Initial D: Special Stage (Game)

Initial D: Special Stage

GAME » on May 26, 2003

Drift your way to domination in the port of the arcade classic ported to the PS2.

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Overview

Initial D: Street Stage is a port of Initial D Arcade Stage 2 with new additions exclusive to the console version. These exclusives include the addition of five new tracks, new background music and a Story mode where you are able reenact races and events from the Initial D manga. The game is controlled with the D-Pad or analog stick, though it also supposedly works with with Logitech steering wheels. There have been complaints about the transmission stick not working in game however.

Gameplay

Races involve one on one races against rivals through mountain passes that the player selects. As the tracks become more difficult, so do the rivals. Skillful use of gear shifting and braking techniques allow cars to drift around corners. The game's physics are arcade like, but they do involve some realism as well. Cars can oversteer and understeer depending on the car type.

Modes

Arcade

Just like in the arcades, your goal is to defeat all the Initial D characters in the many different tracks in the game. As you win (or lose) battles, you gain points in which to spend

vs. Keisuke

on upgrading your car that you choose or to personalize it.

Story

Take control of Takumi Fujiwara as he rises to fame from his first race with Keisuke Takahashi on Akina to the climatic mountain battle against Tachi on Happogahara. All the races are based on the manga events, so those that watch the anime may not remember specific events exclusive the manga. The story is told through manga panels as well as illustrations where the characters' mouths move with their respective voice acting. Majority of the unlockable features and items in the game can be unlocked by playing through this mode. Unlockable range from new background music to car explanations in the car showcase mode.

Manga Cutscene

Time Trial

Cars that have been saved in Arcade mode can be used here. When the player completes a time trial, they are able to earn points depending on how fast they were.

Car Showcase

The car showcase allows players to view a replay of a selected car in action as well as an explanation of the car from Iketani.

Cars

Cars are divided up into three different types of drivetrain styles: MR - Mid Rear Drive FR - Rear Wheel Drive 4WD - Four Wheel Drive FF - Front Wheel Drive

MR and FR cars tend to be driftier than the other counterparts. 4WD cars tend to have superior traction in any weather condition, but tend to understeer.

These are the cars that are present in this version of Initial D as well as their drivetrain type:

Toyota:

Trueno GT-APEX (AE-86) FR
Levin GT-APEX (AE-86) FR
Levin SR (AE-85) FR
MR2 G-Limited (SW-20) MR
MR-S S Edition (ZZW30) MR
Altezza RS200 (AKA: Lexus IS) (SXE10) FR
Celica GT-4 (ST205) 4WD

Nissan

Skyline GTR V-Spec II (BNR32) 4WD
Skyline GTR V-Spec II (BNR34) 4WD
Skyline GT 25 Turbo (ER34) FR
Silvia K's (S14) FR
Silvia Q's (S14) FR
Silvia K's Aero (S14) FR
Silvia Spec-R (S15) FR
180SX Type X (RPS13) FR
Sileighty (RPS13) FR

Mitsubishi

Lancer GSR Evolution III (CE9A) 4WD
Lancer RS Evolution IV (CN9A) 4WD
Lancer GSR Evolution VII (CT9A) 4WD

Honda

Civic SIR II (EG6) FF
Civic Type R (EK9) FF
Integra Type R (DC2) FF
S2000 (AP1) FF

Mazda

RX7 Infiniti III (FC3S) FR
RX-7 Type R (FD3S) FR
RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD3S) FR
Roadster S Special (NA6C) FR
Roadster RS (AKA: Miata MX-5) (NB8C) FR

Subaru

Impreza WRX Type R STi Version V (GC8V) 4WD
Impreza WRX-STi Version VI (GC8) 4WD
Impreza WRX-STi (GDB) 4WD

Suzuki

Cappuccino (EA11R) FR

Tracks

All of these tracks are unlocked from the start.

Original Tracks

Myogi
Usui
Akagi
Akina
Happogahara
Irohazaka

Console Exclusive Tracks

Shin Myogi (This is later featured on Initial D: Arcade Stage 4)
Shin Usui
Shomaru (This is later featured on Initial D: Arcade Stage 3)
Momiji
Enna

Music List

Out of all the home versions of Initial D, Initial D Special Stage has the most background music choices. Most of them, however are not exclusive as many of them are eventually used in the future versions of this game.

Space Boy
Night of Fire
Don't Stop the Music
Love is in Danger
Killing My Love
Running in the 90's
Grand Prix
Beat of the Rising Sun
Heartbeat
Rock Me to the Top
Station to Station
Speedy Speed Boy
No One Sleeps in Tokyo
Remember Me
Back on the Rocks
Don't Stand So Close
White Light
Save Me
Burning Desire
Get Me Power
Mikado
Crazy for Love
Stay
100
Don't You (Forget About My Love)
West End Guy
Crazy For Your Love
I Need Your Love
Big in Japan
Crazy Night
Express Love

Arcade Mode

These are the characters you face in Arcade Mode as well as the cars they drive:

Myogi

Itsuki Takeuichi - Levin SR (AE-85)
Takumi Fujiwara - Levin SR (AE-85)
Shingo Shoji - Civic SIR II (EG6)
Takeshi Nakazato - Skyline GTR V-Spec II (BNR32)

Usui

Two Guys from Tokyo - Silvia Spec-R (S15)
Nobuhiko Akiyama - Altezza RS200 (AKA: Lexus IS) (SXE10)
Mako Sato and Sayuki - Sileighty (RPS13)
Sakamoto - Cappuccino (EA11R)

Akagi

Kyoko Iwase - RX-7 Type R (FD3S)
Kenta Nakamura - Silvia Q's (S14)
Keisuke Takahashi - RX-7 Type R (FD3S)
Ryosuke Takahashi - RX7 Infiniti III (FC3S)

Akina

Kenji - 180SX Type X (RPS13)
Iketani Kouichiro - Silvia K's (S13)
Wataru Akiyama - Levin GT-APEX (AE-86)
Takumi Fujiwara - Trueno GT-APEX (AE-86)

Happogahara

Toru Suetsugu - Roadster RS (NB8C)
Daiki Ninomiya - Civic Type R (EK9)
Smiley Sakai - Integra Type R (DC2)
Tomoyuki Tachi - Civic Type R (EK9)

Irohazaka

Seiji Iwaki - Lancer GSR Evolution III (CE9A)
Kyouichi Sudou - Lancer RS Evolution IV (CN9A)
Kai Kogashiwa - MR2 G-Limited (SW-20)
Keisuke Takahashi - RX-7 Type R (FD3S)
Takumi Fujiwara - Trueno GT-APEX (AE-86)

Shin Myogi

Shingo Shoji - Civic SIR II (EG6)
Takeshi Nakazato - Skyline GTR V-Spec II (BNR32)

Shin Usui

Mako Sato and Sayuki - Sileighty (RPS13)

Shomaru

Wataru Akiyama - Levin GT-APEX (AE-86)

Momiji

Toru Suetsugu - Roadster RS (NB8C)
Atsurou Kawai - Skyline GT 25 Turbo (ER34)

Enna

Daiki Ninomiya - Civic Type R (EK9)
Smiley Sakai - Integra Type R (DC2)

Akina

Bunta Fujiwara - Impreza WRX Type R STi Version V (GC8V)

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