someoneyouknowInitial D Street Stage on PSP
(Photo: Sega)
Personally I think all car enthusiasts should be obsessed with, or least familiar with the Initial D cartoons. In a nutshell, it is a Japanese cartoon that follows the life of a Tofu delivery boy and his adventures in street racing. Ok, that is probably the worst description ever...it really is more exciting than I made it sound!
When I heard that this game was out I just HAD to have it, it was akin to how I bought the PS2 just to play Gran Turismo 4. I had played the Initial D arcade versions in arcades (duh!) and thought it was a brilliant game. Not 100% realistic but still fun nonetheless. The only downfall of the game is that there isn't a English version yet.
So there I was last night, fumbling around all the Japanese menu's of the game. I took 20 minutes just to figure out how to write my name in! I fittingly typed in my alias Orido and was then taken to car selection. My weapon of choice was the Altezza (SXE10R) - well balanced, high revving, quite a bit of stock power and said to be the cousin of the hero car, the hachi roku.
What happened next was amazing! It let me choose a way to customise a car, I got given choices whether to have a Toyota/TRD, a VOLK/C-ONE, or TOM's route of customising the car - all prominent names in the aftermarket tuning world.
(Photo: IGN.COM)
The gameplay was pretty unrealistic, taking hairpins at 150km/h is a joke! You hardly ever need to use the brake in the game and although it is a relatively easy game to pick up, it will be hard to master. Bring on the sleepless nights!
Hachi Roku doriftooooo (Photo: IGN.COM)
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