: Replaced the traditional "Crash Mode," allowing you to trigger a spectacular wreck at any time to bounce your car through traffic for a high score. Technical Performance

: A 30-square-kilometer playground ranging from downtown gridlock to winding mountain roads.

: Beyond classic Races , you can participate in Road Rage (taking down a target number of opponents), Stunt Runs (chaining jumps and drifts for points), Marked Man (escaping aggressive pursuers), and Burning Routes (time trials specific to certain cars).

: Some reviewers noted that the PS3 version featured slightly smoother graphics and more stable performance than the Xbox 360 version due to how it utilized the console's hard drive and Cell processor for physics.

The game is built on "controlled chaos," where crashing is often as rewarding as winning.