Not Xpected
I recently wrote abouta game that aimed to recreate the old magicof Tokyo Xtreme Racer, a series of late-night, urban racing games that hadn’t had a new (non-mobile) entry in 18 years. Oh, what a neglected niche those indie developers were filling!
Yeah, a new Tokyo Xtreme Racer was just announced from original developers Genki, and it’s targeting a Steam release next year.
Here’s a teaser trailer which is really just a set of logos for previous games:
The new entry is called simply Tokyo Xtreme Racer, andthere’s little else to find out via its Steam page.
It’s interesting, because Tokyo Xtreme Racer was mostly a vibe, and at least some of that vibe came from the PS2-era graphics. Mimicking that aesthetic in its jagged-edged polygons and drun-n-bass soundtrack is part of what makesNight-Runners Prologue so powerful. Once modernised, with less of a definable style, but still limited in budget, I wonder if Tokyo Xtreme Racer will seem comparitively lackluster.
Yet the Steam page says to look forward to the release of more information, and I do. Can someone revive Racing Lagoon next?
