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PuNiao (255) on 16, Jan. 2008 18:06 (HKT)

Wangan Midnight

Wangan Midnight is just the type of hellish racing game that would make the Traffic Police see red. Based on a popular Japanese manga and animation series inspired by real-life events, the game features lots of reckless speeding on a Tokyo expressway colloquically called Wangan (literally, Bseide The Bay). For a huge part ... [read more...]

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Based on the popular Japanese anime series, Wangan Midnight is an arcade racing game The original story features young ambitious racer Akio Asakura who has trouble forming intimate relationships and his love interest, Reina Akikawa - fashion model by day and a street racer by night. Wangan Midnight features a Story Mode, online races and lots of tune up options of your cars.
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Original Name 
Release Date Jul 23, 2008
Genre Racing
Version  Japan
  CERO B (12+)
PAX-Code PAX0002180437
Catalog No.  BLJM-55002
Item Code  4994934000037
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    hondaking55 (2) on 30, Aug. 2008 20:15 (HKT)

    Wangan Midnight
    Must say this game has all the action you will ever want from a racing game, if your a fan of the anime and love cars then this game is just right. the racing system forces you to use throttle control, and with its online mode the fun never ends. the only hard part is the card system used to upgrade your car its all in Japanese but here a rundown of the cards.Card 1 to 5: Engine HP L, M64 (S30, Porsche).
    Card 6 to 10: Engine HP 2JZ, RB26 (Supra, Skyline).
    Card 11 to 15: Engine HP 13B,12A (RX7).
    Card 16 to 20: Engine HP 4g63 (Evo).
    Card 21 to 25: Engine HP 13B,12A (RX7).
    Card 26 to 30: Engine HP rb26 (Skyline).
    Card 31 to 35: Engine HP vg30 (Fairlady Z).
    Card 36 to 39: Body stiffness.
    Card 40 to 43: Body weight reduction.
    Card 44: Body stiffness.
    Card 45 to 47: ECU tune for lower end torque.
    Card 48 to 50: ECU tune for high end power.
    Card 51 to 52: Scramble boost (overboost ability).
    Card 53 to 54: Increase tire grip.
    Card 55 to 56: Transmission upgrade.
    Card 57 to 58: Suspension.
    Card 59 to 60: Engine durability (slower rate to engine overheating and detonation).
    Card 61 to 62: Transmission and suspension upgrade.
    Card 63 to 64: Engine durability, tire grip, life gauge (SP).
    Card 65: Transmission and suspension.
    Card 66: Scramble overboost ability (max level 3).
    Card 67: Ghost,makes you immune to traffic.
    Card 68: Body stiffness, engine durability, SP.
    Card 69 to 80: Engine swap cards (tune up stages 1 to 2 for each type).
    Card 81 to 128: Various unlockable cars, character chapters, game modes, and other effects.

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    PuNiao (255) on 16, Jan. 2008 18:06 (HKT)

    Wangan Midnight
    Wangan Midnight is just the type of hellish racing game that would make the Traffic Police see red. Based on a popular Japanese manga and animation series inspired by real-life events, the game features lots of reckless speeding on a Tokyo expressway colloquically called Wangan (literally, Bseide The Bay). For a huge part of the game, you drive as hero Akio Asakura in his notorious car called the Demonic Z - a lethal Nissan Fairlady Z with a history of turning its ownersn into road kills. The main event is the Story mode, where you need to win races in order to unlock the chapters in the life of Akio and other supporting characters with their own souped-up cars including a Porsche. (There are other models including online races on the PlayStation Network).This mode plays like a role-playing game-cum-soap opera, as you are put in the driver's seat to experience the key manga storylines. Even the opponents are racing fanatics with different motivations for burning rubber - a far cry from the anonymous challengers in other titles. This melodramatic background shifts the game one gear up against the likes of Ridge Race and MotorStorm.

    Winning a particular stage - each stage offers between two and five races that run all over the complex Wangan Expressway system - unlocks virtual trading cards. Use these to improve the performance of the in-game vehicles. After the initial straightforward races, the difficulty ramps up mid-way as fast and furious opponents with more powerful cars show up for longer races over twisted routes. So, replaying the earlier stages to earn more powerful trading cards to "mod" or tune up your car becomes a necessity. What makes races dramatic is the fact that the engine can blow from overheating, so some strategic driving is required instead of mindless breakneck speeds all the way. The drab graphics (just night scenes because most races take place at night) puts a brake on full enjoyment of the game, as do the unpolished racing engine and PS2-like presentation visuals. but the sheer strength of Wangan Midnight's engaging story and interesting characters, make it worth hitching a ride on.

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