Cars Lightning Speed Kid’s Race Car Game

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Cars Lightning Speed Racing Game for Kids Game Play Instructions

• Starting the Game
  • As soon as the game loads, an opening animation featuring Lightning McQueen plays.
  • Toggle the game’s audio by selecting the red sound button on the upper right corner of the screen.
  • Click on the play button to proceed.
  • Start off by selecting a three-letter name.
    • Your initials will work fine for this purpose.
  • The interactive tutorial will begin shortly.
    • In tutorial mode, you will play a brief race against Lightning McQueen.
  • Once you’ve passed through the tutorial, you will proceed to the game proper.
• Game Controls
  • Desktop
    • Use the mouse and left click on items to navigate.
    • Use the arrow keys to move left and right
  • Touchscreen devices
    • Although this game might work on mobile devices, it was primarily designed for desktop computers with a connected keyboard.
• Game Play
  • Interactive tutorial
    • After selecting your name, you will start with a friendly training race against Lightning McQueen
    • Lightning will briefly introduce you to the basics of the game.
    • As you race, he will interrupt the game to teach you the basic principles of each race.
      • Navigation
        • Your car automatically moves forward.
        • Move side to side to avoid obstacles and stay on the road.
      • Boost
        • Collect lightning bolts and just keep driving to earn a boost.
        • A boost will give you immense speed for a brief time.
        • Collecting boosts is essential to beating the top two races, which include Lightning McQueen himself.
      • Obstacles
        • Hitting obstacles such as road blocks will slow you down and diminish your boost.
      • Race placement
        • Your placement in the race rankings is displayed on the top left corner of the screen.
    • Note that there are game play elements that will only come to play in actual races. Like Doc Hudson before him, he won’t tell you all the tricks.
      • These include puddles, which impede navigation by blocking your view.
      • Driving off of the road will also slow you down considerably.
    • You can replay the tutorial at any time by selecting the pause button and selecting the traffic cone button.
  • Options
    • Click on the red gear icon on the upper right corner to open the options menu.
    • The options menu includes the following controls:
      • License plate button: Change your name.
      • Speaker button: Toggle the game’s audio.
      • Traffic cone button: Start the tutorial.
      • Difficulty switch: Choose between rookie and professional.
        • Rookie mode has easier driving controls.
        • It also makes you boost faster.
  • Customization mode
    • Use this ode to customize your player character.
    • Select a vehicle model (which is free)
    • Upgrade your vehicle’s visual appearance and mechanical performance. Options include the following:
      • Paint: Changes the color of your car.
      • Stickers:
      • Engine tune-ups
      • Kits: Optimizes your car for country-specific terrain.
    • Engine tune-ups and kits have a ramping cost.
    • Your upgrades do not carry over to another car.
  • Tracks
    • The game has 20 tracks spread out over five nations (U.S.A., Brazil, Japan, Germany, and Italy)
    • Each country has 4 available track.
    • In single mode, you must race one track to unlock the next two, then play both tracks to unlock the fourth.
  • Races
    • The typical race
      • Before you begin a race, Lightning suggests equipping yourself with a themed kit for the track.
      • All races start with 9 contestants, including your character.
      • Each race has a corresponding number of laps.
      • Beat all 8 other racers to win.
    • Single Mode
      • These serve as sandbox practice races.
      • They are ideal for helping you learn the ropes
      • Single races are also a good way to make money for upgrades.
    • Career Mode
      • This is the game’s story mode.
      • Compete and win in several races spread over eight tournaments
        • Beginner’s Cup
        • Advanced Cup
        • Brazil Cup
        • Japan Cup
        • Germany Cup
        • Italy Cup
        • U.S.A. Cup
        • World Cup
      • Each tournament has 4 tracks each. Career mode has a grand total of 32 different tracks.
  • Tips
    • Don’t be too disappointed with third place, at least for the first few times.
    • Focus on collecting tool boxes for money.
      • Use this money to upgrade your car.
    • Improve your techniques in one country’s race tracks before moving onto the next.
      • Keep making improvements in Single Mode before entering Career Mode.
    • Minimize crashing and veering off the road to maintain speed.
    • Collect as many lightning tokens as possible to gain speed.
      • This becomes especially important when vying for first and second place.
      • Sometimes, you can only win a race by a nose.
• Target Audience
  • This game is suited for older children to adults and for fans of racing games.
  • This game has no adult content.

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CardGames.pro published this Cartoon Racing on August 5, 2021