Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Zero
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Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero is a racing game developed by Genki
for PlayStation 2
. Despite its name, it is an interquel between Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 and Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift
, and has enhanced sound and graphics. The game was released in Japan
but was also a limited release in North America
. The game was released in a PAL version in Europe and Australia under the title Tokyo Xtreme Racer (not to be confused with the Dreamcast title of the same name).
This is the first game in the series that has been released on a platform other than the Dreamcast. Zero was to originally be released on the Dreamcast, but was then cancelled and moved to the PlayStation 2. The game series has produced a total of six games. It is still unknown if a seventh sequel is planned.
Genki (company)
Genki is a Japanese developer of computer and video games. It was founded in October 1990 by Hiroshi Hamagaki and Tomo Kimura, who left Sega to form the company. Genki is best known for its racing game titles.-History:...
for PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
. Despite its name, it is an interquel between Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 and Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift
Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift
Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift is the third racing game published by Crave Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. During the game you race at both day and night. Day time offers the opportunity to enter competitions and gain money...
, and has enhanced sound and graphics. The game was released in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
but was also a limited release in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. The game was released in a PAL version in Europe and Australia under the title Tokyo Xtreme Racer (not to be confused with the Dreamcast title of the same name).
This is the first game in the series that has been released on a platform other than the Dreamcast. Zero was to originally be released on the Dreamcast, but was then cancelled and moved to the PlayStation 2. The game series has produced a total of six games. It is still unknown if a seventh sequel is planned.
Sequels
- In 2003, a sequel titled Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 was released for PlayStation 2PlayStation 2The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
. Although having a poor response with the previous title Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 this game was only released in Japan and parts of North America. - A sequel was released with the Tokyo Xtreme Racer name in the U.S, Tokyo Xtreme Racer: DriftTokyo Xtreme Racer: DriftTokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift is the third racing game published by Crave Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. During the game you race at both day and night. Day time offers the opportunity to enter competitions and gain money...
, this is a North American release of Kaido BattleKaido BattleKaidō Battle is a racing video game series for the PlayStation 2 created by the Japanese video game developer Genki. They are focused on Touge racing and heavily centered on drifting...
focusing on and TougeTougeis a Japanese word literally meaning "pass." It refers to a mountain pass or any of the narrow, winding roads that can be found in and around the mountains of Japan and other geographically similar areas, like the legendary Nordschleife in Germany....
racing and driftingDrifting (motorsport)Drifting refers to a driving technique and to a motorsport where the driver intentionally over steers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels through turns, while maintaining vehicle control and a high exit speed...
. The Drift is an interquel between Zero and 3. - A final sequelSequelA sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
has been released for the Xbox 360Xbox 360The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
platform - the US version was released under the name Import Tuner ChallengeImport Tuner ChallengeImport Tuner Challenge is the international title for Shutokou Battle Ten , a racing game published by Ubisoft and developed by Genki for the Xbox 360...
and was published by UbisoftUbisoftUbisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
in September 2006. It was previously believed that the Xbox 360 version of the game would create a Massively Multiplayer Racing Game environment where players can race around Tokyo highways seeking out other players to race. While the game does support Xbox LiveXbox LiveXbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
, it is not integrated as a Massively Multiplayer title. Even with the addition of online play, Import Tuner ChallengeImport Tuner ChallengeImport Tuner Challenge is the international title for Shutokou Battle Ten , a racing game published by Ubisoft and developed by Genki for the Xbox 360...
still has a major flaw: unlike all other Tokyo Xtreme Racer games, it runs at 30 frames per second instead of 60.