''Tokyo Highway Battle'' is a video game developed by
Genki
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*Genki (company), a Japanese video game company
*Genki (era), a Japanese era name
*Genki (given name)
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and published by
Jaleco
was a corporate brand name that was used by two previously connected video game developers and publishers based in Japan. The original Jaleco company was founded in 1974 as Japan Leisure Company, founded by Yoshiaki Kanazawa, before being renam ...
in 1996 for the
PlayStation
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and
Sega Saturn
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. It was released in Japan as ''Shutokou Battle: Drift King'' for the Playstation, and ''Drift King: Shutokou Battle '97'' for the Sega Saturn. The game is part of the ''
Shutokou Battle
''Tokyo Xtreme Racer'' is an arcade racing video game series created by Genki and inspired by street racing on the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo. Its first installment, ''Shutokō Battle '94: Drift King'', released in 1994 for the Super Famicom. In 20 ...
'' franchise.
Gameplay
''Tokyo Highway Battle'' is a game in which players race around three tracks on the highways of Tokyo.
Reception
''
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."
Reviews
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GameFan
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'' #45 (Vol 4, Issue 9) 1996 September
*''
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment
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'' (May, 1996)
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IGN
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- Nov 26, 1996
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NowGamer
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It was founded on 14 May 2005 with private funds by Damian Butt, Steven Boyd and Mark Kendrick, all we ...
- Jun 01, 1997
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GameSpot
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- Feb 13, 1997
[https://www.gamespot.com/ps/driving/tokyohighwaybattle/review.html]
References
{{Tokyo Xtreme Racer series
1996 video games
Blue Planet Software games
Imagineer games
Jaleco games
PlayStation (console) games
Racing video games
Sega Saturn games
THQ games
Tokyo Xtreme Racer
Video games developed in Japan
Video games set in Tokyo