 Reviewers felt the game had an extremely high degree of difficulty. GamePro's reviewer cited overly skilled AI racers and poor collision detections as reasons to avoid Jet Moto. Several reviewers cited the games graphics as a down point in the game, although GameSpot's review of the PC port praised the 3Dfx support. Electric Playground also compared it to Wave Race 64, but called the game "light on the great graphics".
