Burn 'Out is an arcade-style racing game where you drive a small buggy around a twisting, torturously undulating log track.
To complete Burn Out you have to take part in a series of races, coming first, second or third in each race and finishing inside a time limit.
You can start at either the first track or one of two later tracks - supposedly harder to start from, the idea being that if you start from the first track you can upgrade your car from the in-between level shop to the point where the harder levels are actually considerably easier by the time you reach them. You get money to buy upgrades with by winning races - the better you do the more money you get.