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Cars 2

Cars 2 is a Plug It In & Play Racing Video Game based on the Disney/Pixar movie released by Jakks Pacific in 2011. The steering wheel controller has a key on/off switch, drift buttons, and horn button.

31 December 2011

Cars 2 is a video game developed by Jakks Pacific, released 31 December 2011 on Plug & Play.

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What Cars 2 is

Cars 2 was developed by Jakks Pacific and released in 2011. It is available on Plug & Play only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Cars 2 is a Plug It In & Play Racing Video Game based on the Disney/Pixar movie released by Jakks Pacific in 2011. The steering wheel controller has a key on/off switch, drift buttons, and horn button.
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Where it sits in the Cars series

Cars 2 is the 23rd of 28 entries we hold in the Cars series. The next entry was Cars in 2013.

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What it launched against

Cars 2 launched on 31 December 2011, within three weeks of Age of Empires III: Complete Collection, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Released around the same time: Age of Empires III: Complete Collection, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Quick answers

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When did Cars 2 come out?
Cars 2 was released on 31 December 2011 for Plug & Play.