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"Japanese Drag Racing - ジェイディーエム" is a racing game that features over 15 Japanese car styles from the '80s to present. Players can race, tune, upgrade, and customize their cars, with dozens of parts and a wide range of customization options available. The game includes 120 drag racing levels in 15 different cities. Create your own unique car livery design and compete to be the king of the roads.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

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54%

Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews

stability3 negative mentions

The game offers a fun and addictive experience, especially considering its low price.
Customization options for cars, including upgrades for shifting and nitrous, add a layer of enjoyment.
The nostalgic feel of the game reminds players of classic drag racing games from the past.

The game suffers from a lack of depth and content, feeling uninspired and repetitive after a short time.
Graphics are inconsistent, with some assets appearing pixelated and low quality.
Long wait times for tuning parts can be frustrating, especially when players want to upgrade their cars quickly.

graphics
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The graphics in the game are inconsistent, featuring well-designed car bodies contrasted with low-resolution elements, such as pixelated wheels and body kits that appear to be sourced from low-quality images.
- “The graphics are a stunning blend of realism and artistic style, creating an immersive visual experience.”
- “The environments are beautifully detailed, with vibrant colors and intricate textures that bring the world to life.”
- “Character models are impressively rendered, showcasing a high level of detail that enhances the overall gameplay experience.”
- “The graphics are a mixture of decent and pixelated; you can have a good-looking car body, but the wheels and body kits look like they were taken straight from Google Images at a 13x13 pixel resolution.”
- “The visual quality is inconsistent, with some elements appearing polished while others look like they belong in a low-resolution game from the early 2000s.”
- “Overall, the graphics feel outdated and lack the detail expected from modern games, making it hard to immerse myself in the experience.”
stability
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The game experiences occasional glitches during racing and when adding body kits, indicating some stability issues that may affect gameplay.
- “It has a few glitches while racing or sometimes when adding body kits.”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it frustrating to play.”
- “I experienced several freezes during gameplay, which ruined the experience.”
monetization
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The monetization strategy of Success games/Atomic Fabrik has been criticized for unethical practices, including the exploitation of others' work and the use of multiple accounts to mislead gamers, resulting in a perception of their offerings as cheap cash grabs on Steam.
- “Success Games/Atomic Fabrik has shown a repeat pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab.”
- “The monetization strategy feels exploitative, as it prioritizes profit over player experience.”
- “I feel like the game is designed to push players towards microtransactions rather than rewarding them for their time and effort.”
gameplay
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The gameplay has been criticized for being uninspired and boring, with a user interface that is considered mediocre. Overall, players feel that the experience lacks excitement and engagement.
- “The UI is very lackluster, the gameplay is boring, and the game just feels uninspired.”
- “The mechanics are clunky and the overall experience lacks excitement.”
- “There is little variety in gameplay, making it feel repetitive and dull.”