As the blurb says. It does introduce a new system of career progression. You finally earn money to either buy or upgrade cars. Sounds silly now but it was really unique for it's time and later would be implemented in nearly every racing gamer later. I feel like this game tries to go for a almost reboot? Like the style tries some grit for the first time, still very arcade like but the colours are far more darker. There's a cool mood to this one and the tracks detail is considerably higher in fidelity and complexity albeit still being just the one. There's more variations than the others as well. I do like it. It doesn't have the immediate accessibility like the last 2 but it finally has that console tailored feel. The grind is a little there if ya suck and the game is a step up in challenge too