This takes me back to a happy place man. As a child I spent countless hours on this little hidden gem. It honestly holds up rather well. The open world is one to one on point with the film, and it is a real treat if you enjoyed that film for sure, not just being able to drive around the town, but they even included the map at night where all the lights are on. It's very pretty.

The story isn't anything crazy but it has ALL of the same voice actors. Even Paul Newman came back which is insane. So it adds authenticity to the game.

The controls are tight and responsive. It has a killer soundtrack. The maps are generally pretty fun, even the levels have good variety with different characters and goals.

It can for sure get repetitive. Some of the races are too long (or maybe you don't go that fast which is the issue) the Piston Cup races in particular are long. They still have some excitement to them but I think they're missing something.

The difficulty setting is cute. You have to put in the code "CHMPION" or something like that to make the races harder.

It has a decent amount of unlocks and content. Artwork, different skins and colors for the cars.

It is not a perfect game but one that I will always love. I credit it for my current taste in music. The soundtrack was really something special.