Shutokou Battle
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| Developer(s) | Genki |
| Publisher(s) | Genki |
| Designer(s) | Genki |
| Release date(s) | 1999.06.11 |
| Genre(s) | Driving |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) PEGI: 3+ |
| Platform(s) | Dreamcast |
| Media | 1 GD-ROM |
- This article is about the Dreamcast game. For the game series, see Shutokou Battle series.
Shutokou Battle (首都高バトル), aka "Syutokoh Battle", is an arcade oriented driving game created by Genki for the Sega Dreamcast platform in 1999. The game was released in America as Tokyo Xtreme Racer and in Europe as Tokyo Highway Challenge. When released in Japan, Shutokou Battle was one of the best selling Dreamcast title at this time. The game is based on illegal highway racing in Tokyo with custom tuned cars. A such phenomenon is growing popular in Japan since the 90's with its dedicated manga (Shutokou Battle's biggest inpiration being Wangan Midnight), anime series and video games (C1 Circuit, Wangan Trial, Naniwa Wangan Battle).
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[edit] Other "Shutokou Battle"
[edit] Mobile edition
2002 Vodavone Live! 2D mobile version by Genki Mobile with unlicensed Japanese cars. Game download and gaming service only available in Japan. "Time Attack" passwords from "Shutokou Battle Zero" (PlayStation 2) can be used to unlock extra cars. Day/night racing conditions are directly taken from the user's mobile real time data. Melodies from "Kaido Battle 2 Chain Reaction" were available for free download from 25/02 to 31/03 2004 to Shutokou Battle owners only.
[edit] Portable edition
2005 Playstation Portable edition designed by GRP (Genki Racing Project) with licensed Japanese cars. Its working title was "Shutokou Battle Zone Of Control", but it has been shortened to "Shutokou Battle". Weekly Famitsu rated it 31/40, while the original Dreamcast title received 32/40. This PSP edition has been licensed to Konami for an American release as "Street Supremacy" in early 2006.
[edit] Campaign
Japanese famous die-cast models company, Tomica released a limited edition of Banshee's NSX in 1999. In the western release of the Dreamcast game, Banshee's controversial forehead tattooed Hindu swastika was removed
[edit] Inspirations
- The Last Bosses, called "Devils", cars are designed according to those appearing in the 1992 manga Wangan Midnight. "Zero" drives the same large fog lights equipped black Porsche 911 Turbo (Type-930) than Tatsuya Shima, while "???" owns Wangan Midnight's main character, Akio Asakura's tuned blue Fairlady Z (Type-S30) "Devil Z".
 T.Shima's "Blackbird" |
 Zero's black Type-930 |
 Akio Asakura's "Devil Z" |
 Last Devil's Type-S30 |
- A famous car is hidden in the Japanese version, this car is Takumi Fujiwara's (from popular manga & TV series "Initial D") Fujiwara Tofu Shop "Home Delivery" Trueno. This special car is the only one with the ability to drive in the wrong way of the traffic. When doing this, a police siren is heard. The Genki Racing Project team later included the same car in Racing Battle.
- In Shutokou Battle 0, another hidden car was the red S15 Silvia that of Nobuteru Taniguchi from the D1GP series with his original livery and is sponsored by the publisher. Taniguchi, between 2004-05, drove for Bandoh Racing, who incidentally endorsed the earlier games.
[edit] Types & Licenses
Since it's introduction in the mid '90s, like similar games, the "Shutokou Battle" series never used licensed cars but the usual type designation such as "TYPE-86" and later "TYPE-AE86L3". Nicknames were used instead in the "Wangan Dead Heat" sidestory (eg "Rapid Fire" for the "Nissan Skyline GT-R R33"). These "types" are actually the real chassis code used by the Japanese makers to designate the various grades of a lineup. As the graphics quality was improving with each release, from 16-bit 2D to 3D/CG 128-bit, the featured cars were becoming more and more similar to the actual cars appearance. In a similar way, the chassis codes became longer and more precise, allowing the player to determine each grade and to use the "rename car" feature. Inevitably, the game becoming a solid best seller, the Japanese makers forced Genki to buy the license of their cars. The very first Genki licensed game was Wangan Midnight for PlayStation 2 (28.03.2002), while the first licensed "Shutokou Battle" was Shutokou Battle Online released on PC, the 9th of January 2003. Since then, every Genki racing game uses licensed makers, and Honda doesn't appear anymore in the Shutokou Battle games (but accepted to license Kaido Battle series though). Obviously, the licensed makers refused to condone illegal reckless highway racing, as a consequence, the game's concept was slightly modified with the traffic definitely removed.
[edit] Car List
[edit] Entry Cars
TOYOTA
- (AE86T) Sprinter Trueno GT A'pex 3DOOR 1985
- (AE86L) Corolla Levin GT A'pex 3DOOR 1985
- (JZA80) Supra Type RZ TWIN TURBO 1993
- (JZX100) Chaser Tourer-V TURBO 1998
- (SW20) MR2 GT 1997
- (XE10) Altezza RS200 "Z EDITION" 1998
NISSAN
- (RPS13) 180SX type X 1994
- (S13) SILVIA K's 2000cc 1988
- (S14) Silvia K's AERO SE 1996
- (Z32) Fairlady Z Version S Twin Turbo 2 seater 1998
- (R32) Skyline GT-R V-spec II 1994
- (R33) Skyline GT-R V-spec 1995
- (Y33C) CEDRIC BROUGHAM VIP 1997
- (Y33G) GLORIA Gran Turismo ULTIMA 1997
MAZDA
- (FC) SAVANNA RX-7 ∞-III 1989
- (FD) RX-7 Type RS 1995
- (MX5) Miata Eunos roadster 1985
- (MX5) Miata MX5 2000
MITSUBISHI
- (CE9A) Lancer GSR Evolution III 1995
- (CP9A) Lancer GSR Evolution VI 1999
SUBARU
- (GC8) Impreza 2DOOR WRX type R STi Version V 1997
HONDA
- (DC2) Integra type R 3DOOR spec'98 1998
- (EK9) Civic type R spec'98 1998
- (NA2) NSX type S Zero 1997
[edit] Extra Cars
HONDA
- (AP1) S2000 1999
NISSAN
- (S15) Silvia Spec-R 1999
- (R34) Skyline GT-R V-spec 1999
- (S30) Fairlady Z 1975 (Wangan Midnight tuned version)
PORSCHE
- (930) 911 Turbo 1989 (Wangan Midnight tuned version)
[edit] Special Cars
FOUR DEVAS
- (FDD) Midnight Cinderella's RX-7 1999 (flame version)
- (NA2D) Banshee's NSX 1999 (flame version)
- Banshee's only available in the Japanese edition
FOUR DEVILS
- (JZA80D) Exhaust Eve's Supra 1999 (racing stripes version)
- (R34D) Raven Blood's Skyline 1999 (red tuned version)
INITIAL D
- (AE86TD) Takumi Fujiwara's Trueno 1999 (Fujiwara Tofu Shop "Home Delivery" version)
- only available in the Japanese edition
MITSUBISHI
- (GFLF) Eclipse GS-T 1999
- (GFLS) Eclipse Spyder GT 1999
- not appearing in the Japanese edition
