Initial D, the Japanese street racing manga turned Sega racing game, has been released on just about every platform since the Sega Saturn. The latest in the series, Initial D: Extreme Stage, will be making its way to the PlayStation 3, and Siliconera has some new footage from the game.
Set to be released next month in Japan, Extreme Stage will use the PlayStation Network to make up for the lack of local 2-player action. National time attack mode and downloadable content will also be available online. So, that's really just a nice way of saying that there is no multiplayer, right?
Regardless, this promotional movie looks good. Fans of the the manga/anime or the game series should be pretty pleased with the visuals. They will be able to slide around the corners of dangerous mountain roads in glorious high-resolution graphics.
Fans should also check out the Japanese Web site.
Have you ever given Inital D a spin? Have you ever tried one of the deluxe arcade cabinets?
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11:11 AM on 06.09.2008
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After finally playing the arcade stage about 4 years ago, I fell in love with the anime/manga/eurobeat musicish junk.
stilllll waiting for Arcade stage 4...
It also has one of the most silliest racing physics I've ever seen in a racing game. You have to break your notion of how to properly drive a car, easy if you don't drive IRL, but pretty annoying when you do drive. I agree with Optimus Prime about the people in arcades.
On a side note, I enjoyed Season 4 of the anime (the other seasons aren't that good, knocked them off with Battle Stage), wonder how long till Season 5? I've been waiting for years dammit.
Brahms: I thought they were ok by the Stage 4.
I drive an hour and some regularly to play Initial D 3rd Stage ;_;
(Just for the EuroBeat...)
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-bp-49-en-70-2lx6.html
" No Region Protection"
"This Asia version contains an English language manual!"
I agree with the physics of the game. It throws everything out the window for its own arcady drift feel. It's a love or hate thing.
and yes, most of the players, save the typcial asians, really have no idea what drifting is. Lets not get started on the people who think they can drift IRL.
Kinda hard to get excited about pre-rendered CG and pre-selected camera angles.
Drifting is basically a controlled slide. It was invented in Japan in the togue (twisty mountain roads). Very dangerous if you dont know what youre doing.
Vid of drifting togue
Drift King