I like this game much more than the first one, but after a few races I had enough. There is plenty to upgrade and things to by, but the racing just never excited me like I thought it should. The new damage model however makes it more of a racing game rather than just holding down the accelerator and bouncing off the walls. If you do that here, you will explode your pod in the first lap! A great rental, but I would rent it before buying for sure.