Plot
The game takes place in the near future during a worldwide oil shortage. A green crystal 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.
The player starts out with a basic V1 car of their choice. The player starts out driving for the OMD government, completing missions for the people at the OMD outposts. As the player progresses through the game, they may chose to be part of one of two factions, one, ROO, which seeks to take down the OMD government, or the player can choose to stay with OMD. It is later revealed that OMD created the HUVs themselves to prevent other larger countries from taking control of Mittron Island. At the end, the player is awarded a card from OMD president Jacob that deems them to have become a Number 9 racer, typically with a background watermark referencing Fogel's Bakery, the bakery that the player can perform delivery missions for when working for OMD.
GamesCampus recently released another part of Drift City, called Neo City. This storyline takes place in what was once Oros, now just an industrial wasteland, 30 years into the future. Following the assassination of OMD President Jacob, OMD's Vice-president Jason stepped in as president. OMD and ROO joined forces and created the new NEO government. The Nations in the World United organization, an alternate version of the United Nations, saw Jason as a threat to their interests, and ordered him to step down. Following Jason's denial, the other nations of the world invaded Mittron island. A war was fought, with the new NEO government equipping HUVs with weapons like miniguns and rocket launchers to take out UN forces. However, the NEO government lost the war, Mittron island was occupied for 20 years, and after the majority of the mittron was depleted, the rest of the world stopped occupation. The citizens of what was once Mittron island began to try to rebuild, however, the HUVs that had once served the NEO government began to run haywire, eventually developing their own artificial intelligence. They began to travel in packs around the streets, attacking anything they saw. The player is transported into the future by a mysterious girl named Aria, directly into the 30 years into the future scenario. There, they meet many of the former OMD or ROO drivers, now much older, and begin missions for the NEO government, which had survived, along with the majority of the population, underground.
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