Initial D: Street Stage

Release Date: February 23, 2006

Racing, cars, PlayStation exclusive, multiplayer, singleplayer, LAN

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After a series of electronic productions under the Initial D sign, the new version once again takes the player on Japanese roads to race around the art of drifting. Street Stage is a direct conversion of the automatic edition, known as Arcade Stage and improved by Version 3 released in 2004.

After a series of electronic productions under the Initial D sign, the new version once again takes the player on Japanese roads to race around the art of drifting. Street Stage is a direct conversion of the automatic edition, known as Arcade Stage and improved by Version 3 released in 2004.

The philosophy of the game is not too complicated and consists in the fact that the player's four-wheeled spitting with fire is faster than the counterparts belonging to road rivals. Compared to the original, the whole arcade mode was imported with the characters, cars and routes. Inspiration was also drawn from the version created for Sony Playstation 2 console, where innovative gameplay elements were downloaded. New ideas have, of course, been added to this mix.

An effective supplementation on the route is ensured by the card system used in the program. For each victory in a duel with a competing driver, the player receives one of three types of cards. The first one allows you to get information about other players, the next one - battle, allows you to challenge a direct duel of a particular rival. However, the most important is the third and also the last one, because thanks to it, it is possible to tune one's own car, which has a significant impact on the development of events on the screen. In total, there are about two hundred different cards to collect.

Initial D: Street Stage is characterized by a large dynamics of the competition. The prepared routes are full of hills and extensive curves, which can be compared to Namco's Ridge Racer. Here, however, they give the impression of being more realistic and detailed, which is certainly influenced by the thematic difference between the two programmes. Every Street Stage user, as a result of using the wireless connection mode, can also try their hand in a multiplayer game.

Initial D is a name known mainly to lovers of anime. The brand, initiated by comic book, achieved its popularity mainly through a silver screen and a series broadcasted since 1998. The SEGA corporation has just reached this TV tapeworm by introducing an animated cast into the game. In 2005, the history of the street rally driver also received a full-length version.

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Last updated on August 14, 2015