Kaido Battle
Encyclopedia
Kaidō Battle is a racing
video game series for the PlayStation 2
created by the Japan
ese video game developer Genki
. They are focused on Touge
racing and heavily centered on drifting
. The franchise currently has three games, with one of them being released in North America
under the Tokyo Xtreme Racer
banner by Crave Entertainment
, being called "Tokyo Xtreme Racer: DRIFT."
franchise, includes licensed cars and authentic Japanese mountain roads as courses. In Conquest Mode, the player competes during the day in drift contests, earning more points for holding a drift longer or for a quick combination of drifts, but earns no points if the player bumps against the wall or a guard rail. Doing this, the player earns money to buy new cars and modifications. Daytime racing also features racing for sponsors, which includes a kind of racing challenge determined by the sponsor. Beating a sponsor challenge earns the player a sponsor. Sponsors give the player better parts and extra bonuses for winning drift contests.
At night, the player can challenge rivals in the parking lot, and race them in a vein similar to Shutokou Battle/Tokyo Xtreme Racer: the first one to have their life bar depleted loses; however, the first racer to cross the finish line will win the race. Through the night, the player will face the "Trickers", a type of mini-bosses in the course. After all the Trickers have been beaten, the main boss of the course (called the "Slasher") will challenge the player through an in-game BBS system. After the Slasher has been beaten, the player may advance to the next stage. The final boss in the last course is called the "Emotion King."
Racing game
A racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings...
video game series for the 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...
created by the 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...
ese video game developer Genki
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:...
. They are focused on Touge
Touge
is 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 heavily centered on drifting
Drifting (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 franchise currently has three games, with one of them being released 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...
under the Tokyo Xtreme Racer
Tokyo Xtreme Racer
Tokyo Xtreme Racer, known as Shutokō Battle in Japan and Tokyo Highway Challenge in Europe, is a racing video game for the Sega Dreamcast. Released in 1999 as one of the console's launch titles, the game was one of the first mission-based racing games...
banner by Crave Entertainment
Crave Entertainment
Crave Entertainment is an American video game company. It was founded in 1997 by Nima Taghavi. Its headquarters is in Newport Beach, California...
, being called "Tokyo Xtreme Racer: DRIFT."
Gameplay
The game, like Genki's Shutokō BattleTokyo Xtreme Racer
Tokyo Xtreme Racer, known as Shutokō Battle in Japan and Tokyo Highway Challenge in Europe, is a racing video game for the Sega Dreamcast. Released in 1999 as one of the console's launch titles, the game was one of the first mission-based racing games...
franchise, includes licensed cars and authentic Japanese mountain roads as courses. In Conquest Mode, the player competes during the day in drift contests, earning more points for holding a drift longer or for a quick combination of drifts, but earns no points if the player bumps against the wall or a guard rail. Doing this, the player earns money to buy new cars and modifications. Daytime racing also features racing for sponsors, which includes a kind of racing challenge determined by the sponsor. Beating a sponsor challenge earns the player a sponsor. Sponsors give the player better parts and extra bonuses for winning drift contests.
At night, the player can challenge rivals in the parking lot, and race them in a vein similar to Shutokou Battle/Tokyo Xtreme Racer: the first one to have their life bar depleted loses; however, the first racer to cross the finish line will win the race. Through the night, the player will face the "Trickers", a type of mini-bosses in the course. After all the Trickers have been beaten, the main boss of the course (called the "Slasher") will challenge the player through an in-game BBS system. After the Slasher has been beaten, the player may advance to the next stage. The final boss in the last course is called the "Emotion King."
Games in the Franchise
- Kaidō BattleTokyo 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...
(2003, released in North America as 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...
) - Kaidō Battle 2: Chain Reaction (2004, Released in Europe as Kaido Racer)
- Kaidō Battle: Tōge no DensetsuTokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift 2Tokyo Xtreme Racer DRIFT 2 is a racing simulator by Genki that was released in 2005...
(2006, released in North America as Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift 2Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift 2Tokyo Xtreme Racer DRIFT 2 is a racing simulator by Genki that was released in 2005...
; 2006, released in Europe as Kaido Racer 2) - Konami released second and third part in Europe. Kaidō Battle 2: Chain Reaction as Kaido Racer in November 2005, Kaidō: Tōge no Densetsu as Kaido Racer 2 in December 2006.