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Tokyo Highway Battle

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Tokyo Highway Battle
Developer(s)Genki
Publisher(s)
SeriesTokyo Xtreme Racer
Platform(s)PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Release
  • PlayStation
    • JP: May 3, 1996
    • NA: August 9, 1996[1]
    • EU: June 27, 1997
  • Sega Saturn
    • JP: February 28, 1997
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Tokyo Highway Battle is a racing video game developed by Genki and published by Jaleco in 1996 for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. It was released in Japan as Shutokou Battle: Drift King for the PlayStation, and Shutokō Battle '97 for the Sega Saturn. The game is part of the Shutokou Battle franchise.

Gameplay

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Tokyo Highway Battle is a game in which players race around three tracks on the highways of Tokyo.[2]

Reception

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Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Tokyo Highway Battle doesn't rank up there with the best of them, but it isn't far behind."[2]

In Japan, Famitsu scored the PlayStation version 29 out of 40. The reviewers liked the controls, the presence of regular vehicles on courses, and called the balance "perfect".[3] The Saturn version received 27 out of 40.[4]

Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ "PlayStation News @ www.vidgames.com". 1998-06-11. Archived from the original on 1998-06-11. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  2. ^ a b "Finals". Next Generation. No. 22. Imagine Media. October 1996. pp. 170–171.
  3. ^ "プレイステーションレースゲーム一覧". retoro.g-player.com. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  4. ^ "セガサターン デイトナUSAサーキットエディション マンクスTTスーパーバイク". retoro.g-player.com. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  5. ^ "Tokyo Highway Battle". 27 November 1996.
  6. ^ "GamesRadar+". 23 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Tokyo Highway Battle Review".