Needless to say, game players cannot duplicate the caliber of artwork found in Jet Grind Radio, which is rather impressive, using this art program. The art program doesn't allow users to produce fine lines or fill in areas automatically, which causes created artwork to have an unrefined, rough appearance. The standard levels allow the user to invade opposing gang's turfs and challenges the gamer to cover enemy gang's graffiti with graffiti from the user's gang, the GG's. The character can also search the area for graffiti icons, which adds new art to the player's arsenal. During standard levels the user is working against a time limit and at specific points in the level, based on the amount of accomplishment, resistance is deployed.
Resistance comes in the form of opposing gang members and police.
The police send foot soldiers that grab onto the character and bean the character with night clubs, helicopters that attempt to bomb the character, tanks, motorcycles, officers armed with tear gas, and a detective with an itchy trigger finger. During Challenge stages other skaters will challenge the gamer to a race, to mimic their movements, etc. If the user successfully completes the challenge the skater that issued the challenge is added to the GG's stable. Boss battles place the user against opposing gang members. The object of the Boss stage is to race after these gang members and tag their backs, or spray paint each gang member's back a predetermined number of times to disable them.