

1998 · Pack-In-Soft · Racing
Wangan Trial
PlayStation exclusive
Racing game for the Sony Playstation published by Victor Interactive Software only in Japan in 1998.
- Released
- 7 March 1998
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Genres
- Racing
- Developers
- Pack-In-Soft
- Publishers
- Victor Interactive Software
- Perspective
- Third person
About
Highway 2000 (known in Japan as Wangan Dead Heat) is a 1995 racing video game developed by Genki for the Sega Saturn. The Japanese version takes place on the Wangan route of the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo. An updated version, Wangan Dead Heat + Real Arrange, was released in 1996 for the Saturn. Two further games in the Wangan series were released in Japan in 1998: Wangan Trial for the PlayStation and Wangan Trial Love for the Sega Saturn.
Keywords
- drifting
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The player can choose from three sports cars and race across five highways against either human or computer opponents, or against the clock. The two-player mode is called "Battle Mode" and is done in split screen. Three camera angles are available: two from outside the car and one from the inside. The game stands out by letting players choose a glamorous female co-driver from ten options, who critiques their performance (the European version features different actors in the full-motion video (FMV) sequences compared to the Japanese version). The player must finish first on each track to advance to the next level.
Reception
Saturn+ called the co-driver idea "a cheap gimmick" and the game overall "pretty naff". Mean Machines Sega's reviewer said the graphics are "shoddy", the sound is "painful", and the FMVs are "tacky". The other reviewer from the magazine said the controls and graphics are "standard" with the babes being the only notable aspect of the game. GamePro called it "the worst-performing racing game in recent memory". They recommended Daytona USA instead.
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