A few things to add that I failed to mention : There is a Co Op mode for the campaign, which I mentioned, but there is also an awesome 1 on 1 versus mode. This was where I spent alot of my time playing this game. That is also split screen. Its one of the best aspects of the game and extremely addictive and entertaining. You can select the stage and vehicles and it keeps track of your scores. The singleplayer is awesome but this made the game the full package. There is also destructible environments in the stages that open up new paths. This was something the first game didnt have. The levels would change as you destroyed more areas.
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