Not even worth the disc it's put on.
Gameplay
Let's start off with the backbone: gameplay. Before you can even get into the real meat of the game (Tournament Mode I believe), you must first start in the Tutorial section. No way around it, you must complete every "lesson" in here first, which can get aggrivating many times. This is due to the fact that the handling of each car you're given is very squirrely. If you even steer the car to the left or the right a little bit it will seem as if the track was made of ice, making minute adjustments a chore. And, you will have to do this a few times to get the right "line" on the track to complete the task the lesson requires from you. However, you can get used to the cars' (not car's) handling fairly quick, altho it's still a nuisance.
The drifting aspect of the cars is abysmal. You won't even be using half of the tips the Tutorial presents you (E-Brake, Feint, Clutch Kick, etc.) to create a drift (even to just pass the lesson courses). Most of the time, just to end the aggrivation of what the lesson wanted me to do, I just ended up using the handbrake to ensure a hard enough slide to get the necessary points just to complete it and proceed to the next lesson. The cars' physics are also not all that glamorous. You will notice that the larger cars will handle a bit differently than the smaller ones, obviously because of their size, but all in all to get them to drift it doesn't take that long to realize what you should do differently to get them to slide.
Also, a lot of the suggested ways to drift, as put forth to you during the tutorial lessons, are ridiculous, such as suggesting that you should let off the gas when turning the opposite way before countersteering and stepping on the gas at the same time to initiate the drift. This just ended up in the car giving a sloppy drift and then in the dirt. Even with the lines laid out on the track, you'll rarely be using these for executing a drift decent enough for the game to pass you. And, get used to seeing the words "FAILURE" sprawled across the screen while hearing the female voice say "Try again". You will be repeating the same lesson over and over for awhile.
Graphics
The graphics in this game are sub-par, at best. Considering the game came out in 2006, you would be expecting something sharper and more detailed. Not so with Yuke's creation. Compare it to Gran Turismo 4 (2005) and Need for Speed Carbon (2006) and you'll easily be disappointed. The cars look a tad cartoony and bland.
Sound
The sound is fairly decent, but again nothing to brag about. Each car's engine sounds almost the same except tweaked a bit to give them a differentiated sound. The tire squeals are also mundane, as it's almost the same regardless of how hard you drift or how long the slide and even then it doesn't sound convincing.
Value
You can find this game new in EB Games/GameStop for $25.00, or you can find it on eBay for much much cheaper. Either way, the price you pay is still too much for this game. You could rent it, but you'll end up returning it within the hour.
Summary
In summary, for those of you that are looking for a decent drifting game, this isn't it. I suggest you either wait for Need for Speed ProStreet, or pick up any previous NFS game or even tune the cars in Gran Turismo 4 to drift. You'll be much more satisfied in the long run. As far as this game is concerned, it already found a new home....in my trash can.