My friend rented the game and I got 2 days of play out of it. If you played the first Riders, you'll have an idea as to how it works. The controls are slightly different with a Gamecube controller (and probably on the PS2 as well) compared to Riders, and the Wiimote might take a bit to get used to using, but I find the game is pretty good. Only complaint is the cheap-as-hell CPU. Once you get the good Gears unlocked, the computer will use only the best ones and destroy almost all human players.