i got this just thinking id have a silly time for an hour or two but this game is actually good and motivated me to actually write something about since this is so obviously an absurdly niche game

probably not the best for car guys and racing game fans but it sure is great for initial d fans that don't own an arcade or any other convoluted form of playing a drifting game

this being on the psp it has so much detail and depth to how you drive, every other cars feels different from one another, it can be seriously difficult to get the hang of it even if you're driving on automatic, and realistically driving on manual and knowing what you're doing can give you an advantage, so the skill ceiling for this game is actually pretty rewarding, specially for how difficult it can be to win a race against some of the tougher drivers

the not crashing the fuck outta of your car or losing too much for hugging the guardrail most of the times can feel a little off-putting but I funnily thought it was cool after some time cause to me it feels intentionally put in to make you look sick with the hood camera for being so close to the rails and just be kind of visually pleasing

played this game in japanese and didnt understand jackshit about what I was clicking in but still made want to play it more and more so this is a gem to me now