Import Tuner Challenge

27.07.2006
Critic 57/100
Genre: Racing
Import Tuner Challenge is set on the Shuto Expressways of Tokyo, Japan. There a total of 415 rivals in the game. It features C1 and Shinkanjo like many other TXR games but unlike TXR3, Import Tuner Challenge does not feature the highways of Nagoya, Osaka, and Yokohama. But two new highway sections of Tokyo are in the game which are Rt.3 Shibuya and Rt.4 Shinjuku.
After the 13 Devils have been defeated once more in the Kaido Circuit, Motoya Iwasaki, aka Speed King, disappeared suddenly, leaving without a trace. Since then, many drivers from all the Japan come to Tokyo in order to have his title of "Speed King". The hero here is the best friend of Iwasaki and beats Bloodhound, Midnight Cinderella, Platinium Prince, Skull Bullet's gang & eventually, the Phantom 9. In the meantime, Bloodhound reveals to the racer why Iwasaki has been depressed for a long time : his girlfriend died because she was ill and Iwasaki wasn't there to support her.

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Part of collection:
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27.07.2006

Import Tuner Challenge is set on the Shuto Expressways of Tokyo, Japan. There a total of 415 rivals in the game. It features C1 and Shinkanjo like many other TXR games but unlike TXR3, Import Tuner Challenge does not feature the highways of Nagoya, Osaka, and Yokohama. But two new highway sections of Tokyo are in the game which are Rt.3 Shibuya and Rt.4 Shinjuku.

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Game Boy Advance adaptation of the popular Japanese Tokyo Xtreme Racing series of games. The GBA game features more than 16 unique user-playable cars to choose from, each with various levels of car tuning options. "Tuner" fans are able to upgrade and customize their cars with plenty of performance and style modifications. Gameplay is similar to the console titles, meaning you explore different metropolitan areas and look for other car fans to challenge them to races. Players race through three cities- Tokyo, London and Los Angeles-on six different tracks. There are more than 60 different rivals to challenge.

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Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 (or 首都高バトル 01 in the Japanese release) was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2003 as part of Genki's Shutokou Battle series. This entry in the series was released two years after the previous game, Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Zero. Much like other entries in the series, the objective is to become the fastest racer on the highways of Japan, but unlike those before it, TXR3 allows the players to race in Nagoya and Osaka instead of just Tokyo, and the Tokyo map is expanded to include the Yokohama area. In addition, this title adds a weather cycle. TXR3 includes a fully-licensed list of cars from a variety of Japanese, American, and European manufacturers instead of the old car model designation method of "Type-(technical model name)", and furthermore, the car list itself was culled of many repeat models so to simplify and reduce the number of cars. The A, B, and C car designations were also removed. Graphically speaking, Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 is a definite improvement over previous entries. Car models feature a higher polygon count and are much more extensively detailed and lighting effects were also greatly improved, featuring light streaking effects, road reflections and higher quality car reflections.

Part of franchise:
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27.07.2006

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