Gameplay involves players racing their choice of Ferrari through a selection of fifteen stages in the shortest time possible.

OutRun Online was taken down from PlayStation Network in October 2010 and was removed from Xbox Live Arcade in December 2011 due to the expiration of their contract with Ferrari.

[2] In OutRun Online Arcade, the player navigates a car from a rear third-person perspective to race through a selection of fifteen stages.

In addition to attempting to complete certain stages, a passenger riding in the player's vehicle will frequently request certain stunts and actions.

These requests can include passing cars, drifting around bends, driving through marked lanes, knocking over cones, and avoiding crashes into objects for as long as possible.

[7] To promote the game, Sega Europe held a contest in which the winner of a race would receive a trip to Maranello, Italy, where Ferraris are manufactured.

[8] The game was released for the Xbox 360 on April 15, 2009, and was part of Microsoft's Days Of Arcade promotion.

[10] The release was prior to Microsoft's raising of the maximum size of Xbox Live Arcade titles to 2 gigabytes, which would happen later that fall.

[18] IGN favorably compared the game to the original 1986 Out Run, adding that it was a great option if "you're looking to waste a few hours drifting".

[3][18] They generally appreciated the HD resolutions and the other graphical improvements made to the OutRun 2 engine.