator/WarnerBrosInteractiveEntertainment. It virtually uses the same gaming engine as ''VideoGame/Cars2''.

!!Tropes relating to this game:

* TheArtifact: The game's battle race mode heavily involves weapons like machine guns, bombs and oil being used to attack other racers; this is directly lifted from the ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'' video game. But while that game was justified in having weapon-based gameplay due to the movie it's based on being a spy thriller that actually did use said weapons, there's very little justification for this game to have weapon-based gameplay considering the [[WesternAnimation/Cars3 movie it's based on]] lacks the spy-theming. To the game's credit, though, the weapons have been redesigned to look more cartoonish.
* AlwaysNight: Arizona Sundown Run, Midnight Run, Thunder Hollow Destruction Derby, Florida International Speedway and Go Go Tokyo!.
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Both Lightning and Mater have alternate paint jobs (the former's [[spoiler: "Fabulous Lightning [=McQueen=]" Doc Hudson-esque]] getup and the latter's "Mater the Greater" getup) that can be unlocked by fulfilling certain requirements. Strangely, both paint jobs function as ''two separate characters''.

-->'''Lightning [=McQueen=]:''' See, that's the problem, Natalie. You can’t rely on numbers alone. Racing’s something you have to feel and experience.

* AscendedExtra: Natalie Certain has a much bigger role in the game than she had in the film. Here she's a playable character, and is one of the guests on the Chick's Picks monologue following an event.

* TheCameo: Sheriff, Fillmore, Sarge and Flo appear as spectators in the Radiator Springs races.

* EasterEgg: Pressing the left control stick will switch your car's headlights on and off. It doesn't have any major effect, it just illuminates your way through.

* EverybodyLaughsEnding: The game ends with this as Lightning, Cruz and Chick watch Jackson get beat up by Miss Fritter.
* FinalBoss: Jackson is this in the form of his Master Event race.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: The intro cutscene spoils [[spoiler:the defeat of Jackson Storm at the Florida 500.]]
** The game also features [[spoiler:Lightning [=McQueen=]'s "Fabulous" paint job]] as a playable character, which doesn't come in until the movie's final scene.

* NostalgiaLevel: Five tracks from the ''Cars 2'' videogame are unlockable with Skill Checks.

** Your car may show this expression if they’re overtaken by an AI.

* OffModel:
** For a strange reason, Lightning's usual model doesn't have the small #95 on his right cheek.
** During promotional shots advertising the "Lightning Storm Cruise", Cruz is in her pre-''Cars 3'' appearance before she became a racer.

* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Both Radiator Springs tracks take place in winter, just like in the film.

* TimeTrial: The Best Lap Challenge mode is this.

'''''WesternAnimation/Cars3: Driven to Win''''' is the seventh game in the ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'' franchise. The game was developed by Avalanche Software as their first game after their reopening[[note]]The developer was initially shut down in May 2016 after the cancellation of their ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'' series; they reopened in January 2017[[/note]] and released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/Xbox360 and UsefulNotes/WiiU on June 13, 2017. This is the first Disney-based game to not be distributed by Creator/DisneyInteractiveStudios after going bankrupt in May 2016. Instead, it is distributed by Creator/WarnerBrosInteractiveEntertainment.

* [[WesternAnimation/CarsToons Mater the Greater]] (can be unlocked by beating him in the Stunt Showcase Master-Level challenge)

* Battle Race: Racing '''[-[[RecycledInSpace but with weapons.]]-]'''
* Stunt Showcase: Doing as many air tricks as possible to get the most points.
* Takedown: Getting the most points as possible by taking down Crash Karts.

* Thomasville Playground: Where you can do stunts and tricks, play minigames or just cruise around.

* Mater the Greater (can be unlocked by beating him in the Stunt Showcase Master-Level challenge)

* TheArtifact: The game's gameplay heavily involves weapons like machine guns, bombs and oil being used to attack other racers; this is directly lifted from the ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'' video game. But while that game was justified in having weapon-based gameplay due to the movie it's based on being a spy thriller that actually did use said weapons, there's very little justification for this game to have weapon-based gameplay considering the [[WesternAnimation/Cars3 movie it's based on]] lacks the spy-theming.

-->'''Lightning [=McQueen=]:''' See, that’s the problem, Natalie. You can’t rely on numbers alone. Racing’s something you have to feel and experience.

** Next-generation Piston Cup racers Cam Spinner and Rich Mixon are not only promoted to playable characters, but also receive voice actors.

* BossBattle: Each of the four Master Level events consist of your car competing against another, with Jackson Storm’s event as the FinalBoss.

--> '''Cruz Ramirez''': Top notch? Hey, I beat you once, Jackson, and I'll do it again!

** Many to ''Cars 2: The Video Game'':
*** The controls are exactly the same, like side bashing, backwards driving and two-wheel driving.

*** Battle racing returns, albeit with slightly different weapons (the Rocket, Triple Rockets, Rapid Fire and Road Mine are the only ones adapted from ''2'').
*** The Takedown mode has a similar premise to the Attack mode from ''2''.

** Some of Cruz’s lines are callbacks to ''Cars 3'' when she was a trainer.
* TheCameo: Sheriff, Fillmore and Sarge appear as spectators in the Radiator Springs races.
** Demolition derby participants High Impact, Broadside, Bill and Airborne appear driving around in Thunder Hollow Speedway.

* DeathGlare: Sometimes your car will give one of these, though it’s with determination rather than malice.
* DigitalDestruction: The Wii U and Switch releases have rather lower-quality animation than the UsefulNotes/PS3, UsefulNotes/PS4 and UsefulNotes/XBoxOne releases. Specifically the characters’ eyes and decals are a bit pixelated and the backgrounds aren’t shaded as much.
* EasterEgg:
** Pressing the left control stick will switch your car’s headlights on and off. It doesn’t have any major effect, it just illuminates your way through.

* IncomingHam: Miss Fritter’s unleashes one in the intro to her Master Event:
-->'''Miss Fritter:''' Not so fast!\\

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Due to having a different voice actor, Lightning almost completely loses his minimal southern accent.

* ShiftingSandLand: Both versions of Arizona’s Copper Canyon Speedway, as well as the Radiator Springs Red Dirt Derby.

* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Both Radiator Springs tracks take place in winter.

* TerseTalker: Like in the film, Dr. Damage only speaks using a siren's imitation "Wee-oo-wee-oo".

* Battle Race: Racing '''[-[[RecycledInSpace BUT WITH WEAPONS!]]-]'''

* TheBusCameBack: This is Sally's first appearance in a Cars video game since [[VideoGame/{{Cars}} the very first one]].

** Many to Cars 2: The Video Game:

** The four racers in the Thunder Hollow Speedway can easily be recognized as [[http://worldofcarsdrivein.wikia.com/wiki/High_Impact High Impact]], [[http://worldofcarsdrivein.wikia.com/wiki/Broadside Broadside]], [[http://worldofcarsdrivein.wikia.com/wiki/Bill Bill]] and [[http://worldofcarsdrivein.wikia.com/wiki/Airbone Airborne]]. Bill also takes part in the Master-Level Battle Race event.

* GenkiGirl: Cruz Ramirez. And it ''shows''.
--> '''Cruz Ramirez''': ''[[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl AAH!]]'' I still can’t believe I get to do this!

* ICanSeeMyHouseFromHere: Whenever Junior Moon jumps from a really high height.

** The game also features [[spoiler:Lightning [=McQueen=]'s "Fabulous" paint job]] as a playable character, which doesn't come in until the movie's final scene!

* NostalgiaLevel: Five tracks from the Cars 2 videogame are unlockable with Skill Checks.

* SuddenlyVoiced: Cam Spinner and Rich Mixon didn't have any lines the film, but do here.

* TheVoiceless: Unlike the previous games, Guido doesn't speak. He doesn't even make any noises!

* AlohaHawaii: Both versions of the Fireball Beach and Florida International Speedway tracks.

* {{Irony}}: Seeing the Creator/WarnerBros logo every time the game starts is surreal to those who know about Disney and Warner Bros. being industry rivals. This was far from the only time Warner Bros. worked with Disney to some capacity though, case in point ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''.

* TheSpeechless: Unlike the previous games, Guido doesn't speak. He doesn't even make any noises!

* TheArtifact: This game uses the same mechanics as the ''Cars 2'' game, but while that game had the spy theme to justify the weapons, explosions and other tricks, it's rather odd to see them kept despite the comparatively down-to-earth tone this game has.

* [[spoiler:Fabulous Lightning [=McQueen=]]](added via update)

* [[spoiler:Fabulous Lightning [=McQueen=]]]

* DigitalDestruction: The Wii U and Switch releases have rather lower-quality animation than the PS3, PS4 and XBoxOne releases. Specifically the characters’ eyes and decals are a bit pixelated and the backgrounds aren’t shaded as much.

** The four racers in the Thunder Hollow Speedway can easily be recognized as [[http://worldofcarsdrivein.wikia.com/wiki/High_Impact High Impact]], [[http://worldofcarsdrivein.wikia.com/wiki/Broadside Broadside]], [[http://worldofcarsdrivein.wikia.com/wiki/Bill Bill]] and [[http://worldofcarsdrivein.wikia.com/wiki/Airbone Airborne]].
* CloneArmy: The Master-Level takedown event to unlock Chick Hicks requires you to take down a hundred Chick Hicks clones in the span of five minutes.

* WhatTheHellHero: Side-bashing an opponent will cause them to yell at you this way.

* EasterEgg: Pressing the left control stick will switch your car’s headlights on and off. It doesn’t have any major effect, it just illuminates your way through.