In Neo Drift Out: New Technology, players race through various tracks in high-speed cars, competing against other drivers.

Neo Drift Out: New Technology received positive reviews upon release, with many praising its smooth gameplay and challenging AI opponents.

[2] To start things off, the player chooses between three Japanese rally-spec vehicles—the Mitsubishi Lancer, the Subaru Impreza, and the Toyota Celica—which vary with their Speed, Control, and Body stats.

[6] AllGame's Paul Biondich praised its intuitive but difficult-to-master gameplay and speed but criticized the audiovisual presentation for being standard and uninspired.

[3] MAN!AC's Andreas Knauf reviewed the Neo Geo CD version and commended its fast gameplay but regarded the sound design as "unimportant" and the graphics to be better than the original Drift Out.