PS2 D1 Grand Prix 2005 Professional Drift - New Import

Drift kings take to the road for masterful sliding and sideways maneuvers where cars move in ways they were never made to move. Yukes updates the D1 Grand Prix game with 2005 driver data, over 60 cars to manhandle as well as tune for improved performance, and a large amount of professional courses to drift upon. Courses in the game include: Fuji Drift Course - Length 630m ~ 700m. Trees on the side and mountains in the distance. a few orange cones. There are three major curves perfect for drifting hi jinks in an otherwise straightforward oval-shaped course. Casual. Ebisu Circuit - Length 1200m. Located in Fukushima Prefecture where many drifters cut their teeth in the sport of drifting. There are screeching turns for power drifters to slide on. Nikko Circuit - Length 1,100m. Located in Tochigi Prefecture and perfect for high speed drifting. The scenery features high energy towers on the side of the road, rocky scenery and straight-aways mixed with gnarly turns. Buhoku Highland Circuit - Length 1,100m. Tight corners and sweeping curves for long distance drifts as one slides across the road. Sugo Kart Course - Length 3,704m. An undulating road which makes for a bumpy ride with contrived corners. One of the most challenging courses in the game for its level of difficulty and exhausting curves. Tsukuba Circuit - Length 2,045m. Set inside metropolitan city and famous for conventional racing. Features three demanding 180 degree curves and two less demanding swerves. Dec Sekiahills Circuit - Length 1,000m. Located within a theme park in Kushu with a thick swath of trees on the side of the road. The track is shaped like the letter "E" which makes it a tough track to maneuver through. Fuji Speedway 2003 - Length 4,470m. Opened in 1995 and set in Mount Fuji with a manicured grounds and stadium seating for spectators. Irwindale Speedway - Length 800m. Located in Southern California - when the D1GP was held there, 30,000 spectators thronged the circuit to the surprise of the judges who figured out that drifting had become a mini sensation in the States. Autopolis - Length 4,674m. The only JAF recognized circuit in Kyushu. A beauty of a course for drifters who chains their drifts together for seamless sliding sequences. There are three straight-aways for regaining composure before flying through the drifts once again. Daiba - Length unknown. Shaped like a dinosaur that's eating grass. Erstwhile course set in Odaiba with a city serving as backgroup. Sugo International - Length 3,737m. International races such as Formlua Japan, All Japan GT Championship, All Japan Road Racing Championship are held here. Located in Tohoku. Fuji Speedway 2005 - Length 4,563m. Redecorated and remodeled in 2005 to accommodate international races. The course is shaped like an upside-down clothes hanger that has been twisted out of shape. There's a large amount of racers from the drifting world in Japan as follows: Miki Ryuji (Car: Z33) Taniguchi Nobuteru (Car: SXE10) Imamura Youichi (Car: FD3S) Kazama Yasuyuki (Car: S15) Nomura Ken (Car: ER34) Kumakubo Nobushige (Car: GDB) Maeda Ken (Car: FD3S) Tanaka Kazuhiro (Car: S15) Hibino Tetsuya (Car: AE86) Matsuda Toyohida (Car: AE86) Hiraoka Hideo (Car: Z33) Ueno Takahiro (Car: JZZ30) Yoshioka Toshiki (Car: AE86) Drift Zamurai (Car: FC3S) Utsumi Akinori (Car: FD3S) Kuroi Atsushi (Car: PS13) Suenaga Masao (Car: FD3S) Hayashida Kazunari (Car: S15) Yamada Shinichi (Car: S15) Tomikuda Syunichi (Car: S15) Terasaki Gen (Car: AP1) Kamimoto Hisashi (Car: S15 Kawabata Masato(Car: S15) Fukuda Hiroshi (Car: RPS13) Takahashi Kuniaki (Car: JZX100) Ueo Katsuhiro (Car: AE86 ) Yamashita Koichi (Car: SE3P) Koguchi Yoshinori (Car: S15) Murai Shingo (Car: FC3S) Takada Ryoji (Car: A55) NCS Game Notes * The intro to the game shows a pair of cars sliding in synchronicity before shifting to various cars on tracks as they drift. * In the main game, the original, 2001-2005 series of D1 races may be played. * Only 20 out of a possible 36 drivers are available at the outset. If you attempt to highlight a secret driver, "yellow SECRET tape is plastered over the guy's stats". * Three commentators on the bottom left of the screen comment on performance throughout a run. If you're driving poorly, they'll literally ice up to indicate how cold your performance is.