Although this game does have very odd handling, it proves to be exciting. Sporting the best looking and handling power-slides I've ever seen in a racer, it keeps me trying to improve my technique. The cops don't always go after you either. They also go after other racers as well. This game has the personality of Road Rash, reacting to any push, shove, or nudge used to provoke a driver.
Drivers hold a grudge.
Just because you bumped them in the beginning of the race doesn't mean they'll forget it at the end of the race. The thing I also like about this game is normal cars drive as they would in everyday life by wrecking into each other, cops, other racers, and, of course, you. The game sports very sophisticated artificial intelligence as far as predictability goes. The intersections are a favorable feature. Try flying through Washington DC at 150mph and avoiding being smashed in a four-lane intersection.