Initial D: Street Stage is a video game based on the manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 and anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 Initial D

Initial D

is a manga by Shuichi Shigeno which has been serialized in Kodansha's Young Magazine since 1995. It has been adapted into a long-running anime series by OB Planning, Studio Comet, Studio Gallop, Pastel, and A.C.G.T, and a live action film by Avex and Media Asia...

. It was released on February 23, 2006 for the Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

 PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable

The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...

. It is based on Version 3 of Initial D Arcade Stage

Initial D Arcade Stage

Initial D Arcade Stage is a racing game series developed by Sega Rosso, a division of Sega, based on the anime and manga Initial D...

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The game features all the characters, cars and tracks (except for Akina Snow) from Version 3 of the arcade game, as well as additional content.

Two versions of the game were released. A Japanese version and an Asian version, which is the same as the Japanese version only with an instruction manual printed in English.

Features

In addition to wireless ad-hoc play, the game includes a new card element. Following each battle, the player earns a card. Cards come in three types: rival, battle and tuning. The rival and battle cards are mostly for show, giving details, respectively, on the characters and classic battles from the series, but also provide unlockable features when viewed. The tuning cards, however, contribute to gameplay, as players can combine these to customize their cars. In all, Street Stage features 185 cards to collect. Cards can also be traded to other players wirelessly through ad-hoc.