
Road Trip is a surprisingly enjoyable instalment nonetheless. Eurogamer also liked the customization and controls, concluding, ".

ModNation Racers: Road Trip is about as shamelessly rushed and sloppily executed as any spin-off you can imagine." Eurogamer and GamesRadar+ thought that the game lacked soul. James Stephanie Sterling of Destructoid criticized its lack of content, writing, ". ModNation Racers: Road Trip received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. New weapons are available in ModNation Racers: Road Trip bringing a total of seven types. Players are able to collect weapons as they race which can be upgraded to up to three levels of power, weapons include sonic attacks, missiles and lightning strikes. The meter resembles a multi-tiered thermometer which allows players to the choice of activating a turbo boost to increase the kart's speed or a shield to protect their kart from incoming attacks. Players are able to accelerate and drift, successful drifts allow players to fill their boost meter. Gameplay is similar to its predecessor on the PlayStation 3. On July 1, 2017, Sony Interactive Entertainment terminated the online functionality for the game. It is the sequel to the 2010 PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable game, ModNation Racers.

ModNation Racers: Road Trip is a kart racing game developed by San Diego Studio and United Front Games for the PlayStation Vita.
