The mode that the game revolves around is street mode. It includes a city that you are free to roam around in, but before you can, you have to buy and pimp out a ride. You're presented with a series of manufacturers to choose from, including Nissan, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Lexus and others. Honda is noticeably absent, but the cars available from the other manufacturers are nice and varied.

The main racing events are scattered around the city. Some require you to put money into the pot, while others merely have a horsepower requirement. Before the races, you can check out your opponents' cars and place wagers with them. After that, press start and it's time to race!

Don't get too excited though, as this is ironically the least fun part of this game. The biggest problem with the racing engine is that there is barely any sense of speed. I remember crashing and then after accelerating as fast as possible. I figured that I was maybe going 25-30mph, but when I took a look at the speedometer on the corner of the screen, I was seriously surprised. It said I was going in excess of 80 miles per hour! I've been giving some heavy thinking to what a racing game needs to offer-and I've concluded that sense of speed is definitely an important component.

After you're done racing and making some money, you're going to want to actually spend your money. This game will definitely let you spend money! Just head on over to the garage to upgrade your car-both aesthetically and performance-wise. While modding your car, you're able to press Y to check out the fully modeled engine, which is a very nice feature. Every time you choose a performance enhancing part, the full stats of your engine are shown. However, the problem is that it doesn't show you the increase or decrease from your past parts; you have to constantly shuffle back and forth between the old parts to see the difference. On top of all of that, while choosing parts, it takes a small amount of time to load. It's not a big problem when choosing a few parts, but once you get into modifying your car heavily, it can be really tedious.