My son is Lightening McQueen mad - in fact every single Christmas present he is receiving this year is based around the Disney character, so when my mother saw this game she decided she had to get it for him. You can get this game for many different computer consoles, but we have got the Wii so it was bought for that. My son had never used the Wii before, but picked this up easily!! There are a few different game modes once you get into the menus. The first is story mode. In this mode Lightening McQueen is trapped in Radiator Springs, as in the film, and has to drive around, collecting bonus points and playing different bonus games, ...  Read the complete review

Disney's Cars was a hit when it was released a few years ago as a film. Naturally, it wasn't long before computer consoles started to get licences to make games based on the films, and the Wii was no exception. Now available for anywhere from £10 to £20, Cars on the Wii promised to be a fun driving game for kids to play on the Wii. However, its age guidance of 3 years and above factors in suitability and not skill factor, as the often over sensitive controls tend to cause frustration and annoyance for some of the games involved. Essentially, the storyline is sort of followed, with Lightning McQueen (voiced Owen Wilson), the latest race car on the ...  Read the complete review

My kids really loved this game, but they'd love anything with Lightning McQueen on it. They needed a lot of help to play it, though - the main menu, to select races, is done in the form of Radiator Springs. This is a really cute idea, but unfortunately, if you're 6, it just makes life hard. My older boy spent a *lot* of time just driving around, frustrated and annoyed, trying to find a race to have. I don't think I really got the hang of navigating the town, either, to be fair, but I was less interested than he was. The racing itself is nicely done, and my kids really loved it. I don't think they'd play it for that long though - I think this is one ...  Read the complete review