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and published by

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in 1996 for the

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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 ''

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'' 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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- Feb 13, 1997https://www.gamespot.com/ps/driving/tokyohighwaybattle/review.html

References

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