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game developed by Sega for the

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. It is based on the Japanese manga ''

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'' created by Shuichi Shigeno in 1995. ''Initial D Extreme Stage'' was released in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea on July 3, 2008. ''Initial D Extreme Stage'' is the sequel to PlayStation 2's ''Initial D Special Stage'' and the

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's ''Initial D Street Stage''. ''Initial D Extreme Stage'' is not region protected. It was released in two versions, the Japanese version and the Asian version. They are both in Japanese, but the Asian version offers an English manual.

Gameplay

It bears much similarity to '' Initial D Arcade Stage 4'' with tweaks and additions. Restrictions placed on the player in the arcade, such as allowing vehicle tuning after 3 IC card ejects, have been removed as there is now no IC card. The online play is available with a

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account. The Japanese PSNet account allows users to connect using Sega's All.Net. Online is usable for all regions, but only in the Japanese version. Online play has ranking races, free races, chatrooms used for initiating free races, and currently ranked player lists. The chatrooms offer a limited chatting capabilit