This is a racing game in which players compete to become the greatest street racer in Ventura Bay, California. Players can customize their cars to compete in a variety of circuits and challenges (e.g., races, drifting events, time trials). During events, players sometimes encounter and flee from the police; players can deliberately crash into police cruisers and barricades to avoid being captured. Video footage sometimes depicts characters holding up their middle fingers (i.e., flipping the bird); the word "a*s" is also heard in the dialogue.