Following in the footsteps of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series, the player holds the assigned Jump button in preparation of performing a trick and releases it to jump. When in the air, Big Air tricks can be performed that can also be "modified" with the aid of the modifier button, or the Big Air button again (modifiers themselves can also be modified). For example, the player jumps from a ramp and performs a Superman (Big Air trick). The game also features ragdoll physics that are featured primarily in the Wipeout multiplayer game mode.
There are a total of four game modes and twelve levels. The first six levels are all challenge based. The player must complete specific goals in order to advance to the next level. The final six levels are competition based, where the player is judged on their performance in a number of timed runs.