<s>
Cars	B-Device
Mater-National	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2007	O
racing	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Cars	B-Device
Race-O-Rama	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
sometime	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Cars	B-Device
Mater-National	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
is	O
about	O
the	O
first	O
ever	O
Mater-National	B-Device
tournament	O
,	O
held	O
in	O
Radiator	O
Springs	O
by	O
Lightning	O
McQueen	O
and	O
Mater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Mater-National	B-Device
features	O
three	O
hub-worlds	O
;	O
Radiator	O
Springs	O
,	O
Ornament	O
Valley	O
,	O
and	O
Tailfin	O
Pass	O
-	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
redesigned	O
,	O
although	O
certain	O
areas	O
are	O
blocked	O
off	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
accessed	O
in	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
17	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
5	O
of	O
them	O
being	O
unlockable	O
and	O
2	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
guest	O
characters	O
from	O
Monsters	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Cars	B-Device
Mater-National	I-Device
has	O
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
6.8/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
cute	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
kid-friendly	O
"	O
but	O
never	O
made	O
into	O
5th	O
gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
69/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
58/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
63/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
67/100	O
.	O
</s>
