Following its initial release as a retail game, it was given away on a disc with Jet Set Radio Future in specially-marked Xbox console packages.

When the player finishes the race with the car unscratched, the game will award a bonus cash prize.

The game’s career mode, also titled "Sega GT 2002", starts the player with $13,000 to buy a car to race with.

Similar to Gran Turismo, the player earns money by winning races, which can then be used to upgrade their cars or buy faster ones.

It featured the addition of "over 40" new cars (now 165+) including Auto Union, Bugatti, and De Tomaso vehicles.

[16] The online version received slightly more "average" reviews than the original Sega GT 2002 according to Metacritic.