The races take place in different destinations around the world, such as Hawaii, Japan, Australia, China, Africa, Egypt, Moscow, Germany, Italy, France, England, Mexico, New York City and Florida.

The cars now have the ability to perform stunts during races such as wheelies, that give short speed bursts, and aerial flips, which deduct seconds from the final race time, allowing for the player to achieve a better position in the records' table.

The Nintendo 64 version adds an extra track on the Moon, which is unlocked once the player reaches the end of the "Cruise the World" mode.

[4] The developers of this game sent artists on a round-the-world trip to digitally capture sights and major tourist attractions.

He praised the track design as being more elaborate and requiring more skill than its predecessor, but said the pop-in remains as bad as before.