This game is a buggy mess, and adds significantly more to the game compared to the original arcade cabinet version. It is these parts not playable in the arcade version where the bugs are most significant. One of the most noticeable and biggest bugs in this game is that it is extremely common for the music in these new tracks to loop incorrectly to outright stutter, making for a jarring experience to the ears while racing on them.

When I saw the professional review scores on this game they didn't seem to match the expected price that this game still sells for so I decided to check it out. My perception is it is unfairly underrated but does require some caution. The first thing I'd like to say is this game is not nearly as bad as the professional reviews suggest. Their scores suggest the game is broken to the point of unplayability and I'd say that is definitely not the case. I was expecting massive fps slowdowns and other glitches and to be honest I didn't encounter any however I didn't try all the tracks either. Yes the graphics are not as much as the ps2 can showcase and could use a lot of improvement but this is essentially an arcade game and the style of arcade racers is pretty much what you see here. That said I do agree the graphics can get a bit chaotic at times but honestly they are only distracting not game breaking. What I want to warn in this review is that this game is pretty much an arcade game and is not very deep. As with many of the "got bored quick" comments I can also verify that feeling. I'd imagine this game would be perfect for the 5-9 year old crowd (or whatever age kids are into cartoons). The games are short and the controls are pretty forgiving. I checked out the settings from easy, normal to hard and they are pretty much the same there is a difference but pretty subtle overall. Had there been a larger difference making this game harder and appealing to older players I'd have upscaled my rating to a 7/10. Being an arcade racer with short games (2min) you can appreciate that adults will get bored of this extremely fast. Unfortunately adults reviewed this game and that's why I think the ratings are out to lunch. If you were to ask 5-9 year olds what they think I'd bet they love it **** I think that explains why the prices on this game are still not so bad considering it's a cd based ps2 game from 2000. I think if you are in the age bracket I mentioned you will enjoy the game and won't if you are not. Personally I don't mind a brainless arcade racing game here and there. Back in the day you use to pay 25 cents for roughly 2 minutes of game. I miss those days and still find this game to be in par with that, if not even cheaper all in, so I'm happy to have this style/category game in my possession. If I have young guests over they can be entertained with this simple to play game. I remember back in the day visiting as a kid and games like these helped pass that dreadful time going with your parents visiting god knows who and being stuck there only to find out they had a gaming system to save the day lol.