RC Cars has a few modes of play to choose from, but the meat and potatoes of this pint-sized racer is the Championship mode. Here you will compete for the crown of being an A-plus driver. To become this master controller, you simply have to work your way through the 10 Championship courses and finish first in the final race. To work your way up, however, you will have to constantly do well in each race in order to earn enough racing points and entry fee money to compete in the upcoming race. Failing to do so will require you to replay previous tracks in an effort to build your stats.
As you work your way through the ranks, you'll also be able to upgrade your scaled-down bundle of joy. You'll be able to buy and sell 3 different RC Cars, each with 3 upgrades for your Boost, Engine and Tires. Using these upgrades will come in handy as you work your way up the ladder. And, if that weren't enough, RC Cars throws some AI-driven humans, dogs and crabs -- yes, crabs -- that will also stand in your way. Outstanding physics does help RC Cars out in overall appeal, but there really isn't all that much to the game to begin with.
In addition to the Championship mode, RC Cars also offers a single-player Quick Race and the ability to play multiplayer games either split-screen (for 2 players) or via networking (LAN or Internet play) computers together, allowing up to 6 players to compete at once. Unfortunately, there are no dedicated servers for RC Cars, so playing online means you have to actually know someone else with the game, find out their IP address, then establish a connection. As will be the case with most players out there, I unfortunately wasn't able to even test an online connection.
