Work on the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and PC versions of the game was cancelled, as well as its sequel, titled World's Scariest Police Chases 2: Code Red.

[3][4] The player takes on the role of a police officer whose job is to fight crime by chasing criminals throughout the fictional city of Ashland[5] and apprehending them.

[6][7] The player can initiate a pursuit of a criminal, search and capture suspects, start a race to a target, escort VIPs, make a police intervention, provide assistance.

[8] A minimap is displayed in the bottom left corner (the full map is available in the pause menu), which shows the current position of the player and the target vehicle.

The Dreamcast and PC versions were to be developed by Teeny Weeny Games and released by Fox Interactive, but were cancelled in 2001.

[11] Daniel Erickson of NextGen, however, said, "Never has a television show been translated so perfectly into a videogame – exciting, over-the-top, and just a little on the silly side.