front to back fun and awesome. controls so tightly and satisfyingly it's absurd. i never expected to get emotional and nearly cry playing a racing game of all things, but man that colin mcrae tribute (combined with the frequent voices of ken block and dave mirra) really got to me. i love how much style this has, too. the visual presentation is just awesome, and the soundtrack is so of-the-time but also great in its own right. and i love how hearing ken block call me awesome makes me feel like a giddy child.

couple things i'm not keen on. the trophy truck/dune buggy races i just do not enjoy. plus the people in this game would look out of place in a PS2 game, never mind a 360 game