User:WiiKiBoyz/Sandbox/Video Games
| Corolla: The Game | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | Namco |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
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| Genre(s) | Arcade racing |
| Arcade system | Namco System 86 |
Corolla: The Game is a Toyota-licensed racing advergame based on the line of the company's best selling car of the 1980s. It was developed and published by Namco exclusively for Japanese arcades.
Gameplay
[edit]The game is an OutRun-style racing game featuring two Corolla models, each with different cornering characteristics, although top speeds are same. The available models include:
- Corolla FX 1600 GT (AE82)
- Corolla Levin GT-APEX (AE86)
The player is in control of a driver in either of these cars, racing against the clock and a computer-controlled opponent in other one in a race across Japan. For example, if a player controls an AE86, the rival will challenge with an AE82. The race ends if timer runs out or either player wins a race. Two-player mode is also available.
Players can drive up to 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph) while navigating a tricky road course. Players must watch out for treacherous turns, nasty traffic flow, and the ever-present time limit.
Stage Order
[edit]The courses are raced straightforward in 12 stages from north-east (Hokkaido) to south-west (Kyushu).
- Stage 1: Sapporo, Hokkaido (Start of game)
- Stage 2: Aomori Prefecture
- Stage 3: Sendai
- Stage 4: Iwaki, Fukushima
- Stage 5: Nagano Prefecture
- Stage 6: Yokohama, Kanagawa
- Stage 7: Nagoya
- Stage 8: Osaka Prefecture
- Stage 9: Kyoto Prefecture
- Stage 10: Okayama
- Stage 11: Hiroshima
- Stage 12: Fukuoka Prefecture (End of game)
Some of the stages are not accurately portrayed to their real life counterparts. For example: Sapporo is nothing more than a field covered in snow and Yokohama looks like the Bayshore Route.