The game received very mixed reviews from gaming publications. The Japanese magazine "Weekly Famitsu" gave the title a score of 28 out of 40, praising its graphics, usage of real cars and innovative driver's view perspective. The American magazine "Game Informer" and website GameZone also lauded the game's realistic car interiors and highly detailed environments, putting them on par with those of "Ridge Racer V" and "Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec". Still, Allgame noted the presence of a subtle shimmering effect in the graphics, an effect typically seen on early PlayStation 2 titles, while the American website Game Revolution found the graphics "severely jagged". The shimmering and jaggedness were also noted by GameSpot and the American website IGN, which did not feel they were that irritating.