The word of cars online

The World of Cars Online was an online computer game, previously available to play on the Disney Official Website.

The game was under development with Open Beta, which launched on March 1, 2010. There was a sneak peek of the World of Cars Online called the Test Track which started in October 2008 and ended in November 20, 2009 to make way for Open Beta. The first trailer for the game was released on the games site at August 13 2009.

According to the trailer, the game was originally going to open in Summer 2009, but due to some contrasts, it was postponed to 2010. From March to May 2010, the Open Beta took place to fix the latest bugs and prepare the official launch of the game. When the Open Beta ended and the game finally opened on June 29, 2010, each car was awarded 2,010 car-coins, a Founder’s plaque and an Open Beta plaque (For users who joined during the Open Beta).

In January 5, 2012, Disney announced the game would be closing, and finally closed in February 8, 2012.

Gameplay

Players can create an account, and then create a car — the player can customize their eyes and body color, name it with a variety of names and surnames given by the game system, and choose and customize their racing number. Once their car has been created, they can go into the counties of Radiator Springs — the town itself, Willy’s Butte, Fillmore’s Fields and Redhood Valley (the entrance to Tailfin Pass) which was added a few months later. There the player can roam around while chatting with other players, playing minigames and doing quests.

In race mode, the player can race with other people currently playing the game, or against the AI (Radiator Springs townsfolk or the Delinquent Road Hazards). Winning these will earn the player car-coins and race points, which can be collected to move on to bigger races if the player was a sponsored car.

There were other features such as badges, souvenirs and collectibles that did not affect gameplay. Cars 2: The Video Game had a special feature to link your World of Cars account to the game, which gave you awards in both games (rewards for the World of Cars, and earning spy points and unlocking characters in the Cars 2 game). There was a total of 5 awards. Since the servers have shutdown in 2012, a message saying you’re unable to communicate with Disney’s servers will appear.

For this subject’s main page, see Membership.

Sponsorship was the paid subscription in-game, which costed USD $5.95 a month. They could have gotten access to tons of extra things — unlimited customization in Radiator Springs buildings and your yard, starting your Racing career in Piston Cup races (named Pro tracks) and joining different sponsors. Due to the game closure, from January 5, 2012 to February 8, 2012, every player got free sponsorship. The very low number of paid members between June 2010 and December 2011 was one of the reasons the game closed.

Characters

• Lightning McQueen
• Mater
• Sally Carrera
• Doc Hudson (until summer 2011)
• Francesco Bernoulli (since summer 2011)
• Ramone
• Flo
• Luigi
• Guido
• Sheriff
• Chick Hicks
• Mack
• Fillmore
• Sarge
• Lizzie
• Red
• Boost
• DJ
• Wingo
• Snot Rod
• Tractors
• Frank
• Todd Marcus
• Floyd Mulvihill
• Rusty Cornfuel
• Slider Petrolski
• Lee Revkins
• Ruby Oaks
• Johnny Blamer
• Brush Curber
• Haul Inngas
• Kevin Shiftright
• Sage VanDerSpin
• Greg Candyman
• Ryan Shields

Locations

• Downtown Radiator Springs
• Willy’s Butte
• Fillmore’s Fields
• Redhood Valley

Never opened

• Tailfin Pass
• Wheel Well
• Tired Flats
• Overheat Peak
• Double Clutch Gulch
• Stanley’s Oasis
• Ornament Valley Alley

Tracks

There were 10 tracks which users were allowed to race on. Only sponsored cars could race in Piston Cup races.

Carburetor County

• Carburetor County Speedway
• Willy’s Butte Rally
• Fillmore’s Fields Rally
• Twistin Tailfin Trails

Pro tracks (Piston Cup)

• Tailgator Speedway
• Big Heartland Speedway
• Backfire Canyon Speedway
• Petroleum City Super Speedway
• Motor Speedway of the South
• Los Angeles International Speedway

Rewards

Race points

Race points were a rewarding system to unlock the Piston Cup races. You could have enough Race points for all Piston Cup races, but you still had to beat them in order of Race points to unlock the next one. After you beat Los Angeles International Speedway you will win the Piston Cup trophy, which you can use as an item in your yard. The limit of Race points a player could reach was 1,000,001 points.

• 60,000 points — Tailgator Speedway
• 200,000 points — Big Heartland Speedway
• 380,000 points — Backfire Canyon Speedway
• 640,000 points — Petroleum City Super Speedway
• 1,000,000 points — Motor Speedway of the South
• 1,000,001 points — Los Angeles International Speedway

Closing

The World of Cars Online was closed on February 8, 2012, just 9 days after another MMOG, LEGO Universe, closed. Disney is expected to refund up to $8,000 in membership fees that cannot be concluded with game time.

The game never picked up as much as other Disney MMORPG’s. The total member count was about 60,000. The majority of those members are inactive and unpaid. Many gamers began playing during Open Beta and left once payment was required to continue.

Many miss World of Cars Online. But, some people have asked, «Will you make a World of Cars 2?» Disney said that they wouldn’t, and that they recommend users to go to the official cars website.

Beta elements

For this subject’s list of beta elements, see The World of Cars Online/Beta elements.

A lot of content shown in trailers were cut in the final version of the game, such as adding buildings and roads in your yard and Tractor Tippin’ game.

Glitches

For this subject’s list of glitches, see The World of Cars Online/Glitches.

Staffs

For this subject’s list of staff (also known as Pit Crew), see Pit Crew.

Gallery

For this subject’s image gallery, see The World of Cars Online/Gallery.

Trivia

• The website domain was registered to Disney around March, 2008.
• In summer of 2011, the game was updated for Cars 2. Some of these updates included a World Grand Prix party, adding hidden spy-gadget shops around Radiator Springs, updating Lightning’s paint job, adding Francesco and removing Doc from the game. Before the update, Doc raced in Carburetor County Speedway and Willy’s Butte Rally, but after the update he was replaced by Sally and Sarge, respectively.
• Red could be seen driving from Radiator Springs to Redhood Valley, and Doc could be seen driving from Radiator Springs to Willy’s Butte and Redhood Valley. In Doc’s case, this happened until he was removed from the game.
• The oldest post about World of Cars Online was in August 1, 2006, on Joe Shochet’s website. This means the first designs of the game were made only two months after the first movie came out. And two years later the Test Track would take place.
• Redhood Valley didn’t exist when the game opened, there was just rocks blocking the entrance. When Sally got trapped (and rescued after that), the place was opened to the public.
• Number 69 was not allowed, as the 60’s stop at 68. This was considered by many as a very strict parental control.
• You could get Tractors to your backyard, they would drive around the place, unless you blocked them with items or by tipping them while they sleep.
• 5 months after the game closure, there was another game called Cars Land Racers, which used the same technology. However, it only lasted one year.
• According to a developer, the game costed $10 million budget to make.
• All the file names about the closure of the game include the word sunset, meaning the game was gonna «drive into the sunset».

Navigation

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«World of Cars» redirects here. For the franchise, see Cars (franchise).

The World of Cars Online
Developer(s)	Disney Interactive Studios
Publisher(s)	THQ
Designer(s)	The Walt Disney Company
Series	Cars
Engine	Adobe Flash Player
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Release	2008
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

The World of Cars Online was a virtual world racing video game based on the Cars film series. The game was under development with Open Beta, which launched on March 1, 2010.^[1] There was a sneak peek of the World of Cars called the Test Track which started in October 2008 and ended in November 2009 to make way for Open Beta.^[2] The site launched on June 29, 2010. Each car was given 2,010 coins, an Open Beta Participant Badge, and a Founder Badge. The game was closed down by Disney on February 8, 2012. ^[3][4]

Gameplay[edit]

The World of Cars Online allowed users to customize their own car, chat with other players, decorate their own yard, race against friends, and complete different quests with all of their favorite movie characters. There were also different mini games to earn coins such as Mater’s Tractor Tipping.^[5] As users explored and played games, they earned badges such as a Tractor Tipping Badge.^[6] The website also hinted that it might be possible to be other vehicles like trains and fire trucks.

Racing was a main component of the World of Cars Online. Besides racing for different quests against computer players, users were able to participate in multi-player racing against friends. Hazards were used to slow down other players behind you. Examples of Hazards would be an oil spill and a hay bale. Different Hazards were available to obtain from Sarge.^[7]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official Website archived on February 10, 2011

Мир автомобилей онлайн
Логотип
Разработчики)	Disney Interactive Studios
Издатель (ы)	THQ
Дизайнер (ы)	Компания Уолта Диснея
Ряд	Машины
Двигатель	Adobe Flash Player
Платформа (и)	Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X
Релиз	2008 г.
Жанр (ы)	Гонки
Режим (ы)	Мультиплеер

World of Cars Online — гоночная видеоигра в виртуальном мире, основанная насериале« Тачки ». Игра находилась в стадии разработки в рамках открытого бета-тестирования, которое стартовало 1 марта 2010 года. Был проведен предварительный обзор мира автомобилей под названием Test Track, который начался в октябре 2008 года и закончился в ноябре 2009 года, чтобы уступить место открытому бета-тестированию. Сайт был запущен 29 июня 2010 года. Каждой машине было вручено 2010 монет, значок участника открытого бета-тестирования и значок основателя. Игра была закрыта Disney 8 февраля 2012 года.

Геймплей

World of Cars Online позволяла пользователям настраивать свою машину, общаться с другими игроками, украшать свой двор, участвовать в гонках с друзьями и выполнять различные квесты со всеми своими любимыми персонажами фильмов. Были также различные мини-игры для заработка монет, такие как Mater ‘s Tractor Tipping. По мере того, как пользователи изучали и играли в игры, они получали значки, такие как значок опрокидывания трактора. Сайт также намекнул, что могли бы быть и другие транспортные средства, такие как поезда и пожарные машины.

Гонки были основной составляющей World of Cars Online. Помимо гонок на различные квесты против компьютерных игроков, пользователи могли участвовать в многопользовательских гонках против друзей. Опасности использовались, чтобы замедлить других игроков позади вас. Примерами опасностей могут быть разлив нефти и тюк сена. От Сарджа можно было получить различные опасности.

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внешние ссылки

• Официальный сайт заархивирован 10 февраля 2011 г.