Import Tuner Challenge (Game)

Import Tuner Challenge

GAME » on July 27, 2006

Illegal Japanese highway racing makes a next-gen debut in this quirky, street racing video game.

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Overview

Get used to the look of headlights on asphalt.

Import Tuner Challenge, known in Japan as Shutokō Battle X, is a street racing game developed by Genki Racing Project and published by Genki for the Xbox 360 (Platform) in Japan on July 27, 2006, with a North American release by Ubisoft on September 26, 2006 and a European release by Ubisoft on October 6, 2006.

The last mainline game in the Tokyo Xtreme Racer (Franchise) ("Shutokō Battle") series, Import Tuner Challenge brings the series to the seventh-generation of video game consoles with full HD.

Gameplay

The player starts the game as a nobody in the street-racing world, and given a small amount of credits with which to start your adventure in the street racing world. The player's main objective is to make a name for themselves in the highways of Tokyo and there are hundreds of opponents to conquer on the Shuto expressway. The game progresses by gradually unlocking more sections of the Tokyo-bay highway network and granting the player access to more cars and more upgrades. This gradual drip-feed of speed is perhaps the source of the games strange addictiveness. While playing, there is always the compulsion to get to "just one more" boss in order to unlock some new parts.

Single Player Campaign

The single player campaign does without the usual menu-based progression, and instead the player must roam streets of Wangan looking for opponents. Opponents are usually easily spotted weaving between the lanes of civilian traffic. Once an opponent is located, a race is initiated by the player flashing their high beams at the car in front. The cars then lineup side by side, a countdown begins and the race commences from a rolling start. As well as being no traditional start line, there is also no traditional finish. Instead, all cars start the race with a life bar that gradually depletes when your opponent is ahead, with life draining quicker the further behind the player falls. The game inherits many quirky Japanese RPG like elements, including boss battles, random ambushes by multiple opponent's cars from the same "team", and grinding previously-defeated opponents for money.

Multiplayer

The game features a multiplayer mode that feels like it has been tacked on at the end.

Customization

Over 5 million customization combinations!

The box boasts the usual crazy multiplication of "Over five million combinations" including licensed parts from Veilside, C-West, Recaro and Bride. Parts can also be tinkered for settings such as down force, damper stiffness, etc. with the intention being to optimize the car for different situations, but most of the highway is the same, thus negating any real need to change the car's setup once the optimal settings have been found.

Story

The story behind Import Tuner Challenge is that you are a new driver on the Wangan, Tokyo. There is a legendary racer called King Speed who ran the elite racing team, known as the 13 Knights. The team consisted of 13 of the best racers in Wangan. However, King Speed mysteriously disappeared from the Wangan. Two years later, everyone wants to know what happened him. Every boss knows a bit more about what happened, but they won't tell you until they have been defeated. Therefore the player has to beat all of the bosses to discover what really happened to King Speed and the 13 Knights.

B.A.D Names

The BAD Names are titles that give a snapshot view of how the other AI racers perceive you. There may be negative ones or positive ones. There are also names that can only be attained from doing certain tasks. For example, you can get a unique name for winning 50 races in a row, but if you lose a race at anytime, you also lose that name. Examples of B.A.D names :

Flame General
Gust Sergeant

Car List

The game features a completely Japanese-made car line up, consisting of the following:

Mazda RX-7 Type RS / FD3S
Mazda RX-8 Type S / SE3P
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR / CT9A
Nissan 180SX Type- X / RPS13
Nissan Cima 450VIP / GNF50
Nissan Fairlady 350Z Version ST / Z33
Nissan Fairlady 300Z Version R Twin-Turbo 2by2 T-Bar Roof / GCZ32
Nissan Silvia Spec-R / S15
Nissan Skyline Coupe 350GT Premium / CPV35
Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec / BNR34
Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec / BNR32
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C / GDB
Subaru Impreza WRX Type R STI Version / GC8
Toyota Aristo V300 / JZS161
Toyota Celsior C-Spec F Package / UCF31
Toyota Crown Athlete G Package / GRS184
Toyota Supra RZ / JZA80
Toyota Supra 2.5GT Twin Turbo R / JZA70

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