"Official Xbox Magazine UK" gave the game a perfect ten, 1UP.com gave it an A-, and "Edge" and "VideoGamer.com" both gave it 9 out of 10. TeamXbox gave the game an 8.4, citing that it was more of "the same" and that Bizarre should move on to bigger and better things. "Game Informer" gave it an 8.75, stating that the game "has blown its own doors off and finally grown from being a bite-sized, almost niche racer into a full-fledged experience that all racing fanatics should enjoy."