)[5] As a result, Screamer was one of the early games to really require a Pentium processor to run at full speed, particularly in SVGA mode.

He noted that the computer-controlled opponents follow a fixed course, and would even crash full speed into the player car rather than deviate from that course, but did not feel this was a bad thing.

He praised the game for being more accessible than most racers, allowing players to begin racing without having to figure out the car's technical aspects, though he also criticized it as being "simplistic".

He scored it 4 out of 5 stars, concluding that "there may not be a lot to it, but the graphics, playability, and selection of cars with their different qualities make it a title worthy of a look".

[9] An advertisement for the game, showing a burnt-out car wreckage with the slogan "Every Christmas the roads are full of mad men.