

He found the music uneven and the two-player mode plagued by clipping on the three original tracks, and concluded, 'Take away the Daytona baggage and essentially you have a different racing game that is very enjoyable to play, looks absolutely fantastic, has five ace tracks, two-player capabilities and loads of lastability.


Rich Leadbetter of Sega Saturn Magazine was also impressed with the graphical features, but strongly objected to the fact that the cars do not handle the same as they did in the arcade and Saturn versions of Daytona USA. Reviewing the Saturn version in GameSpot, Tom Ham called Championship Circuit Edition 'a very impressive sequel that greatly improves upon the original.' He particularly praised the two-player mode, high frame rate, near absence of pop up, and dramatic crash sequences.
