Tokyo Xtreme Racer is BACK - Now in Early Access

[Jenkem]

"Tokyo Xtreme Racer" is a racing game set in a sealed-off future Tokyo, where you compete for the fastest speed in your customized cars on the highways that weave through the city, aiming to reach the top.

Drive real cars on meticulously recreated courses, compete against powerful rivals,
slip through other cars, and engage in spirit-wracking battles.
This is a series with unparalleled appeal.

• What is SP Battle (Spirit Point Battle)

Unlike regular racing games,
the SP Battle is a unique battle feature based Spirit Points, a numeric value that quantifies the willpower of drivers.
Not only is your speed tested, master the mind games and break your opponent's resolve.

• Blaze through the midnight Shuto Expressway

With the Tokyo Expressway faithfully reproduced, the complex twists and dramatic elevation changes deliver an adrenaline-pumping racing experience that's as close to the real thing as it gets.

• Countless rivals with mysterious charm

The race begins with a headlight flash as you face off against rivals with distinctive cars and bold driving styles.

loved this series back in the DC/PS2 days, reception seems to be positive from fans of the old games. Game is in EA and they've given a timeline of 4 months, we'll see if they keep to it.
apparently now you can race ANY car, not just rivals..

 

[normie]

apparently now you can race ANY car, not just rivals..

much of the traffic is untouched instances of base models of the cars you can drive, but yes, you can race the taxis and the flatbeds too lol

water heat and oil heat is out, interior cam from X is out, you can change tires in parking meets for money, your wallet is capped low so the game's essentially forcing you to spend money on new cars just so you're not wasting what you earn, many of the visual upgrades that were once a thing are gone ie side mirrors, the UI is an unholy marriage of PC and consolitis

lots of unconveniences too, rivals are persistent in their location on either the inter or outer loop, so gone are the days again where opponents drive both ways and now you can't just pop into a pit stop and out to have unraced cars spawn right near you to keep the momentum going, now you have to torturously chase them down if you're going for a BIG combo in a single night

 

[Jenkem]

Hopefully they listen to feedback during the EA period considering the positive reviews and decent size player base already there. you can also challenge people at parking meets now too.

 

[normie]

you can also challenge people at parking meets now too.

that was also in Shotacon Battle X/Import Tuner Challenge for the 360, it's the melding of the Kaido Battle racing RPG concept absent its message board (where the whole setup for the races takes place in the downhill or uphill meeting spots with characters that talk bullshit) and TXR

all the former PIT stops where you used to pop in to cool down the car were turned into Kaido Battle style meetup spots where you get lore dialog from 2D
mannequins representing all the racers in the game, they also give tuning tips, racing strategies and hints about the unlock conditions for wanderers, the unaffiliated racers that won't race you until you know what their deal is (ie only races on certain days, only races certain cars, only races you when you've turned off the in game music, unmodified cars etc etc)
the only new thing I've seen in PAs is the addition of a randomly appearing "master tuner" who in exchange for money increases an aspect of your cars performance for the duration of the night

the writing this time is more present and chuuni than ever, I love it

edit:
oh, the greatest downgrade is that the visual upgrades do not affect performance - a yuge thing about the series was simply lessening the weight of the car with lighter parts, this is not a thing, or attaching a wing to generate downforce, this also does not appear to be a thing

engine swaps are also not a thing since X/Tuner Challenge, so no more Turbo V8 Cappuccinos or shit like that lol

 

[The Nameless One]

 

[RoBoBOBR]

This game is great, am a fan of series since TXR2 on Dreamcast and this new one feeds my soul.

 

[Ezekiel]

Remember playing this so much on Dreamcast. They'll mess it up. They nearly always do. Why I have no wishlist of game revivals.

 

[kites]

Hopefully they can fix up and flesh this out fully considering their projected EA period of 4 months. Maybe they weren't expecting so many sales. If you do pick it up - do yourself a favor and use manual gear shifting. Automatic shifts early. Spent way too long tuning transmission and other numbers due to a boss (Trance Drive) that consistently blew me out of the water. Dropped them first try in manual.

Reddit has been plumbing the code depths: link

 

[normie]

 

[Matador]

Bought it, I´m big fan of TXRD2. Hope they revive the touge spin-offs next.

I think the success of the game is based on reviving good old fun gameplay without always online/live service crap.

Open the game, buy a car, pick a color. In less than 5 minutes you are racing and tuning the car.