2008 · Port · Sega Corporation · Racing

Initial D Extreme Stage

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This game is a console port of Initial D Arcade Stage 4.

Released: 3 July 2008
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Genres: Racing
Developers: Sega Corporation
Publishers: Sega Corporation
Modes: Local multiplayer Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action

About

Initial D Extreme Stage (頭文字D エクストリームステージ, Inishyaru D ekusutorimu suteji) is a racing game developed by Sega for the PlayStation 3. It is based on the Japanese manga Initial D created by Shuichi Shigeno in 1995.

Initial D Extreme Stage was released in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea on July 3, 2008. Initial D Extreme Stage is the sequel to PlayStation 2's Initial D Special Stage and the PlayStation Portable's Initial D Street Stage. Initial D Extreme Stage is not region protected. It was released in two versions, the Japanese and the Asian version. They are both in Japanese, but the Asian version offers an English manual.

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Media

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Gameplay

The game bears much similarity to Initial D Arcade Stage 4 with tweaks and additions. Restrictions placed on the player in the arcade, such as allowing vehicle tuning after 3 IC card ejects, have been removed as there is now no IC card.

The online play is available with a PlayStation Network account. The Japanese PSNet account allows users to connect using Sega's All.Net. Online is usable for all regions, but only in the Japanese version. Online play has ranking races, free races, chatrooms used for initiating free races, and currently ranked player lists. The chatrooms offer a limited chatting capability but allow custom messages.