SRS has players participating in single races and challenge meets to earn cash and respect. Cash buys new cars and scads of after-market upgrades; respect opens new meets, unlocks extras, and even scores babes.

SRS is somewhat a decent-looking game with potential to be a lot of fun. Streets and cars are slick and reflective, and the colorfully lit cities provide attractive backdrops for each race. The locations (Miami, Philly, and LA) don't exactly mirror the real world, but they look fine and the cars sound fine.

The career mode (called "Street") allows you to explore three relatively open-ended cities, but each is barely filled with unchallenging opposition and random traffic. Exploration is unfulfilling, despite the lurking presence of other drivers willing to race.

The real rewards come from winning the various meets in the game. You can enter multi-round events. Winning bets and taking the overall championship is the way to extra cash. Pull impressive moves earn respect points. Linking moves into combos for higher totals.

Bottom line, the game may feel slow for some hard core players and lacks the finesse and style compared to other games of this genre. Bu otverall, Street Racing Syndicate is a decent title that offers up some good gameplay experience for the beginning gamer that is looking for a fun, arcade like racing game.