Choose any one of the anime rocket racers as your protagonist and compete against rivals on four different mountain courses ranging from the beginner Myogi level to the expert Happogaharai night level. Who knows, with the Initial D series and the Initial D movie, this game may come to the U.S.Powered by Naomi 2 in the coin-op, Sega chooses the PS2 to represent the home conversion of Inital D: Special Stage. If it was released in the U.S., racing games may have a different approach. Other than those stuff, the game is a great racer. They won't give you the English names (Which I thought were horrible) so you better know a thing or 2 on how to pronounce their Japanese names. And on the subject of text, if you can't pronounce their names, you are once again doomed. Some of them are horribly drawn and some are downright disturbing.Īnother thing that annoyed me is that there are no voice-overs. Something that bothered me in this game (and in the Initial D manga/anime) is that the characters are ugly. I had to have one of my friends translate for me. And since it is only released in Japan, if you can't read Japanese, you're pretty much screwed. It should be brought to America so gamers who love racing games can enjoy a game where they don't depend on Nitrous Oxide and stuff. What I didn't like was the fact this game was only in Japan. You can choose to tune up engines, put in turbos, etc. All of the classic Initial D cars are here, and there are some new ones. This game may have enough cars to stack up against Gran Turismo. What amazes me in the car selection is that there a lot of cars. The racing is fun to do because there are many choices you can to race. The drifting in the game is simple to pick up. It is smooth and it acts like the real car. The gameplay is some of the most fluid race gameplay I ever encountered. An Eight-Six (if driven properly) can beat tuned up cars.Įnough of my jumbling about the Eight-Six, now on to gameplay. They clearly explain how it is possible in the series and it is true. It may make Western gamers go "That is so fake, it can't happen one bit!". Another thing that amazes me every time I watch Initial D is how the Eight-Six Trueno stacks up against cars with turbos and such. You see Ryosuke, Keisuke, Mako and Sayuki, etc. You get all of the classic Eurobeat music from the series and you get all of the characters. Something that amazes me is that in the game, it captures the same feeling you get when you watch Initial D. Some cars in the game may make some race game lovers go "eWhile on this subject, unlike most racing games, you don't use Nitrous Oxide at all. What I love the most about this game is that how the car looks doesn't matter at all. After a certain amount of time, you can even play as different characters to get different cars. I also like how you have to race under their rules. They look alike, but they are very different. What I love about that is that it takes you into the Initial D universe and you get to see all of your opponents home courses. You can play as the main character Takumi and race in his "Eight-Six" or play another mode where you race various characters of Initial D in various courses. I have always been a fan of the Initial D manga and anime and was excited to play an Initial D game and I wasn't disappointed. Lucky for me I was in Japan one day and played it. It is also a shame that this game may never come to America. It pains me to see such a good racing game lost among the Need For Speed Undergrounds and all other street race games.
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