Cars 2: World Grand Prix and Race

AppMATes
Company	Disney Mobile
Updated	August 28, 2013
Version	2.1.0
Size	357 MB

Cars 2 AppMATes was a mobile toys-to-life game developed by Spin Master, exclusively for the Apple iPad. The game was promoted as a digital play mat, and its slogan was to "explore the world of Radiator Springs" with racing and other mini games. The game was released on September 29, 2011, the game got removed from the App Store in 2018, but if the user has the game in their app library and an iPad running iOS 10.3.4 or below, they can still download and play it.

Games own bio

AppMATes turn your iPad into a virtual play mat with innovative technology that brings the world of Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2 to life! When combined with AppMATes toys, players can EXPLORE, PLAY, and CUSTOMIZE in endlessly fun ways. The toys work safely and seamlessly with iPads. Simply place an AppMATes toy on the iPad and the integrated sensors automatically detect each character. Each on screen character reacts to the physical toys in unique ways. Drive around, race, and collect hubcaps to acquire gadgets and upgrade your virtual car.

Gameplay

In Cars 2 AppMATes players were able to visit,race and do challenges Radiator Springs by using a AppMATes toy, players did these activites to earn hubcaps, and use these hubcaps to purchase new gear ,tires, horns and play Carcade games. If the player didn’t have a toy, they could have taken “Paper Lightning” for a free test drive. The player could also do the same thing in Tokyo, if he paid the in-app purchase.

In-app Purchases

The game had in-app purchase like most mobile games does,

Digital Toys

Digital Toys was a feature in the game, which allowed player to buy a character and play as it. This is a list of known Digital Toys and their price.

• Fillmore - $0.99
• Lightning - $1.99
• Luigi - $0.99
• Mater - $1.99
• Holley - $0.99
• Rod - $0.99
• Tokyo Mater - $1.99
• Francesco - $1.99
• Finn - $1.99
• Dragon Lightning McQueen - $1.99
• Kabuto - $0.99
• Shu - $0.99

Minigames

The game had 5 minigames in total, 3 of them were paid access those being,

• Space Escape - $1.99
• Gridlock - $0.99
• Tokyo Wheels of Fury - $2.99 (Players could play it when they reach Tokyo)

Tokyo

The player could have visited Tokyo for $2.99, this was the most expensive in-app purchase in the game.

Versions

Version 1.0.1

Version 1.0.1 was the launch version of the game. Version 1.0.1 released September 29, 2011 for iPad 2 exclusively, this version also only supported English.

Version 1.0.3

Version 1.0.3 featured Francesco and Shu Todoroki as playable characters, with the release of this version. This version supported all iPad devices, Radiator Springs also got a Halloween update. Version 1.0.3 got launched on October 21, 2011.

Version 1.1.0

Version 1.1.0 gave the game a new race track, and two new games in the Carcade building, Speed Attack and Wheels of Fury! It is also known that couple new gears got added to the game. Version 1.1.0 got launched on November 18, 2011.

Version 1.1.1

Version 1.1.1 gave Radiator Springs winter theme map update and brought the game a new feature, digital toys. Fillmore, Luigi, Mater and Lightning McQueen were now available through in-app purchase as playable characters. Version 1.1.1 got launched on December 1, 2011.

Version 1.1.2

Version 1.1.2 brought the game 5 new playable characters, Holley Shiftwell, Finn McMissile, Francesco Bernoulli, Shu Todoroki and Rod Redline were now available through in-app purchase as playable characters. Version 1.1.2 got launched on January 21, 2012.

Version 2.0.0

Version 2.0.0 got released on April 4, 2012, this was the biggest update the game had. This update brought a new open world map, 3 new minigames, 7 new races, 13 new missions and activities, 35 new gadgets and upgrades and 3 New Digital Toys in the Digital Store, AppMATes also now supported high resolution graphics on the new iPad (iPad 3) with this update, It is unknown if the German and French language support was added in this update, it is known that they weren't in the game when it launched with 1.0.1

Version 2.1.0

Version 2.1.0 released August 28, 2013, the update had some minor bug fixes and optimized the performance, this version now required IOS 6.0 or later, in the appstore page, it said that the games size was 357 MB in version 2.1.0, this was the last update the game had.

Characters

An individual figure, called an AppMATe, is similar in scale to a Mini Adventures vehicle by Mattel. In the US, they have metal buttons. In the UK, they have magnetic studs.

Playable

• Lightning McQueen
• Mater
• Finn McMissile
• Holley Shiftwell
• Francesco Bernoulli
• Shu Todoroki
• Paper Lightning
• Kabuto
• Luigi
• Fillmore
• Rod "Torque" Redline

Non-playable

• Rod "Torque" Redline
• Sarge
• Raoul ÇaRoule
• Tractors
• Okuni
• Edamame Tsashimi
• Daisu Tsashimi
• Victor Hugo
• Grem
• Ramone
• Jeff Gorvette
• Ted Tredsky
• Flo
• Luigi
• Max Schnell
• Nigel Gearsley
• Miguel Camino
• Zen Master
• Chuki
• Carla Veloso
• The Japanese Coast Guard

Unreleased

• Tormentor (Found in Game Files)
• McMean (Found in Game Files)

Locations

• Radiator Springs
• Tokyo

Gallery

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  The Old app icon

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  Loading Screen

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  Paper Lightning

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  Tokyo Map Launch

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  Digital Store

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  Ted Tresky bio

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  Add for the toys in AppStore

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  Adds after 2012 in AppStore

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  Mater being used

Products

Photo	Characters	Item #	Box	MPN	UPC	Ref.
	Lightning McQueen™ Holley Shiftwell™	T26150		20049847	7 78988 95452 2	[1]
	Mater™ Finn McMissile™			20049848	7 78988 95453 9	[2]
	Shu Todoroki™ Francesco Bernoulli™			20049953	7 78988 95548 2	[3]
	Lightning McQueen™	T26152		20051780	7 78988 96774 4	[4]
	Mater™	?		20053491	7 78988 98236 5	[5]

International

Photo	Characters	Item #	Box	MPN	UPC	Ref.
	Lightning McQueen™	?	Image needed	?	7 78988 01706 7	[6][7]
	Mater™ Finn McMissile™	T26150	Image needed	?	7 78988 01708 1	[8][9]
	Lightning McQueen™ Holley Shiftwell™		Image needed	?	7 78988 01710 4	[10][11]
	Lightning McQueen™ Holley Shiftwell™	?		?	7 78988 98257 0	[12]
	Mater™ Finn McMissile™	?	Image needed	?	7 78988 98258 7	[13]
	Shu Todoroki™ Francesco Bernoulli™	?	Image needed	?	7 78988 98259 4	[14]
	Lightning McQueen™	T26152	Image needed	20054763	7 78988 98281 5	[15][16]

Trivia

• The Luxo Ball makes an appearance in Radiator Springs.
• Even though Francesco and Shu came out in 2011, they weren't advertised as a part of the line till 2012.
• The app marks Okuni's first speaking role.
• Shu Todoroki does not speak if he is the player's opponent during races.
• After the tutorial is finished, Rod Redline was never seen in the game again as a NPC.
• Game had 3 different save files that you could play.
• There were also left handed controls available in settings.
• Ramone had 7 different paintjobs that would change each time you open the game.
• Radiator Springs Curious is placed falsely in the game, mostly it is made so that players can see the front of the building and not just the side of it.
• The road that leads to Tailfin Pass is replaced by a lake.
• Like The World of Cars Online, this game also called its development team "Pit Crew"
• AppMATes was Disney's first attempt at making a toys to life game.
• AppMATes was the first Cars game that allowed players to free roam Tokyo.
• AppMATes was the last open-world cars game to come out.