Underplayed Gems

Shutokou Battle '97 (1997)

Shutokou Battle '97 cover
Developer
Genki
Publisher
Imagineer
Platforms
Sega Saturn
Genres
Racing, Arcade

How it feels

High-speed Tokyo street racing with drifting mechanics and car upgrades across faithfully recreated Japanese highways.

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About

This is the Japan-exclusive Saturn port of Tokyo Highway Battle for the Playstation, where the player took control of 12 different cars and 60 different parts and upgrades available to choose from. There are a variety of tracks to choose from, all recreated to resemble actual Tokyo roads and highways and featured the "Drift" button that allowed the player to take a turn faster. Players can also earn points through this action as well as from winning races to upgrade their car and go head-to-head against the computer or against three CPU opponents. Keiichi Tsuchiya, a racing champion from Tokyo and Masaaki Bando, a top automotive expert from Japan both lent their expertise to the game to ensure authentic handling and physics for each vehicle that was rendered in the game.

Screenshots

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