<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
versions	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
functionality	O
geared	O
towards	O
its	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
controller	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
again	O
controls	O
Lightning	O
McQueen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
Lightning	O
McQueen	O
is	O
instead	O
voiced	O
by	O
Keith	O
Ferguson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
console	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
versions	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
negative	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
presumably	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
open	O
world	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
and	O
Midnight	B-Device
Club	I-Device
and	O
features	O
ten	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
(	O
16	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
,	O
all	O
voiced	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
talent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
publisher	O
THQ	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
three	O
titles	O
from	O
Pixar	O
Animation	O
Studios	O
–	O
Finding	B-Application
Nemo	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Incredibles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cars	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
announced	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
THQ	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
shipping	O
out	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current-generation	O
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Rainbow	O
Studios	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Incinerator	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
7.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
7.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
and	O
7.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
65	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
54	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
73	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
71	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
70	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
releases	O
of	O
Cars	O
each	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
per	O
version	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
the	O
worst	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
incredibly	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
zoomed-in	O
camera	O
,	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
