Honestly it's such a shame that this is one of the only reviews on yt that really do this game (or any TXR game) justice. Really well put together video though, hope to see more.
I just started playing this game recently and it shocked me how well ahead of its time it was. Two aspects you probably didn't include in the video due to brevity I really loved are the way day & night works, as well as the sponsor system. Earning money by day and taking it to the night to progress is something NFS Heat would implement only over a decade later. Only here it's even more nuanced with night and day racing actually being significantly different. Day races are often time trials or single-car competitions, while night races are almost always duels of some kind. I also love the sponsor system, which Grid 1 would have as well a year later. You earn sponsors by completing challenges where you get to try some new, usually higher end cars. Then, in order to get any sponsor money, you actually have to put a sticker of that sponsor on your car. But - you have to pay attention where to put the sticker, as the sponsor will pay you more or less depending on how visible the sticker is. One on the windshield is obviously more visible than one squeezed between others on the door. And the list could go on endlessly with the used car market, intricate upgrade system, even the visual customization has a lot more options than expected. Great video to a great game that I hope gets more attention soon 😉
Yeah there's a lot more that I could've talked about but I had to cut a bunch otherwise this video would've been way more rambly than it already is and I ended up just focusing on mainly what made the game interesting to me. The sponsor system is a cool addition but it never felt like as important a part of the game as something like the rival battles do and I usually end up ignoring it if I don't need money. So I really didn't have too much to say about it. (Also some of the Sponsor Challenges are hard as heck and I can't beat them.) Although I actually didn't know that where you put a sponsor's sticker affect how much you earned from it. That's a really neat detail that shows how much thought was put into the game.
Still a good review I’ve had the game since like 2003 and Recently just started playing it again it is kind of sad because I still think to this day it’s probably one of the best Tootie games have ever played along the fact the game actually makes you learn how to drive and learn the road before you can even start doing anything like drifting
A few chosen ones really miss Genki GRP games, this sagas deserve a lot more love, don't know why went unnoticed at the time. Kaido Battle 3 is one of the best racing games I've ever played in my life, even more hours on this than on GT4 back in the days. Badly need a Genki reborn.
Because this damn actually made you learn how to drive in it before you can do anything else like drifting so most people that back in the day I would ask if they wanted to play it after they watched me drifting down the mountain they would get so upset when they couldn’t even make a corner but that’s just the characteristics of the game really really have to practice and learn the road in the car before you can even do anything it’s actually sounds exactly like a real car
i agree. me and my friend recently started playing it on an emulator and noticed how lively and relatable the rivals are. sometimes we laugh at it, sometimes we felt sympathetic towards them. not in a race though lol
@@ziqqerlad It's really funny how many characters are knock off initial D characters. It makes the game even more fun when you can spot which team is a reference to what team in initial d
yo, you should play Import Tuner Challenge (Tokyo Xtreme Racer 4) for the Xbox 360, it has the same character display and garage dialogue as this game!
The events of Street Supermercy and Racing Battle C1 GP set the whole story of Kaido Battle: Touge no Densetsu into motion. Play it and you'll know what incentives Motoya brought with him returning to the Touge scene again after Xtreme Racer 3.
the best part is the 86 driver shown doing the blind attack at 11:24 is actually a parody of Takumi and he is appropriately named "Takumi Kirazu" and his bio reads: "He's famous for calling Haruna by a weird name he made up (Akina lol). As always, he never races without his trance music and a cup of water in his cupholder. However, he's so clumsy that he always spills it. He thinks he's hot stuff, but he's really just a poser." I'm glad I'm doing another play thru because in my first I completely missed little stuff like this, I love the fact he's programmed to do the blind attack, makes it all that much funnier.
I don‘t know, why this is recommended to me. I‘m neither interested in racing Games, nor did i ever watched something from this Channel. All i can say is that this review is really interesting to watch, feels really proffesional and at the sametime gives lowkey chill vibes. I want more like this.
idk about you but I would personally suggest Burnout Revenge if you're up for some combat oriented racer, or TXR/Shutokou Battle series including the Drift/Kaido Battle spin-offs and Racing Battle C1 GP if you're we're into Gran Turismo/Forza-esque racers, I have a lot of nice suggestions when it comes to racers, even if they're we're PS2/Xbox oldies
They want you to play them badly, seriously try them, you will love them even if you're not into racing The soundtracks of all Genki racing games are kick ass
I really wish I could share this to everyone that cares about racing. Alot of youtubers who have played this game, never really get to show the charm or why it has such a cult following. Games like this are in high ass demand in todays interests but people don't know about it. IF only there could be a reboot or a New generation type sequel to both kaido and shutoku I know it would be massive
All the Genki games were great. The Wangan Midnight games on PS2 and PS3 were both made by them. Kaido Racer is very good as well. Not quite as good as TXRD2, but a fun play especially for Americans that never got it. One hidden gem they made is C1 Battle Gran Prix. It was basically their take on a GT or Forza style game. Sadly it was only released in Japan, so no English. It is still a fun play though.
Genki's last TXR game is "Import Tuner Challenge" or "Shutokou Battle X" on jp, exclusive to the X360, had the mix of Kaido and Shutokou into one, rivals exist on the highways and also local Parking Areas, also 2 new racing areas which is Shinjuku and Shibuya. You could try it if you never yet.
It's got some pretty neat additions going for it, but IMO it's sort of held back by the limited car roster (even if there's a lot of customization to work with), the absence of the Wangan, Yokohane, and Yokohama routes (which I think was out of their control because they couldn't laser scan them due to construction at the time, I think) + Nagoya/Osaka being omitted as well, and the laughably easy difficulty (the AI seems to take corners very slowly, even the bosses).
Really interesting to see this game came out 1 year before nfs carbon which (for me) defined the canyon racing "genre". Definitely gonna check it out now.
finally some appreciation, tokyo xtreme racer:drift 2 or just kaido racer 2 is literally the most goated racing simulator of all time. real japanese tracks, amazing tuning system, amazing car list, a cool anime ass storyline. gran turismo like physics, the game practically forces you to learn how the mechanics of suspension or gear ratios, and learning how to properly tune is massively rewarded. emulation is easy, playing on ps2 is goated tho im so glad you introduced this game to the world, literally thank you. hopefully some speedruns might start happening and that would be amazing, this game needs attention and it needs a community hub. i actually made some videos, check them out for some kaido racer 2 vibes regards tin
My favorite game of all time. It's not just about how it plays, it's about how it feels, looks, and sounds, with those great songs. The intros to all of them still give me goosebumps every single time.
Love this video, the Shutokou and Kaido games are super close to my heart and your video really captures what makes this one so special. As a note, it's also worth looking into C1GP if you really like this one. Very different in plenty of ways, and japanese only so fairly difficult to approach, but it was Genki's last ps2 game and its handling model feels like this wonderful mix of the best of both Shutokou and Kaido
Haha. Awesome. I own a 1983 Toyota Celica Supra. Which was sold as the Celica XX in Japan. Great to see it in another game. Gran Turismo upto 6 in ps3 and Forza Motorsport 4 in Xbox 360 had them as well. I knew I wanted one when I saw them. And yes. It is the coolest car in existence.
You described well why I love this game so much. Most of the stuff in this game has been present in one way or another in previous Xtreme Racer games but this game brings it all together nicely. It has an incredible amount of attention to detail. For example by looking at the driver info or what they say, you can often get a clue on their driving style. Also something that people playing this game may not be aware off is that engine part brands do play a role in getting extra performance out of the car. Each engine type has a specific combination of part brands that will make extra power compared to if you use brands at random or only use one brand. Finding the right combination requires trial and error but it gives you an edge against rivals. Also like in previous games some rivals will appear under very specific conditions or after some conditions are met. For example a rival may appear at a specific day or after you’ve beaten all rivals on the paddock (if you enter again) or one may appear when it’s raining outside. The bulletin boards may give hints about those rivals. So yeah the boards aren’t only about flavor text or challenging some people, they also provide clues for other encounters or for sponsor opportunities. The more you get into the game the more little details you’ll find. Which makes this game far more interesting than most racing games that have cheesy and cringy plots. I wish the Xtreme Racer series were revived, both the highway and drift series because they were a unique racing experience. Also yeah both series are inspired by anime with the drift series being obviously inspired by Initial D (yes even “Takumi” makes an appearance in Drift 2) and the highway series is inspired by Wangan Midnight (Xtreme Racer Zero has some references that I won’t spoil)
Honestly I still don’t like the handling of the game, the main issue is that there’s a slight delay between you turning the wheel and the car actually turning plus trying to countersteer on any drifts that doesn’t have big angles just sends you into the opposite wall.
As a fan of the main series who was told "The TXR Drift games handle poorly" and then ice skated across the C1 for 15 hours, i'm really happy to hear a positive review for the Kaido games. I'll have to pick this one up
It blows my mind that every racer has their own driving style! I didn't even realize until you mentioned it. There's one racer who drives a Midget II, the 'weakest' car in the game but is somehow able to keep up with me on the downhill. A couple of them are just terrible drivers though. Tejima, the 350Z guy, is super slow around corners and a few of them ram into the barriers because they don't brake in time. I find the whole BBS and email aspect kind of a pain to keep up with though, I just wanna race but I get it, that's how you'd organize a street race irl back in the day I guess.
@@uhm175 The Midget II only has 31PS, the Carry has 56PS. Carry does 0-60MPH in 13 secs. Midget II did 0-60 in 18 secs. I tested them both on the test course bone stock.
where my fellow cappuccino drivers Also the bit about drifting being slower is misconception, although a common one, as real racing is far more complex than most people bother to get into. As usual, it all depends on the circumstances. On a wide road with dry pavement and good visibility, drifting almost never provides advantage over gripping. But if executed well, it can easily be just as fast. A fast drift is very difficult. An ideal drift angle changes for every corner, though it's always best to minimize the amount of countersteering. This is hard even for experienced players, and often results in lost time, but the time that's lost is due to driver error. When done right, you can start accelerating well before the apex of a corner. Plus, even in the rare instances where it is faster to drift in those conditions, drifting burns the rubber off your tires much faster, and depending on the car, the length of the course, and the average speed of the course, this could end up losing time long term. I recently had an incredibly fast downhill run on Haruna [Akina] with a black RX-7 FD3S, with a final time of 3:55.891, but to get that time, I had to burn all the rubber off the tires. I could probably turn most of the corners just as fast without drifting, but there are 8 wide radius corners throughout the course where drifting is faster. Drifting is also a staple of rallying technique, which is traditionally done on low friction roads like dirt, snow, and gravel. Low friction like rain or snow, or bald tires, causes understeering, and the only way to maintain traction for a grip run is to brake earlier, for longer, and turn corners slower. In these conditions, even cars that are tuned for grip can drift faster. Professional racing is done on dry, well paved, wide roads with no sharp corners or hairpins, and in broad daylight with no obstructions. These are safe conditions that allow for high speed, and this is the setting where the idea that drifting is slower comes from. But mountain pass racing is a completely different beast, and the optimal way to drive depends on a lot more factors
My only complaint was that meeting specific conditions for a rival to appear is annoying and time consuming. I had the most fun demolishing rivals at night but not so much the category races as I had to repeat them over and over just to raise my license level.
if you like the dialogue and chars in kaido 3, you should check out an indie game that just released the intro segment to the game called Night Runners Prologue. Very atmospheric and the characters are all tough as nails shit talkers, and the races take place on the highways around Tatsumi PA
Oh yeah, the game wears it's influences on its sleeve and is full of references. I haven't read Over Rev, but I know that team of two girls on Hiroshima are supposed to be the main characters from that manga.
Being someone that owned a 84 Celica Supra myself.... I could not agree more with the fact that it is infact the coolest car ever designed. I miss it every day. Couldnt afford the work it needed at the time and had to let it go to someone who did. :(
I'm trying to get this game for few years now, probably just end up emulating - i had simmilar falling in love with Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero on ps2. I bought it by accident almost, and at first thought that i've made mistake.... nothing further from truth. This quickly became my favourite street racing game - which seems so funny considering it has kinda "bad" physics, but the whole package is mesmerising. For a few days nothing counted more to me than conquering tokyo streets and all the legends that roamed it's highways.
Thank you for the video. I couldn't care less at the Genki games back then, mostly due to their low 50s metacritic scores. But after watching this, I decided to emulate it. And ho boy, this quickly becomes one of my favorite racing games ever.
Really great video on the game! Showcased most reason why this game is so charming (not gonna lie, some I took for granted), just reminds me why this game is far above the rest of the series. I know it's weird to then suddenly try to list some of the faults of the game after getting reminded of how good the game is but, that is what I will proceed to do. - The controls and handling physics are honestly something that's hard to learn and get used to (along with many typical Genki jank), but once you got it, it is very satisfying (still way too twitchy for sim-cade standards though). It is still the best handling physic Genki has ever made. - The cars' and barrier hitbox (invisible wall) are waaaaay too inaccurate, this hurts the drift events a lot because you lose point if you tap the wall. - The daytime C-level grind is way too painful and boring, unlike the previous games the daytime events felt like an afterthought in this game and they just pad it with the C-level grind. This would be forgivable if getting medals and trophy isn't mandatory to make some important rivals appear but alas. - Loading times, it's bad. Even so, this game and Racing Battle: C1 Grand Prix are probably the best racing games Genki has developed, and some of the best racing games in existence. It's just a unique experience that no other game offers.
you don't really know how ahead of time this game was, unless you play with a good 900 degree force feedback wheel. it's physics hold up well if you tune the cars to handle like a real car, but unfortunately h shifter and clutch won't work on any wheel. this game was super addictive back in the day which is really rare in racing games nowadays. the number of tracks are actually pretty good, since a lot of games seem to count tracks of different directions, night/day, different weather, etc as different different courses. i remember finishing this game mroe than once and spending countless hours, trying to make cars handle like my real car(which is tricky since i own a car that didn't exist when the game was made). you don't have to upgrade the cars at all in story mode until you get to aso/zao. grp also made a circuit racing spin off called c1gp, which was ok, but that game felt like a step back compared to kaido 3. I wish grp didn't die and you can test this games physics and wheel support on a shutoku game where you can actually drive really fast on long straights.
If only I could 😂 I’ve been drifting in assetto Corsa with a wheel for a long time and cannot get the hang of this game. Also money is hard to get. Still in early game though
I picked this one up for like $4 years ago. Best $4 ever spent. Got me hooked on the series and then I found myself a copy of TXR Zero for Ps2 and holy shit, mind blown
It was 2007, I was 9 years old and I went to a toyrus. I wasnt into racing games and for some reason this was the game I picked it. It was 10$ and it was the first game I ever bought with my own money. And to this day its prob my favorite racing games and prob one of my favorite PS2 games. I still have some recordings saved on my memory card of my (awful) racing back in 2008.
The handling for this game is HORRENDOUS especially considering ITS A DRIFT GAME that penalizes you if you hit the rail or spin out!!! Well you ALWAYS hit the rail and spin out b/c its IMPOSSIBLE TO FUCKIN DRIFT!!!
Literally found this series at our local second hand game shop and decided to get the newest one which happened to be the drift 2. My disc was scratched, but after getting it resurfaced, it was playable! IT. IS. SO. GOOD! If you enjoy Gran Turismo and Initial D at the same time, mixed with some Need for Speed Underground setup tuning, then you’ll enjoy this. You can tune style, performance, and hardware settings for a perfect car! You also get that street racer 1 on 1 aggressive style as well. The variety of racing allows you to either pick a direction with your car, or tweak from course to course! JUST GET IT ITS FUN!!!!!!!
Get a transmission and clutch upgrade. This was an even worse issue in Kaido Racer (Kaido Battle 2, the prequel of this game) so maybe you got the mixed up as well.
I’m on the fourth stage right now and this game is amazing. It’s basically it’s own little world that feels very immersive and engaging to unprecedented levels for a video game in my opinion. However I just cannot get a grip with the RWD cars since the game cannot read my throttle inputs properly probably because I play on an emulator. Another nice touch in the game is the fact that wear is a factor in the races especially brake wear. With a light car your brakes will most likely be fine, but with heavy cars you really need to either take care of them throughout the course of the race or make it your best interest to win quickly because having worn brakes will massively increase braking distances which will most likely see you slamming the wall. I think the brake wear is most notable on downhill courses though since it’s harder to stop your car going downhill(basic physics I know). … Also melon gripper is the GOAT
Import Tuner Challenge also had parking lots to meet and talk to racers. I always loved meeting people in lots in Drift 2 and ITC, giving that touch of car culture that sells the street racing fantasy.
Still my favorite racing game to this day, always makes me happy to see people discovering it. It really just stands alone in terms of what it brings to the experience. Sure, Battle Gear 3 drives better, but you can’t just sit and live in it the same way as TnD. This game really puts you on the mountain and it just feels great to be there.
This is the game that got me into sim racing. I had it on my modded ps2, and loved the tokyo xtreme racer series, and loved it instantly. I found out it supported sim wheels so I bought a dfgt. That was like, 15 years ago. I think one of the things I really like about this game is it really punishes you with understeering and oversteering, but not in a completely unpredictable way, especially once you start driving cars that are tuned better. With a wheel it really gives you good feed back in the force feedback so it's a lot easier to drive with a wheel compared to the controller. I recall the drifting sections being especially better with a wheel vs controller, because I'm doing a fresh playthrough with a controller and I'm struggling a LOT more than I used to at the drift sections. I loved all the back story and flavor text all the rivals have.
This game is such an underrated gem Not only Drift Title but also TXR franchise With lots of Unique JDM and some non-Japanese, Rival that has personality, alot of variant touge tracks, and story also very neat for 300+ rivals (I got some crush with Dejected Angel) I manage to beat the entire rivals with AE86 to challenge myself for battling those rivals, especially 13 Devil & 12 Kingdom, as well beating Emotional King That Silhouette just make me got tease, especially those Woman Rivals males me feels erec...nuh nevermind This game is such an amazing underrated gem
Came here to watch this after remembering a buddy recommended it to me like a year ago, nice review! Your voice kinda reminds me of Raycevick's funnily enough haha, +subscribed
this game has a cool feature that other games usually ignore: brake heat. if you go cowabunga on braking in every turn and drive something on the heavier side you can find yourself without brakes on some of the higher speed downhills. it doesn't always matter but it's waiting to bite you if you're not paying attention and bring too much car for a particular track.
Thats a one big lie In togue they been drifting so much that i even wondering did they needed to...Even togue division of midnight club Rally racers drifts all the time...And reason is you guessed it...Control with not sacrifacing that much speed...not like grip can't work against it but it's not like drift is inferior or something like that Initial d was consulted with drift king anyways Drift king invited drift to make ae86 fast because it's uncanny drift propertys...even highway txrs reflects it...He been drifting against freakin nismo skynlines in freakin track race...So ye ff tokyo drift ain't that unrealistic as you think Only time drift is slow are drift battles when no punctation or position matters...But punctation of juges...and it happens on circut race tracks mainly Such mambling about ammount of courses like it's problem makes game disservice
Thats a one big lie In togue they been drifting so much that i even wondering did they needed to...Even togue division of midnight club Rally racers drifts all the time...And reason is you guessed it...Control with not sacrifacing that much speed...not like grip can't work against it but it's not like drift is inferior or something like that Initial d was consulted with drift king anyways Drift king invited drift to make ae86 fast because it's uncanny drift propertys...even highway txrs reflects it...He been drifting against freakin nismo skynlines in freakin track race...So ye ff tokyo drift ain't that unrealistic as you think Only time drift is slow are drift battles when no punctation or position matters...But punctation of juges...and it happens on circut race tracks mainly Such mambling about ammount of courses like it's problem makes game disservice
I didn't know Kaido Battle 3 was localized, strange because Kaido Battle 2 was never released for NA. It's a great game but I prefer the setting of Highway Battle/Tokyo Xtreme Racer 1+2. I wish this series survived 6th gen because the hardware of the time struggled with these games
Are there 4 games in the series for NA Ps2 release? I have TXRZ, TXR3, TXRD, TXRD2, and TXR on Dreamcast. I think I’m just missing TXR2 for Dreamcast and Tokyo Highway Battle on 360.
This game is near perfect. The only things that i dislike is the drift scoring system and how dated the menus are. And man, we spend a lot of time in the game navigating through the menus, specially reading mails. Lacks quality of life features in there.
Bro can i tell you something, if someone rlly knows how to drift well they can be faster than grip, vecause must ppl cant wxit with full speed while drifting, just few new for example we have a legend keiichi tsuchya that knows how to drift at high speed so actually drifting is the best way to complete a corner in a very fast way
I remember buying TXRD and omg was the handling wrong i couldnt play more than 10 mins. Wish i had bought TXRD2 instead. At least i had a blast with TXR3 even though the last rival was impossible to meet without cheats . . .
This game lives in my head because of that damn opening and i love it so much. me and brother played it all the time. I believe using the name Takumi from Initial D gives you bonuses too.
I had this game waaaay back in 2006. Played Tokyo Extreme Racer 3, Then Drift, then saw this one and immediately picked it up during my (really being into initial D) phase 😅
A number of misguided statements here worth correcting. 1. There are definitely a lot more cars made in the 80-90's JDM that are not in this game, as extensive as the car list is. 2. A certain type of drifting, as shown in Initial D is actually as fast or faster than grip driving on togue roads. Remember, it was made with consultation by a professional racing driver and the guy who popularized drifting. Sure, stylized drifting is much slower, and it looks like that's what Takumi is doing, but what they are describing in the show prevents overtake and allows a greater slip angle to increase corner entry/exit speed compared to grip racing.
Also, something you said that’s not true at all. You said drifting is slow as shit in real life. I’m not sure if you just don’t follow the sport or what but drifting is definitely not slow. Especially the professionals on the D1 circuit. Hell, I’m in pro-am and some of the tracks I go to are 60-75mph entries. You’re throwing your car into corners at considerably high speeds, usually in 3rd gear, so that makes for a ton of smoke, tire spin, and also twitchy handling. Anyone can dump the clutch in first gear and drift the median when doing a U-turn or dump it in first when at a stop sign when you’re turning right or left to drift around a corner for a second. But getting out of first gear and doing it in 2nd and 3rd is a whole other animal. To initiate a drift using the handbrake or body roll is an unnatural feeling when starting out. And when ur at my level and do 50-60mph entries, it’s absolutely bananas. It’s anything but slow, brother
Guys, if you need help let me help you Tokyo Xtreme racer drift 2 is the Us version Kaido 2 is the europe version of the us version which has Way more cars and if you want the whole japanese collection, get the japan one
finding info about that game is a nightmare, especially since the game has three names - kaido racer 2 in europe - kaido battle touge no densetsu in japan - tokyo Xtreme racer: drift 2 in america
its funny!. I just started the game (as kaido racer 2) one week ago. have to get used to the handling of the cars. my first one is a beautiful honda crx :-)
the very game that introduces me to the whole Shutokou Battle series (as it was called in Japan, which this one was the 3rd entry to the Kaido Battle spin off), also the intro video we're just something else Also while it's not immersion breaking per se, the Japanese version also has the Gemballa Boxster thingy that's removed in the game possibly due to the EA's Porsche deal in the 2000s and some cars like the 190E Evo II strangely placed in the special car category for one
Hey bro there are 2 different types of drifting and the proper racing drift is actually faster that grip but the drift that is slower are flashy, stay close to the other car lot of smoke that's slower but with the proper faster racing sytle especially on a downhill, using slip angle so the car slides perfectly at speed around a corner which is still techincally drifting, that is much faster than grip racing!!!
i used to play wangan midnight in the arcades and had my own card gotta admit it's a bit expensive, if i had known there was a franchise like this for the PSP i would have played that instead
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Honestly it's such a shame that this is one of the only reviews on yt that really do this game (or any TXR game) justice.
Really well put together video though, hope to see more.
Check out fluffythekamis video on Tokyo Xtream racer
I just started playing this game recently and it shocked me how well ahead of its time it was.
Two aspects you probably didn't include in the video due to brevity I really loved are the way day & night works, as well as the sponsor system. Earning money by day and taking it to the night to progress is something NFS Heat would implement only over a decade later. Only here it's even more nuanced with night and day racing actually being significantly different. Day races are often time trials or single-car competitions, while night races are almost always duels of some kind.
I also love the sponsor system, which Grid 1 would have as well a year later. You earn sponsors by completing challenges where you get to try some new, usually higher end cars. Then, in order to get any sponsor money, you actually have to put a sticker of that sponsor on your car. But - you have to pay attention where to put the sticker, as the sponsor will pay you more or less depending on how visible the sticker is. One on the windshield is obviously more visible than one squeezed between others on the door.
And the list could go on endlessly with the used car market, intricate upgrade system, even the visual customization has a lot more options than expected.
Great video to a great game that I hope gets more attention soon 😉
Yeah there's a lot more that I could've talked about but I had to cut a bunch otherwise this video would've been way more rambly than it already is and I ended up just focusing on mainly what made the game interesting to me.
The sponsor system is a cool addition but it never felt like as important a part of the game as something like the rival battles do and I usually end up ignoring it if I don't need money. So I really didn't have too much to say about it. (Also some of the Sponsor Challenges are hard as heck and I can't beat them.)
Although I actually didn't know that where you put a sponsor's sticker affect how much you earned from it. That's a really neat detail that shows how much thought was put into the game.
Still a good review I’ve had the game since like 2003 and Recently just started playing it again it is kind of sad because I still think to this day it’s probably one of the best Tootie games have ever played along the fact the game actually makes you learn how to drive and learn the road before you can even start doing anything like drifting
@@johnphelps152 would you recommend this game more or Tokyo xtreame racer 3 ?
@@xxWileyGamingxx this game.
@@visionstone607 I just got both lol
A few chosen ones really miss Genki GRP games, this sagas deserve a lot more love, don't know why went unnoticed at the time. Kaido Battle 3 is one of the best racing games I've ever played in my life, even more hours on this than on GT4 back in the days. Badly need a Genki reborn.
Because this damn actually made you learn how to drive in it before you can do anything else like drifting so most people that back in the day I would ask if they wanted to play it after they watched me drifting down the mountain they would get so upset when they couldn’t even make a corner but that’s just the characteristics of the game really really have to practice and learn the road in the car before you can even do anything it’s actually sounds exactly like a real car
You played wangan maximum tune by namco in the arcades it's the shit
The rivals in this game are way more lively than most new racing games characters. It really felt refreshing at the time.
It was impossible for the 9 year old me
i agree. me and my friend recently started playing it on an emulator and noticed how lively and relatable the rivals are. sometimes we laugh at it, sometimes we felt sympathetic towards them. not in a race though lol
@@ziqqerlad It's really funny how many characters are knock off initial D characters. It makes the game even more fun when you can spot which team is a reference to what team in initial d
Even more impressive given that none of the characters have actual models, just silhouettes.
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yo, you should play Import Tuner Challenge (Tokyo Xtreme Racer 4) for the Xbox 360, it has the same character display and garage dialogue as this game!
Unfortunately much less content then TXR 3
Import tuner Challenge is awsome too!!. It is sad though that the game had a super small selektion of cars
The events of Street Supermercy and Racing Battle C1 GP set the whole story of Kaido Battle: Touge no Densetsu into motion. Play it and you'll know what incentives Motoya brought with him returning to the Touge scene again after Xtreme Racer 3.
the best part is the 86 driver shown doing the blind attack at 11:24 is actually a parody of Takumi and he is appropriately named "Takumi Kirazu" and his bio reads:
"He's famous for calling Haruna by a weird name he made up (Akina lol). As always, he never races without his trance music and a cup of water in his cupholder. However, he's so clumsy that he always spills it. He thinks he's hot stuff, but he's really just a poser."
I'm glad I'm doing another play thru because in my first I completely missed little stuff like this, I love the fact he's programmed to do the blind attack, makes it all that much funnier.
I don‘t know, why this is recommended to me. I‘m neither interested in racing Games, nor did i ever watched something from this Channel. All i can say is that this review is really interesting to watch, feels really proffesional and at the sametime gives lowkey chill vibes. I want more like this.
idk about you but I would personally suggest Burnout Revenge if you're up for some combat oriented racer, or TXR/Shutokou Battle series including the Drift/Kaido Battle spin-offs and Racing Battle C1 GP if you're we're into Gran Turismo/Forza-esque racers, I have a lot of nice suggestions when it comes to racers, even if they're we're PS2/Xbox oldies
The Google algorithm has you
They want you to play them badly, seriously try them, you will love them even if you're not into racing
The soundtracks of all Genki racing games are kick ass
I really wish I could share this to everyone that cares about racing. Alot of youtubers who have played this game, never really get to show the charm or why it has such a cult following. Games like this are in high ass demand in todays interests but people don't know about it. IF only there could be a reboot or a New generation type sequel to both kaido and shutoku I know it would be massive
What difference between kaido and shutoku?
@@apriliantisubarna5868 kaido= mountain
Shutoku=expressway
@@Subsistence97 thanks
for those that think Drift is problem in this game i will leave this video here :
ua-cam.com/video/Of4MWUUSyJw/v-deo.html&t
All the Genki games were great. The Wangan Midnight games on PS2 and PS3 were both made by them.
Kaido Racer is very good as well. Not quite as good as TXRD2, but a fun play especially for Americans that never got it.
One hidden gem they made is C1 Battle Gran Prix. It was basically their take on a GT or Forza style game. Sadly it was only released in Japan, so no English. It is still a fun play though.
"I love this obscure drifting game"
"it just sucks when you gotta drift in it"
Genki's last TXR game is "Import Tuner Challenge" or "Shutokou Battle X" on jp, exclusive to the X360, had the mix of Kaido and Shutokou into one, rivals exist on the highways and also local Parking Areas, also 2 new racing areas which is Shinjuku and Shibuya. You could try it if you never yet.
It's got some pretty neat additions going for it, but IMO it's sort of held back by the limited car roster (even if there's a lot of customization to work with), the absence of the Wangan, Yokohane, and Yokohama routes (which I think was out of their control because they couldn't laser scan them due to construction at the time, I think) + Nagoya/Osaka being omitted as well, and the laughably easy difficulty (the AI seems to take corners very slowly, even the bosses).
It was racing Battle C1 iirc the last Genki game
@@uhm175 no it's itc, but technically it's the mobile game but idk man it doesn't have the same txr feel to it.
Really interesting to see this game came out 1 year before nfs carbon which (for me) defined the canyon racing "genre".
Definitely gonna check it out now.
Following the hype of Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift releasing at the summer 2006
finally some appreciation, tokyo xtreme racer:drift 2 or just kaido racer 2 is literally the most goated racing simulator of all time. real japanese tracks, amazing tuning system, amazing car list, a cool anime ass storyline. gran turismo like physics, the game practically forces you to learn how the mechanics of suspension or gear ratios, and learning how to properly tune is massively rewarded.
emulation is easy, playing on ps2 is goated tho
im so glad you introduced this game to the world, literally thank you. hopefully some speedruns might start happening and that would be amazing, this game needs attention and it needs a community hub.
i actually made some videos, check them out for some kaido racer 2 vibes
regards
tin
TXR Drift 2 is actually Kaido Battle 3 and Kaido Racer 2, PAL never received KB1 and NA never received KB2
My favorite game of all time. It's not just about how it plays, it's about how it feels, looks, and sounds, with those great songs. The intros to all of them still give me goosebumps every single time.
Love this video, the Shutokou and Kaido games are super close to my heart and your video really captures what makes this one so special. As a note, it's also worth looking into C1GP if you really like this one. Very different in plenty of ways, and japanese only so fairly difficult to approach, but it was Genki's last ps2 game and its handling model feels like this wonderful mix of the best of both Shutokou and Kaido
The opening theme of this game was so good, it's a shame the full version was never released..
Well, there actually is a full version of it, I recently found it on UA-cam.
@@cupofchaffee8875 Where can you send me the link or name?
The Full version it's just loop from first part actually
It's called extended version, so technically it's a full version regardless if it were a loop or not @@Mx64MaxyImpress
Haha. Awesome. I own a 1983 Toyota Celica Supra. Which was sold as the Celica XX in Japan. Great to see it in another game. Gran Turismo upto 6 in ps3 and Forza Motorsport 4 in Xbox 360 had them as well. I knew I wanted one when I saw them.
And yes. It is the coolest car in existence.
You described well why I love this game so much. Most of the stuff in this game has been present in one way or another in previous Xtreme Racer games but this game brings it all together nicely. It has an incredible amount of attention to detail. For example by looking at the driver info or what they say, you can often get a clue on their driving style. Also something that people playing this game may not be aware off is that engine part brands do play a role in getting extra performance out of the car. Each engine type has a specific combination of part brands that will make extra power compared to if you use brands at random or only use one brand. Finding the right combination requires trial and error but it gives you an edge against rivals. Also like in previous games some rivals will appear under very specific conditions or after some conditions are met. For example a rival may appear at a specific day or after you’ve beaten all rivals on the paddock (if you enter again) or one may appear when it’s raining outside. The bulletin boards may give hints about those rivals. So yeah the boards aren’t only about flavor text or challenging some people, they also provide clues for other encounters or for sponsor opportunities. The more you get into the game the more little details you’ll find. Which makes this game far more interesting than most racing games that have cheesy and cringy plots.
I wish the Xtreme Racer series were revived, both the highway and drift series because they were a unique racing experience. Also yeah both series are inspired by anime with the drift series being obviously inspired by Initial D (yes even “Takumi” makes an appearance in Drift 2) and the highway series is inspired by Wangan Midnight (Xtreme Racer Zero has some references that I won’t spoil)
Honestly I still don’t like the handling of the game, the main issue is that there’s a slight delay between you turning the wheel and the car actually turning plus trying to countersteer on any drifts that doesn’t have big angles just sends you into the opposite wall.
increase steering angle to make the steering more sensitive to your inputs
finally someone talks about this. the handling is shit
Great video! Much love from Brazil :D
Olha aeai
Ummm
Who remembers the racer with a cd that has 30,000 cocktail recipes? Lol
As a fan of the main series who was told "The TXR Drift games handle poorly" and then ice skated across the C1 for 15 hours, i'm really happy to hear a positive review for the Kaido games. I'll have to pick this one up
It's only with the first TXR Drift game since cars there pivot from the rear axle which throws off a lot of people.
Alright. I gotta play this game right now! I can't believe I haven't heard of this before. I'm an avid fan of sim racers.
It blows my mind that every racer has their own driving style! I didn't even realize until you mentioned it. There's one racer who drives a Midget II, the 'weakest' car in the game but is somehow able to keep up with me on the downhill. A couple of them are just terrible drivers though. Tejima, the 350Z guy, is super slow around corners and a few of them ram into the barriers because they don't brake in time. I find the whole BBS and email aspect kind of a pain to keep up with though, I just wanna race but I get it, that's how you'd organize a street race irl back in the day I guess.
Huh? the Suzuki carry is the weakest, i'm sure
@@uhm175 The Midget II only has 31PS, the Carry has 56PS. Carry does 0-60MPH in 13 secs. Midget II did 0-60 in 18 secs. I tested them both on the test course bone stock.
where my fellow cappuccino drivers
Also the bit about drifting being slower is misconception, although a common one, as real racing is far more complex than most people bother to get into. As usual, it all depends on the circumstances. On a wide road with dry pavement and good visibility, drifting almost never provides advantage over gripping. But if executed well, it can easily be just as fast. A fast drift is very difficult. An ideal drift angle changes for every corner, though it's always best to minimize the amount of countersteering. This is hard even for experienced players, and often results in lost time, but the time that's lost is due to driver error. When done right, you can start accelerating well before the apex of a corner.
Plus, even in the rare instances where it is faster to drift in those conditions, drifting burns the rubber off your tires much faster, and depending on the car, the length of the course, and the average speed of the course, this could end up losing time long term. I recently had an incredibly fast downhill run on Haruna [Akina] with a black RX-7 FD3S, with a final time of 3:55.891, but to get that time, I had to burn all the rubber off the tires. I could probably turn most of the corners just as fast without drifting, but there are 8 wide radius corners throughout the course where drifting is faster.
Drifting is also a staple of rallying technique, which is traditionally done on low friction roads like dirt, snow, and gravel. Low friction like rain or snow, or bald tires, causes understeering, and the only way to maintain traction for a grip run is to brake earlier, for longer, and turn corners slower. In these conditions, even cars that are tuned for grip can drift faster.
Professional racing is done on dry, well paved, wide roads with no sharp corners or hairpins, and in broad daylight with no obstructions. These are safe conditions that allow for high speed, and this is the setting where the idea that drifting is slower comes from. But mountain pass racing is a completely different beast, and the optimal way to drive depends on a lot more factors
My only complaint was that meeting specific conditions for a rival to appear is annoying and time consuming. I had the most fun demolishing rivals at night but not so much the category races as I had to repeat them over and over just to raise my license level.
if you like the dialogue and chars in kaido 3, you should check out an indie game that just released the intro segment to the game called Night Runners Prologue. Very atmospheric and the characters are all tough as nails shit talkers, and the races take place on the highways around Tatsumi PA
for people that confused
1) Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift (japan) = Drift Racer: Kaido Battle (europe)
2) Kaidō Battle 2: Chain Reaction (japan) = Kaido Racer (europe)
3) Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift 2 (japan) = Kaido Racer 2 (europe)
My favorite part of the game is it's has not only have initial d references but also have references to a manga called Over Rev!
Oh yeah, the game wears it's influences on its sleeve and is full of references. I haven't read Over Rev, but I know that team of two girls on Hiroshima are supposed to be the main characters from that manga.
@@Cartroner you should read Over Rev. Too bad it didn't got a anime adaptation.
By the way, what makes you like the Celica XX / A60 Supra?
@@misterjersey5460 Honestly It's just because I think it looks cool.
@@misterjersey5460 - I believe this query can most effectively be answered by looking at it...
Being someone that owned a 84 Celica Supra myself.... I could not agree more with the fact that it is infact the coolest car ever designed. I miss it every day. Couldnt afford the work it needed at the time and had to let it go to someone who did. :(
I'm trying to get this game for few years now, probably just end up emulating - i had simmilar falling in love with Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero on ps2. I bought it by accident almost, and at first thought that i've made mistake.... nothing further from truth. This quickly became my favourite street racing game - which seems so funny considering it has kinda "bad" physics, but the whole package is mesmerising. For a few days nothing counted more to me than conquering tokyo streets and all the legends that roamed it's highways.
Thank you for the video. I couldn't care less at the Genki games back then, mostly due to their low 50s metacritic scores. But after watching this, I decided to emulate it. And ho boy, this quickly becomes one of my favorite racing games ever.
Journalists gave this game a low score because of LITERAL skill issue.
Really great video on the game! Showcased most reason why this game is so charming (not gonna lie, some I took for granted), just reminds me why this game is far above the rest of the series. I know it's weird to then suddenly try to list some of the faults of the game after getting reminded of how good the game is but, that is what I will proceed to do.
- The controls and handling physics are honestly something that's hard to learn and get used to (along with many typical Genki jank), but once you got it, it is very satisfying (still way too twitchy for sim-cade standards though). It is still the best handling physic Genki has ever made.
- The cars' and barrier hitbox (invisible wall) are waaaaay too inaccurate, this hurts the drift events a lot because you lose point if you tap the wall.
- The daytime C-level grind is way too painful and boring, unlike the previous games the daytime events felt like an afterthought in this game and they just pad it with the C-level grind. This would be forgivable if getting medals and trophy isn't mandatory to make some important rivals appear but alas.
- Loading times, it's bad.
Even so, this game and Racing Battle: C1 Grand Prix are probably the best racing games Genki has developed, and some of the best racing games in existence. It's just a unique experience that no other game offers.
you don't really know how ahead of time this game was, unless you play with a good 900 degree force feedback wheel. it's physics hold up well if you tune the cars to handle like a real car, but unfortunately h shifter and clutch won't work on any wheel.
this game was super addictive back in the day which is really rare in racing games nowadays.
the number of tracks are actually pretty good, since a lot of games seem to count tracks of different directions, night/day, different weather, etc as different different courses.
i remember finishing this game mroe than once and spending countless hours, trying to make cars handle like my real car(which is tricky since i own a car that didn't exist when the game was made).
you don't have to upgrade the cars at all in story mode until you get to aso/zao.
grp also made a circuit racing spin off called c1gp, which was ok, but that game felt like a step back compared to kaido 3. I wish grp didn't die and you can test this games physics and wheel support on a shutoku game where you can actually drive really fast on long straights.
Once you get to know how to drift propperly... This game Is GOD
If only I could 😂 I’ve been drifting in assetto Corsa with a wheel for a long time and cannot get the hang of this game. Also money is hard to get. Still in early game though
I picked this one up for like $4 years ago. Best $4 ever spent. Got me hooked on the series and then I found myself a copy of TXR Zero for Ps2 and holy shit, mind blown
It was 2007, I was 9 years old and I went to a toyrus. I wasnt into racing games and for some reason this was the game I picked it. It was 10$ and it was the first game I ever bought with my own money. And to this day its prob my favorite racing games and prob one of my favorite PS2 games. I still have some recordings saved on my memory card of my (awful) racing back in 2008.
The handling for this game is HORRENDOUS especially considering ITS A DRIFT GAME that penalizes you if you hit the rail or spin out!!! Well you ALWAYS hit the rail and spin out b/c its IMPOSSIBLE TO FUCKIN DRIFT!!!
I hate to say skill issue and leave but-
I need a flow chart to follow so many versions XD
Literally found this series at our local second hand game shop and decided to get the newest one which happened to be the drift 2. My disc was scratched, but after getting it resurfaced, it was playable!
IT. IS. SO. GOOD!
If you enjoy Gran Turismo and Initial D at the same time, mixed with some Need for Speed Underground setup tuning, then you’ll enjoy this. You can tune style, performance, and hardware settings for a perfect car! You also get that street racer 1 on 1 aggressive style as well. The variety of racing allows you to either pick a direction with your car, or tweak from course to course!
JUST GET IT ITS FUN!!!!!!!
I’ve just installed for pcsx2. Is there a way to get smoother downshifts? It seems like every one is intended to shift lock.
Get a transmission and clutch upgrade. This was an even worse issue in Kaido Racer (Kaido Battle 2, the prequel of this game) so maybe you got the mixed up as well.
in my opinion story wise the TXR and Kaido games are the Dark Souls of racing games.
Man with that CRX tunned with turbo i defeat a lot of rivals
I’m on the fourth stage right now and this game is amazing. It’s basically it’s own little world that feels very immersive and engaging to unprecedented levels for a video game in my opinion.
However I just cannot get a grip with the RWD cars since the game cannot read my throttle inputs properly probably because I play on an emulator.
Another nice touch in the game is the fact that wear is a factor in the races especially brake wear. With a light car your brakes will most likely be fine, but with heavy cars you really need to either take care of them throughout the course of the race or make it your best interest to win quickly because having worn brakes will massively increase braking distances which will most likely see you slamming the wall. I think the brake wear is most notable on downhill courses though since it’s harder to stop your car going downhill(basic physics I know).
… Also melon gripper is the GOAT
Import Tuner Challenge also had parking lots to meet and talk to racers. I always loved meeting people in lots in Drift 2 and ITC, giving that touch of car culture that sells the street racing fantasy.
FYI: If check the used car dealer enough, you might come across a few unique/rare cars that you can't find in the new car dealership.
I Thought I was alone liking this game series. I loved this tittle. Thanks for the review
Still my favorite racing game to this day, always makes me happy to see people discovering it. It really just stands alone in terms of what it brings to the experience. Sure, Battle Gear 3 drives better, but you can’t just sit and live in it the same way as TnD. This game really puts you on the mountain and it just feels great to be there.
This is the game that got me into sim racing. I had it on my modded ps2, and loved the tokyo xtreme racer series, and loved it instantly. I found out it supported sim wheels so I bought a dfgt. That was like, 15 years ago. I think one of the things I really like about this game is it really punishes you with understeering and oversteering, but not in a completely unpredictable way, especially once you start driving cars that are tuned better. With a wheel it really gives you good feed back in the force feedback so it's a lot easier to drive with a wheel compared to the controller. I recall the drifting sections being especially better with a wheel vs controller, because I'm doing a fresh playthrough with a controller and I'm struggling a LOT more than I used to at the drift sections. I loved all the back story and flavor text all the rivals have.
I remember picking this up as like a bargain bin discount game... My god, this game slaps so hard... One of my favorites of all time.
Based, honestly TXRD2 is the best TXR Genki has ever put, maybe their best game of all time.
also what the hell was that video at the start lmao
This game is such an underrated gem
Not only Drift Title but also TXR franchise
With lots of Unique JDM and some non-Japanese, Rival that has personality, alot of variant touge tracks, and story also very neat for 300+ rivals (I got some crush with Dejected Angel)
I manage to beat the entire rivals with AE86 to challenge myself for battling those rivals, especially 13 Devil & 12 Kingdom, as well beating Emotional King
That Silhouette just make me got tease, especially those Woman Rivals males me feels erec...nuh nevermind
This game is such an amazing underrated gem
This is what I wished the horizon games got right in terms of the light rpg elements with rivals, backstories and progression
Came here to watch this after remembering a buddy recommended it to me like a year ago, nice review! Your voice kinda reminds me of Raycevick's funnily enough haha, +subscribed
I put hundreds of hours into this game. Once you get toward the middle/end of the story it gets so challenging.
i love this game. if you play it with a wheel it feels incredible
I miss Genki.
They walked that weird Arcade and Simulator line. Not even Simualcade line. Just, further arcade but, still, amazing.
Algorithm are picking you up. Brace yourself
Don't get a man's hopes up like that
this was an amazing vid, thanks so much
this game has a cool feature that other games usually ignore: brake heat. if you go cowabunga on braking in every turn and drive something on the heavier side you can find yourself without brakes on some of the higher speed downhills. it doesn't always matter but it's waiting to bite you if you're not paying attention and bring too much car for a particular track.
Thats a one big lie
In togue they been drifting so much that i even wondering did they needed to...Even togue division of midnight club
Rally racers drifts all the time...And reason is you guessed it...Control with not sacrifacing that much speed...not like grip can't work against it but it's not like drift is inferior or something like that
Initial d was consulted with drift king anyways
Drift king invited drift to make ae86 fast because it's uncanny drift propertys...even highway txrs reflects it...He been drifting against freakin nismo skynlines in freakin track race...So ye ff tokyo drift ain't that unrealistic as you think
Only time drift is slow are drift battles when no punctation or position matters...But punctation of juges...and it happens on circut race tracks mainly
Such mambling about ammount of courses like it's problem makes game disservice
Thats a one big lie
In togue they been drifting so much that i even wondering did they needed to...Even togue division of midnight club
Rally racers drifts all the time...And reason is you guessed it...Control with not sacrifacing that much speed...not like grip can't work against it but it's not like drift is inferior or something like that
Initial d was consulted with drift king anyways
Drift king invited drift to make ae86 fast because it's uncanny drift propertys...even highway txrs reflects it...He been drifting against freakin nismo skynlines in freakin track race...So ye ff tokyo drift ain't that unrealistic as you think
Only time drift is slow are drift battles when no punctation or position matters...But punctation of juges...and it happens on circut race tracks mainly
Such mambling about ammount of courses like it's problem makes game disservice
0:18 ...never heard of? These series where all over at the shelves at the time 2 decades back lol. You are obviously not from the times.
I mean drifting really is the sport of the future, look how popular it is now, especially formula D and D1 Grand Prix
I didn't know Kaido Battle 3 was localized, strange because Kaido Battle 2 was never released for NA. It's a great game but I prefer the setting of Highway Battle/Tokyo Xtreme Racer 1+2. I wish this series survived 6th gen because the hardware of the time struggled with these games
add (probably) ... cus i definitely lived my life in the ps2 era endulged in these touge games and even went on to play import tuner on 360
7:14 ultra based reasoning.
I went into TXR 3 for the same reason. One of the only games to have a proper Z31, or just have it in general
Here I am Trying out a obscure racing game from the early 2000s in 2024 because UA-cam recommended me a video
Are there 4 games in the series for NA Ps2 release? I have TXRZ, TXR3, TXRD, TXRD2, and TXR on Dreamcast. I think I’m just missing TXR2 for Dreamcast and Tokyo Highway Battle on 360.
Hey it's me Pearly White. I didn't know you do UA-cam videos!
This game is near perfect. The only things that i dislike is the drift scoring system and how dated the menus are. And man, we spend a lot of time in the game navigating through the menus, specially reading mails. Lacks quality of life features in there.
Bro can i tell you something, if someone rlly knows how to drift well they can be faster than grip, vecause must ppl cant wxit with full speed while drifting, just few new for example we have a legend keiichi tsuchya that knows how to drift at high speed so actually drifting is the best way to complete a corner in a very fast way
I remember buying TXRD and omg was the handling wrong i couldnt play more than 10 mins.
Wish i had bought TXRD2 instead.
At least i had a blast with TXR3 even though the last rival was impossible to meet without cheats . . .
Amazing review ! 😂 My older brothers had this game for a good while and I had recently rediscovered it and I've never appreciated it more.
This game lives in my head because of that damn opening and i love it so much. me and brother played it all the time. I believe using the name Takumi from Initial D gives you bonuses too.
I had this game waaaay back in 2006. Played Tokyo Extreme Racer 3, Then Drift, then saw this one and immediately picked it up during my (really being into initial D) phase 😅
A number of misguided statements here worth correcting.
1. There are definitely a lot more cars made in the 80-90's JDM that are not in this game, as extensive as the car list is.
2. A certain type of drifting, as shown in Initial D is actually as fast or faster than grip driving on togue roads. Remember, it was made with consultation by a professional racing driver and the guy who popularized drifting. Sure, stylized drifting is much slower, and it looks like that's what Takumi is doing, but what they are describing in the show prevents overtake and allows a greater slip angle to increase corner entry/exit speed compared to grip racing.
Also, something you said that’s not true at all. You said drifting is slow as shit in real life. I’m not sure if you just don’t follow the sport or what but drifting is definitely not slow. Especially the professionals on the D1 circuit. Hell, I’m in pro-am and some of the tracks I go to are 60-75mph entries. You’re throwing your car into corners at considerably high speeds, usually in 3rd gear, so that makes for a ton of smoke, tire spin, and also twitchy handling. Anyone can dump the clutch in first gear and drift the median when doing a U-turn or dump it in first when at a stop sign when you’re turning right or left to drift around a corner for a second. But getting out of first gear and doing it in 2nd and 3rd is a whole other animal. To initiate a drift using the handbrake or body roll is an unnatural feeling when starting out. And when ur at my level and do 50-60mph entries, it’s absolutely bananas. It’s anything but slow, brother
Grew up playing this game!! This was *my* game from elementary through highschool, try to play it every few months for a few weeks at a time.
Guys, if you need help let me help you
Tokyo Xtreme racer drift 2 is the Us version
Kaido 2 is the europe version of the us version which has Way more cars and if you want the whole japanese collection, get the japan one
finding info about that game is a nightmare, especially since the game has three names
- kaido racer 2 in europe
- kaido battle touge no densetsu in japan
- tokyo Xtreme racer: drift 2 in america
its funny!. I just started the game (as kaido racer 2) one week ago. have to get used to the handling of the cars. my first one is a beautiful honda crx :-)
On European cars, good to see the 205 and 5 Turbo. No Twingo though? For shame.
I love that in a world with ChatGTP, well chosen flavor text has me so excited to try out this game!
I miss this game so much. Hence my reason for being here watching every video out in youtube about it.
This game is classic!!! Genki Racing Project needs to make a comeback.
Since you're back will you be able to do Touhou 8 Commentary next?
the very game that introduces me to the whole Shutokou Battle series (as it was called in Japan, which this one was the 3rd entry to the Kaido Battle spin off), also the intro video we're just something else
Also while it's not immersion breaking per se, the Japanese version also has the Gemballa Boxster thingy that's removed in the game possibly due to the EA's Porsche deal in the 2000s and some cars like the 190E Evo II strangely placed in the special car category for one
Your voice reminds me of raycevick. Pretty cool 😎
Hey bro there are 2 different types of drifting and the proper racing drift is actually faster that grip but the drift that is slower are flashy, stay close to the other car lot of smoke that's slower but with the proper faster racing sytle especially on a downhill, using slip angle so the car slides perfectly at speed around a corner which is still techincally drifting, that is much faster than grip racing!!!
7:14 Celica XX a.k.a Supra MKii for us on the west side of the planet.
i used to play wangan midnight in the arcades and had my own card
gotta admit it's a bit expensive, if i had known there was a franchise like this for the PSP i would have played that instead
There's a bit of Raycevick to your video structure
And delivery actually
I loved playing this game as a kid, and I enjoyed replaying it recently. Such a gem.
this game and Tokyo ex racer 3 are the best. I never played the 360 one yet but one my to do list
Wish I never traded in my games of my childhood. Had this and other odd games and seeing this video makes me tear up a bit lol
i played it when it was out. i downloaded the ps2 emulator, and am grinding away again lmao. looks like shit, great game though.