There are also Free Style races, checkpoint races against real opponents unlike the previous game where only ghost cars were shown. While some locations such as Finland have been removed, the new scenery includes Italy, USA, Malaysia, China and Japan. There is a detailed damage models, extensive tuning in the garage, and realistic physics. Once again the game can be played in two modes: the hardcore Simulation mode, and the Arcade mode where the damage model and controls are more forgiving.