Out Run is a 3D driving video game in which the player controls a Ferrari Testarossa Spider from a third-person rear perspective.[6] The camera is placed near the ground, simulating a Ferrari driver's position and limiting the player's view into the distance. The road curves, crests, and dips,[4] which increases the challenge by obscuring upcoming obstacles such as traffic that the player must avoid.[7] The object of the game is to reach the finish line against a timer.[8] The game world is divided into multiple stages that each end in a checkpoint, and reaching the end of a stage provides more time.[9] Near the end of each stage, the track forks to give the player a choice of routes leading to five final destinations.[10] The destinations represent different difficulty levels and each conclude with their own ending scene, among them the Ferrari breaking down or being presented a trophy.[11]