WorthPlaying - - Preview, by Adam Pavlacka: "It's still too early to tell if Baja will live up to Baltman's initial description, but there is certainly a lot of depth hiding under the surface." (April 8, 2008)
TVG - - Preview, by Jon Wilcox: "Rinard and his team are frantically implementing a reactive, seat of the pants experience, which could very well blow at least one of its competitors away." (April 5, 2008)
1UP - - Preview, by Shane Bettenhausen: "By the time of release, 2XL may be able to pump up the graphical fidelity, but the glitchy lighting and subdued terrain deformation we spied in this early version of the game didn't impress." (April 4, 2008)