Drift City
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| Developer(s) | NPLUTO |
| Publisher(s) | NHN Corporation, Arario |
| License | Freeware |
| Engine | Drift City Engine |
| Version |  .08f (US) (2008-16-4) .02e |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release date |  (Released)
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| Genre(s) | Racing/RPG |
| Mode(s) | Online Multiplayer |
| Media | Internet Download |
| System requirements | Processor: 1.8 Ghz (Recommended: 2.4 Ghz) RAM: 256 MB (Recommended: 1024 MB) Video card: Radeon 9600/Geforce 6 Series Sound card: DirectX 9.0 compatible Additional: Broadband recommended (ISDN, xDSl, Cable, Optical Fiber) Hard drive: 1GB DirectX: 9.0 |
| Input methods | Mouse & Keyboard |
Drift City, also known as Skid Rush in Korea, is a Korean-developed game published in America on 1 August 2007 by NHN. This game combines the features of an RPG with the features of a racing game.
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[edit] Plot
The game takes place in the near future during a worldwide oil shortage. A mysterious material dubbed Mittron is discovered on an island in the North Pacific. The island was named after the material, and the Organization for Mittron Development (OMD) is set up to manage the island and its resources. This resource quickly became the preferred fuel for all methods of transportation as Mittron-fueled cars ran much longer, cleaner, and faster than traditional gas-powered cars.
Unmanned vehicles dubbed HUVs (High-tech Unmanned Vehicles) began appearing around the island terrorizing the people. This threat has become so widespread that pedestrians no longer walk the streets for fear of being attacked. As a result, the OMD has started importing professional drivers to assist in destroying the HUVs and uncover the mystery behind their sudden appearance.
[edit] Gameplay
Players earn experience points and the in-game currency of Mito for completing missions and deliveries, as well as for bounties when hunting HUVs.
Players can choose from a variety of vehicles in different classes. They can also purchase upgrade parts for their vehicle for increased performance, though many parts require the player to have reached a certain level before they can be equipped. Performance parts can be further enhanced for increased stats.
Players can also earn "coupons" to unlock cars for purchase by completing certain in-game requirements, similar to the Burnout series' Trophy requirements. The player can also earn items through driving and hunting HUVs. These items can range from fuel for the car to car parts.
Players also have the option to join and form "crews," as well as form impromptu "parties" for extra experience. They can also trade items directly with each other.
Having been released first, Skid Rush contains a number of features have yet to be implemented in Drift City. These include a wider variety of customization options for the player's car.
[edit] Mittron Island
Mittron Island consists of four cities: Moon Palace, Koinonia, Cras, and Oros. Players start in Moon Palace and work their way into Koinonia, Cras, and then Oros by completing storyline missions and reaching certain levels. Once these cities are opened, players can travel between them at any time using the highway system.
Each server hosts a central hub known as the Driver Dome where drivers can converse with each other. The Driver Dome contains several buildings, which include the Battle Zone where drivers can challenge each other on preset courses, the Auction House, where players can purchase items that others have posted for sale through an in-game browser, the Dealership, where players may purchase new vehicles, the Parts Shop, where players may purchase new parts from an NPC, the Garage, where players can switch between each of the vehicles they own, and the Crew Center, where players can create a crew or participate and spectate in crew battles. The Driver Dome also has an underground level only accessible by players over Level 30 which also contains the aforementioned buildings.
[edit] Cities
- Moon Palace - The city where rookie OMD drivers are deployed. Moon Palace is a seaside metropolis with a wide open road system. The east of the city also houses a portion of the island's industrial district, where Mittron is refined into fuel. There is an airport on the west side of this city that is shared with Oros.
- Koinonia - Mittron Island's industrial and commercial center, which also features a seaport.
- Cras - A hilly city that is also home to the facilities where Mittron is mined. The city also has a tunnel that leads the player directly back to Moon Palace without having to pass through Oros or Koinonia.
- Oros - A desert city that is a hotspot for Mittron development. Its main facilities are a space center and a secret military installation based on Area 51 in America. Released November 21st.
[edit] Cars
The cars are organized by Classes ranging from V1 to V9 with V9 being the highest. Each class requires the player to have reached a certain level, attained a certain amount in mito. Many cars also require the player to have previously attained a "coupon" which unlocks it for purchase.
While most of the cars are fictionally branded yet modeled on their real-life counterparts, a number of vehicles from Chrysler have been licensed for the game, most prominently the Dodge Viper SRT-10.
| V1 Class | V2 Class | V3 Class | V4 Class | V5 Class | V6 Class | V7 Class | V8 Class | V9 Class |
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| Kicker | Panda | Muse | Eric | Rotary | Impact | Deluxe[1] | Aria | Gigas |
| Condol | Ensony | Tokio | MPMCC | Above | Nova | Tiger | Dodge Viper SRT/10 | Torero |
| Advance | MMT1 | DragonFly | Spotlight | Crossfire[1] | Comodo | Snake | Dew[1] | Arena |
| Ironia | OMDSS | Invention | Village | Dreamer | Atoka | Action | Ruby | Utopia |
| Laputa | Comet | Boarding | Maxi | Unlimit | Cielo | Solution | Seven[1] | Natura[1] |
| Birdie | - | - | Compass | PT Cruiser[1] | Fondo | Solo[1] | Vega[1] | Cross[1] |
| Metro | - | - | Monster[1] | Fairplay | Charger | Romeo[1] | Indigo[1] | Nevera |
| Drifter | - | - | - | - | USR[1] | Myth[1] | Chrysler 300C[1] | Tyrant[1] |
| Caliber[1] | - | - | - | - | - | Spirit[1] | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | CR2[1] | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | Duel[1] | - | - |
[edit] Rush Time
Rush Time is a new feature of Drift City where anyone can join a massive "Boss HUV" chase, which consists of chasing one of five possible large HUVs, with significantly increased HP and different abilities. The event occurs at scheduled times. Users gain items by crashing into the boss HUV.
This feature was added in April 15, 2008 [2]
[edit] Soundtrack
- I Can't Stop
- Garage Funk
- Jam in a Car
- Waiting for Signal
- Overdrive
- Wild Booster
- Skid Marks On a Crossway
- Crasher
- Faster
- I Can't Stop (Novox)
- Urban Runaway
- SOS
- High Time
- Lowrider
- No.1 Band in the Mittron Island
- Forest Circuit
- Are you ready?
- Moon Light
- Maximum Drive
- Old Rival
- Red Line
- Right Now
All songs are made by NHN Corporation exclusively for Skid Rush/Drift City. The player may also listen to their own music during gameplay by placing MP3 files in a designated folder.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Released in Skid Rush, coming soon for Drift City.
- ^ [1] GM_Zurk post about the Rush Time update
