When did Import Tuner Challenge come out?

Import Tuner Challenge was released on 27 July 2006 for Xbox 360.

Import Tuner Challenge (2006) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Import Tuner Challenge

Import Tuner Challenge is set on the Shuto Expressways of Tokyo, Japan. There a total of 415 rivals in the game. It features C1 and Shinkanjo like many other TXR games but unlike TXR3, Import Tuner Challenge…

58 27 July 2006

What Import Tuner Challenge is

Import Tuner Challenge is a racing game developed by Genki and released in 2006. It is available on Xbox 360 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

After the 13 Devils have been defeated once more in the Kaido Circuit, Motoya Iwasaki, aka Speed King, disappeared suddenly, leaving without a trace. Since then, many drivers from all the Japan come to Tokyo in order to have his title of "Speed King". The hero here is the best friend of Iwasaki and beats Bloodhound, Midnight Cinderella, Platinium Prince, Skull Bullet's gang & eventually, the Phantom 9. In the meantime, Bloodhound reveals to the racer why Iwasaki has been depressed for a long time : his girlfriend died because she was ill and Iwasaki wasn't there to support her.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Tokyo Xtreme Racer series

Import Tuner Challenge is the 21st of 22 entries we hold in the Tokyo Xtreme Racer series. It arrived 12 months after Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift 2. The next entry was Tokyo Xtreme Racer in 2025. Its critic score of 58 is 6 points below the series average of 64. The highest-rated entry is Tokyo Xtreme Racer at 84.

See all 22 Tokyo Xtreme Racer games in release order →

How it was received

Import Tuner Challenge holds a critic score of 58 out of 100. That places it above 20% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 7 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Import Tuner Challenge launched on 27 July 2006, within three weeks of Persona 3, Dead Rising, Prey and Civilization IV: Warlords. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Persona 3, Dead Rising, Prey, Civilization IV: Warlords.

Official trailer