The game is based on the 1998 DreamWorks Animation film Antz.

The game was released in 2002 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation 2.

[citation needed] The Game Boy Advance version of Antz Extreme Racing was developed by Magic Pockets and released on 20 November 2002.

Antz Extreme Racing is set in each of the four temperate seasons and has four different types of races: driving, flying on the backs of insects, running, and snowboarding or surfing.

[6][7] IGN's Ivan Sulic and GameSpy's Michael Nam both criticized the game for its lacking personality and repetitive gameplay and for offering nothing new to the racing game genre.