Get's you the rush for the first few hours, then it's all mellow.
The controls in the game are "arcade" style. Allmost all traces of sim-racing are wiped-out which is ok for this type of game. The analog controls should have been a little more usable.
Cars and level design is pretty good, crashing the car and the slow motion of an exploding car is great. Actualy those are the gretates moments of the game.
The phisycs engine which deforms the car when you hit something or something hits you is performing it's job up to the taks. Something similar but less damaging should be introduced in to the Need for Speed series.