The game received "unfavorable" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3][4]
The PlayStation 2 version was nominated for GameSpot's 2001 "Worst Game" award among console games, which went to Kabuki Warriors.[17] Its 2002 GameCube version won the site's "Worst Game on GameCube" award the following year.[18]
The Jeremy McGrath franchise has sold nearly two million units worldwide by November 2001.[1]