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Best Racing Game Ever (Better Than Gran Turismo And Heres Why)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The TXR series is one of a kind, this game started the free roam race. What other game has the hottest tuner cars (parts too), 200 virtual miles of tokyo highway, and seemingly endless amount of rivals? Only TXR it's really a shame this game has'nt gotten the shine it deserves, this game reminds of when games were fun, not boring objective ridden programs. A big plus is that it's way more accessible than GT4, meaning that you can just jump into this game and start racing, rather than finding which races your car qualifies for. Sure the graphics arent great and the physics arent the best, but for overall fun, this game is a definite must-own classic for any serious, passionate racer in your family or circle. If you're a motor head and dont own this game and/or it's predecessors along with GT4 than you are'nt a motorhead, you should just kill yourself. BUY IT!!!!!

Save Your Money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game was enjoyable for the first two hours and then its fun factor quickly went down hill. It is far too complicated to figure out the right combination of car, color, license plate, etc that is needed to race the different groups. For Japanese street racing geeks that is probably their idea of great fun, but it's not mine. I regret buying this game.

fun for those who aren't as technical as gran turismo disciples

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I first bought the later version, Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3, really liked it and didn't really know if it was worth it to go backwards in games as purchasing this earlier model "Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero." I'm glad I did, it's not as difficult but still fun, the mods you can purchase don't take zillions of credits to start out making your car faster/nicer looking, and the races aren't impossible to beat; whoever gets the largest lead usually keeps it although tougher rivals take longer time to win so they may come back. I also like that they actually give the story of each racer if you want to read about your rivals, their occupation and trivia. For example, one is a factory worker who is very poor but makes up for the lack of perf. parts on his car with very precise control. Another one mentions a young man who enjoys drifting but is too new to the scene and just ends up sliding all over. They all have stories and many hardcore female racers as well, this gives the game personality other games don't offer. As another reviewer stated, the cars ARE real versions, just identified with letters/number codes. I'm not into the tuner scene but even I can still identify different year Supra's, Celica GT's, Acura NSX,(2) different RX7's, EVO's, and many others so don't think they are "generic" racers. You can even start off with All Wheel Drive cars, which most games make you begin with a slow turd of a car. Another thing I like is that you even get "sympathy" points(spirit points I think they call them) just for giving it your best shot/hanging as long as you can; this helps the younger kids or not as quick adults have some fun and accrue credits for parts. I have Gran Turismo 3 and games like that are fun IF you have patience enough to get sucked into them(taken me countless hours on GT3 but after you get sucked in- look out, you are HOOKED), this game is a blast right from the start and graphics are really good too. I like not having cops chasing you- if I wanted cops to chase me, I'd play grand theft auto. They even have interviews with real street racers in Japan(translated conversation) and show the real streets/race cars they race- pretty interesting. They also have the movie trailer for Fast and Furious which is really old now but still fun to watch. This is a classic fun racing game that won't have you beating your head into the wall with diffucult license tests that you keep missing by .003 of a second and require precise driving skills- drifting and unreal physics are fun sometimes. I haven't seen any domestic muscle cars yet and although these cars are stock looking when you get them, if you must have American Muscle with lopey, rowdy V8 power, you should probably pass; I need it in real life but I hang my Hemi hat up for a few minutes when I sit down and play my PS2- it's more fun that way.

Pretty good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is a worthy purchase...lots of rivals to race and cars to customize. Graphics are descent as well as the in-game music. If you enjoyed Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3, then you will enjoy this one as well.

zodiacs...please

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: October 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is hot,one of the best i believe and with the hook ups its even better. the skyline i won from "speed king" now has 1265 horse power (still looking for more) because of the 8th egine.I havent fully beaten this game yet because no wanders will race me but ill find one soon.so with cars like the WRX,Supra,Skyline,GTO or 3000GT,RX-7,Lancer,and NSX whats there not to like.

Superb

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've played lots and lots of racing games. This one blew my mind the moment i started quest mode. By the way the cars aren't completely un-named. Most of a car's "type" is actually its manufacturer model number. Street racers in japan refer to cars by model number, thus one would never be looking for a 92 RX-7, but an FD-3S.

Incredible Game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

- Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero -

Tokyo extreme racer is definately the bast racing game out today. If you like cars in general, or love the sport of street racing this is for u. One you can customize and soup up your cars to fit the races. I myself have made a car so good it blows the VIPER away. The game might not have the best graphic or variety but it is seriously the best racing game. It has a load of cars such as my own car ( Subaru Impreza WRX STi) and others like Mitsubishi 3000gt, Ford Mustand Saleen, and even Japanese modle not out in the Us. So my advice is to just but this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Racing game with a personal touch

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: May 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

ok, straight to the point, GET THIS GAME!, if you are even the slightest bit interested in street racing this is the game for you, it's true that it doesn't have as much cars or tracks as GT3, but thats not what this game is about, the object of this game is to buy a car, race it on the streets of Tokyo, gain money, tune up your car and race some more, the thing that makes this game so much fun is how personal it makes things, you dont race on a track with 8 other nameless opponents, you drive around, looking for your opponent, you come up behind him and flash your highbeems, he lights his hazard lights to acknowledge your challenge and the game is on, you blast through the road going 200 mph dodging traffic, and the interesting thing is although you have a somewhat limited number of opponents (a little more than 380) each of your opponents have their own personality, you can check their profile, learn about what they do for a living and why they tune their cars, then you go out looking for the ones that you wish to challenge, they're not always driving around, the game uses the PS2's internal realtime clock, some of the racers only go out once a week, some of them only at certain time of the day and they either drive around in a certain area or sit and wait at an on-ramp for their next opponent, it makes things so much fun and a lot more realistic, like one time i drove around for an hour hunting down some chick in a BMW M3 that ran me into the wall at the last second causing me to lose the race, you can't help but take things personaly.

tuning your car is a little different too, you dont get all the stuff right from the beginning, you sorta have to earn them, at first you get 2-3 choices for each tuning catagory, after you race for a while you gradually start to get more and more upgrades, like a new type of spoiler, larger rims or a better muffler. and everything you do to your car is visible, like mufflers, lights, wheels even the new rolecage that you installed. and unlike GT3, you can easily notice the difference between 300 HP and 320 HP, how well you set your gears and even the weight of your car.

although it is easy to compare it with GT3 (just like i have), it's actually on a different level, the graphics aren't perfect but their pretty good, the way the cars drive isn't exactly similation grade either, but it comes close, you can't really pull of drifts but when your racing at 200 mph you really can't afford to lose any speed, your opponents give you no mercy, thats not to say the game is very hard, it DOES get very hard later on but the difficulty level rises very gradually so it never gets too hard all of a sudden.

so over all this is one of the must have racing games for the PS2.

One of the best if not the best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

All I have to say is, I can't wait for the next Tokyo Exteme. I own all the Tokyo Extreme series and this is by far the best. If your a fan of racing games or a fan of the Fast And The Furious than this is your style of game.

final fantasy for racers

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

watching your car develop as you win races on the streets of tokyo is the most rewarding experience youll ever get in a racing game. a cult classic for obvious reasons. cant wait till a sequel comes out...totally addictive and totally fun. and for 12 bucks, it cant be beat

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