The game varieties range from cars, trucks and ATVs to boats and even airplanes and include real-looking backgrounds to fantasy settings.There are five common categories to car racing games: arcade style, simulation racing, rally car, street racing and NASCAR.Īrcade style racing games differ from real driving in a few ways. Racing video games give the player an opportunity to compete against other vehicles of the same type in a behind-the-wheel scenario or to compete against themselves and the clock in a timed race.