The game features fifteen circuits across five terrain types - safari, alpine, tropical, canyon and arctic. Players must drive through various environments such as snow, sleet, sand, mud, water and gravel. Track deformation technology ensures that no two laps are ever the same, with grooves being impacted into the ground and snow being moved off the primary racing line.
Game modes include Quick Race, Championship, Time Attack and Online multiplayer. Time Attack allows players to set their best times and upload them to 360 Live or PSN. Players can also download other individuals' ghost tracks and try to beat them. Online multiplayer caters for online battles between up to six players.