Really good example of a pre Tony Hawk extreme sports game. Back before the genre had any sort of expectations. No trick based scoring, no grinding, no punk soundtrack, and gameplay more reminiscent of Cruisn over anything else. I love it though! The game feels really good to control and punching someone in the face after they try to pass me is so much fun. I was also a really big fan of the Metroidvania style of gameplay which was a complete shock for a game like this. Early on in the game it will be extremely hard to come close to first and some of the gates on the track and other obstacles will be impossible to get through or just really hard unless you pay money to get a better vehicle. It's a really fun way of progression and it kept me way interested in playing the game when I wasn't cracking the top 5 in every race. I feel like an issue with modern racing games comes from how easy it is to get 1st, but when games make it impossible to win every race, it adds more of an incentive to get better and work towards that goal. There is an amazing sense of reward in this game that isn't seen enough in other games. I really loved this game, and considering the hilariously bad name change after they lost the ESPN license, it was still a fun time. Looking forward to playing the sequels.