Drome Racers

The game focuses on the Career mode, where the player takes the role of Max Axel, the driver of Team Nitro, one of the six racing teams in Drome. All drivers compete in a set of Multi Challenge Races, which are a series of connected races. The position and delay at which the driver approaches the starting line is determined by the results of the previous race. Hence, whoever wins the last race of an MCR wins the MCR itself. There are 9 standard tracks available, and each one has A and B variations, and can be driven in forward or backward directions, resulting in 4 ways to drive on each track.

After a certain number of MCRs, individual drivers will challenge Max to race in all four variations of a track. Finishing in fourth place or better earns upgrade points, which can be used to improve the engine, turbo, aerodynamics, tires, and armour. Finishing certain MCRs or challenges earns build tokens, which can be used to unlock new cars. All cars can be driven with automatic or manual gear changing, except for manual-only drag cars.

Scattered on the tracks are health and weapon powerups, as well as accelerator pads. Each car has four measures of health - the less health it has, the slower it gets, and when it loses all the measures in the health meter, some (non-essential) parts can fall off the car.

Joining Max in Team Nitro are Rocket, Shicane, and Slot. They assist Max in winning the championship and dethroning the current champion, Sever from Team Exo Force.

In addition to the Career mode, players can choose Arcade mode and Quick Race mode, which is the same as Arcade but with randomized settings. These modes only feature tracks that have been unlocked in at least one saved game from the Career mode and can be played by one or two players in local split-screen multiplayer.