It's great that Juiced doesn't honor the illegal activities of a lot of real street racers, but at the same time, the game lacks any sense of danger, edginess, or style. Some races take place at purpose-built venues with giant grandstands. That's all well and good, but the street tracks in Juiced are all closed-off circuits, not open roads taken over by the racers. On the one hand, you trick out your cars with fancy decals and neon lighting and battle crews of street racers, trying to earn respect (one of the game's chief forms of currency, alongside cold, hard cash). Like so many racing games these days, Juiced tries to cash in on the hip street racing/tuner car scene, but hits some design potholes. The damage modeling is almost nonexistent, so you might blow out your nitrous system, but that's about it, other than cosmetic dings. The cars also tend to be twitchy and prone to oversteering, requiring a sort of finesse that shouldn't be needed. Still, you do need to finesse things a bit since the tracks can be tricky, and the A.I. You get an exciting sense of speed from the game (barring the occasional jerky slowdown) as you roar down straights and slam through corners. Juiced is fundamentally an arcade-action racer. It takes real teamwork to win races in this mode of play. Players can go online not only to race head-to-head against other gamers, but to build custom racing crews and recruit drivers. An innovative aspect of Juiced is its "Crew Based" team-racing feature. To help with winning races are after-market parts from leading manufacturers such as A'PEXi, AEM, Bridgestone, Ferodo, Konig, Alpine, and HKS, all of which are available to the crew chief for use in tuning and tweaking the car.
Racing decals, graphics, and wild paint jobs make an artist out of the gamer, though beauty is only skin-deep and winning races is what it takes to earn respect in this virtual circuit. Designed to combine elements of both simulation- and arcade-style play, Juiced features more than 50 licensed vehicles, including import legends such as the Toyota Supra and Honda CRX Si.
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