Cars 2 World Grand Prix Read and Race for iPad app review

Cars 2 World Grand Prix Read and Race

Price: $6.99 (as of 3/22/13, marked down to $0.99)

Cars 2 World Grand Prix Read and Race by Disney is an interactive reading and racing game for your iPad. The regular price is $6.99 but it’s marked down to $0.99 right now, so get it while the price is lowered!

If your kids like the Cars franchise from Disney, they’ll like this iPad app. They’ll get to read along as the racers drive through Japan, Italy, England, and Radiator Springs. The story re-tells the Cars 2 plotline.

The app has pit stops where you get to build your own team of race cars. After the story, you get to race alongside Francesco Bernoulli, Lightning McQueen, and other race stars on two race courses.

Features of the game include Disney movie images and animations, read-along text highlighting, multiple reading modes, tap-and-play interactive items, and device-tilting racing technology. You will enjoy 3D race car customization options, professional narration, and the ability to save and email your favorite car designs.

The reading modes are Read to Me, Auto-Turn Pages, Younger Reader Mode, and Record Your Own Voice.

Cars 2 World Grand Prix Read and Race was updated to Version 2.2 on December 24, 2012. The update made minor bug fixes. The app is available in nine languages. The current version has 26 customer ratings with an average of 3.5 out of five stars.

I think that all aspects of this game add up to make an adequate app, although the story by itself is kind of light on interactive aspects. I’d definitely recommend you pay $0.99 for this app, but not the full price.

For: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad with iOS 4.0 or later.