Downhill Domination

There are three options available at the main menu: single-player, multiplayer, and an options menu that allows players to modify gameplay elements such as difficulty and view unlocked items achieved during gameplay.

Initially, the player is introduced to six fictional racers displayed at the top of a mountain once single-player mode is selected from the main menu. By pressing the select button over an unlocked racer, additional information about the racer will be displayed; pressing the select button over a locked character, represented by a statue, will show information on how to unlock the racer, typically by completing a specific career. In addition to two other fictional racers, players can also unlock real-life professional racers such as Eric Carter, Tara Llanes, Brian Lopes, Richie Schley, and Missy Giove by completing specific tournaments during gameplay.

Downhill Domination received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the game was ported for release on May 20, 2004, under the name Bakusō Mountain Bikers (爆走マウンテンバイカーズ, Bakusō Maunten Baikāzu; lit. "Roaring Mountain Bikers"), Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.