Ryosuke91t
05-22-2006, 12:07 AM
The Pros:
The control.
If you played GT3/4 an made all your own drift settings and could drift Trial Mountain Circuit(including manji down straight), then you know what controls are needed. Yes the physics are like Tokyo Extreme Racer 3 but that's not a bad thing. This game allows you to clutch kick to get the tires spinning and the right settings let you keep them spinning while giving you enough momentum to take you through the turns.
The car-specific physics are pretty much on point(as in on point compared with GT3/4 and TXR3).
The graphics are are ummm..."better" than the arcade.
The course layout is a dream. TXRD has alot the real touge's of Japan.That five hairpins at Iroha B are worth the price of the game.
Initial D fans should be salvating over this one. Gutter Drifting. This is a real-life manuver done on he touge that allows you to drift faster by dropping the front tire into the gutter.
The "messages" section is like the far-east section of the RX-7 club, its true to life hilarious.
The Cons:
Loading................
Its the length of the loading that is upsetting. Not long enough for you to go to the bathroom but just short enough to make you want to pull your hair out. The only place where there is not loading is when you switch from night to day and visa-versa.
Is it too much to ask for true-to-life exhaust sounds?
Controller button select issue-the game allows you to trick another driver(like in Initial-D 4th stage) by turning off your lights and appearing on the other side of the person to pass. There is no combination that allows you to use this to your advantage while maintaing a degree of control that will allow you to actually pass...to many button commands,not enough buttons.
The soundtrack. yawn. generic rock music of all thing...
not even j-rock or j-pop.
Body Kits-no more picking what spoiler or side-skirt you want. Kit or no kit.
Summary:
If you love drifing you will keep this game forever. Its taken far too long to come to America, and because of that its become a bit outdated.
The control.
If you played GT3/4 an made all your own drift settings and could drift Trial Mountain Circuit(including manji down straight), then you know what controls are needed. Yes the physics are like Tokyo Extreme Racer 3 but that's not a bad thing. This game allows you to clutch kick to get the tires spinning and the right settings let you keep them spinning while giving you enough momentum to take you through the turns.
The car-specific physics are pretty much on point(as in on point compared with GT3/4 and TXR3).
The graphics are are ummm..."better" than the arcade.
The course layout is a dream. TXRD has alot the real touge's of Japan.That five hairpins at Iroha B are worth the price of the game.
Initial D fans should be salvating over this one. Gutter Drifting. This is a real-life manuver done on he touge that allows you to drift faster by dropping the front tire into the gutter.
The "messages" section is like the far-east section of the RX-7 club, its true to life hilarious.
The Cons:
Loading................
Its the length of the loading that is upsetting. Not long enough for you to go to the bathroom but just short enough to make you want to pull your hair out. The only place where there is not loading is when you switch from night to day and visa-versa.
Is it too much to ask for true-to-life exhaust sounds?
Controller button select issue-the game allows you to trick another driver(like in Initial-D 4th stage) by turning off your lights and appearing on the other side of the person to pass. There is no combination that allows you to use this to your advantage while maintaing a degree of control that will allow you to actually pass...to many button commands,not enough buttons.
The soundtrack. yawn. generic rock music of all thing...
not even j-rock or j-pop.
Body Kits-no more picking what spoiler or side-skirt you want. Kit or no kit.
Summary:
If you love drifing you will keep this game forever. Its taken far too long to come to America, and because of that its become a bit outdated.