Every vehicle differs in size, durability, and maneuverability, each possessing a unique "Special" weapon that automatically replenishes over time and a standard machine gun with unlimited ammunition. Expendable weapons can be acquired out in the open at certain points of a stage, uncovered by destroying parts of the environment, or found in hidden areas. These weapons include, among others, homing "Stinger" projectiles, remotely-activated "RLB" bombs, and "Prowler" missiles that the player can directly control once fired. Money can be spent during combat by driving into "Upgrade Stands" for increasing the strength of weapons or "Repair Stands" for refilling the player's health. Every time a player's vehicle is destroyed, a chance is reduced and a game over results when they run out of chances. Extra ones can be obtained by completing a stage with $30,000. Boss characters must be fought at the completion of certain missions and three bonus stages can be visited and unlocked to obtain more cash. A secondary gameplay objective comes in the form of tourists. The player can compete with enemy drivers to pick up a single tourist that is up for grabs at the beginning of each level. Taking on the tourist will provide the player with a steady influx of fare. Each map contains six photo ops, landmarks at which the player can park and allow the tourist to briefly observe at specific angles while in the midst of combat. The more photo ops that are completed the more cash is awarded at the completion of a stage. In addition to regular weapons, the "Ejeculator" can be used that causes the target to instantly set the tourist loose once again. The game features another single-player game mode which lacks any tourists, as well as multiplayer modes that allow players to compete with one another in deathmatches or attempt the game's main campaign cooperatively. Multiplayer options consist of using a two-player split screen view on a single console or utilizing the PlayStation Link Cable to allow up to four players simultaneously. Despite the earth entirely in ruins after being devastated by post-apocalyptic mass destruction, an underground economy is still around for tourism of various vacation locales around the destroyed United States, largely controlled by the sadist Big Daddy and shaped in his image. Only wealthy people can afford these expensive resort prices, so an organization called the Amalgamated Association of Automercenaries (AAA) is established to hijack tourists into these sites for discounted photo ops. The playable character joins the AAA and controls one of several individuals using a heavily-armed ground combat vehicle fighting their opponents to earn cash from tourists.