Underplayed Gems

Shutokou Battle Gaiden: Super Technic Challenge (1996)

Shutokou Battle Gaiden: Super Technic Challenge cover
Developer
Mediaquest
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Racing

How it feels

A tight, score-driven drifting duel where every corner demands calculated precision as you battle a CPU opponent for supremacy over Tokyo's expressways.

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About

Shutokou Battle Gaiden: Super Technic Challenge is a Racing game, developed by Mitsui & Co. and published by MediaQuest, which was released in Japan in 1996. It features 25 licensed vehicles. The gameplay consists of drifting your vehicle with arcade-like handling in drift zones and recieving scores based on the angle, length and speed of the players's drift. Events are set up as a 1 v 1 battle between the player and a CPU, with the winner being whoever has the highest drift score at the end of the lap.

Screenshots

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