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BURBANK, Calif. – (October 19, in the year of our Lord 2010) – Disney Interactive Studios today announced that Cars Toon: Mater’s Tall Tales exclusively for Wii™ is now available in North American retail stores. A follow up to last year’s hit, Toy Story Mania! also on Wii, Cars Toon:  Mater’s Tall Talesis part of the Mania! line of games, featuring fast-paced, multiplayer, family fun.  This captivating game is as fun to watch as it is to play and will engage up to four players of all ages.

Cars Toon: Mater’s Tall Tales features a large collection of pick-up-and-play games inspired by Disney•Pixar’s popular Mater’s Tall Tales animated short series. “We’re very excited to bring our favorite characters’ from the Cars world into family living rooms,” said Jay Ward, Cars franchise guardian at Pixar Animation Studios. “Imagine being a part of one of Mater’s Tall Tales – that’s the kind of interactive and inventive play this game delivers.”

Cars Toon: Mater’s Tall Tales brings Mater together with Lightning McQueen and the Cars gang for a new set of adventures, capturing the endearing sense of humor of everyone’s favorite tow truck. Players will join Mater and his pals as they relive the wild stories he conjures up about hilariously unpredictable events that may or may not have taken place.

“In Cars Toon: Mater’s Tall Tales, players will experience the fun and humor of Mater’s Tall Tales through hours of fun and exciting Mania! gameplay,” said Craig Relyea, senior vice president of global marketing, Disney Interactive Studios. “The game rewards both competitiveness and cooperation and the immersive storytelling experiences are appropriate for family members of all ages.”

Cars Toon: Mater’s Tall Tales for Wii allows family and friends to experience Mater’s Tall Tales with a Mania! twist.  The game features more than 30 levels of play involving a variety of cooperative and competitive mini-games, designed to fully utilize the Wii controls. Offering a large collection of games that will get everyone in the living room off of the couch, players will experience death-defying stunts in “Mater the Greater,” run with the bulls in “El Materdor” or appreciate the heroism of a fire truck in “Rescue Squad Mater,” plus many more!

With up to four players at once, Mania! video games reward competitive and cooperative play among players and features immersive storytelling experiences hosted by beloved characters that are appropriate for all ages.

Published by Disney Interactive Studios, Cars Toon: Mater’s Tall Tales is rated E for everyone with comic mischief by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) with a suggested retail price of $49.99. 

For more information, please visit http://www.disney.com/carsvideogames.