After I started up the races, things did got a lot more interesting, and the question of what happens next is enough to keep playing. If you enjoy racing games, with a bit of driving around shooting things thrown in, you might very well like Vangers although it is more story drive, sort of like an RPG, than most typical racers. Graphics, Sound, etc. With a few exceptions, most of the terrain looks pretty much the same, though the colors change with the cycle you are in. It's not that the visual are terrible, but they aren't up to par with other recent games.
Sound effects are pretty good.
You hear different effects like someone firing at you and when you run over some beebs. The game manual is extremely helpful for the single player game, and without going through it you are going to be lost when you start a new game for the first time. The multiplayer section is pretty thin and doesn't much detail beyond simple starting instructions. Also included is a map of the first world that helps a lot when you are trying to find your way back and forth the first few times. One for the Road is an O.K. game.