Courses
To chronicle with the Initial D manga, the stages have been tweaked as well. Some stages that are not featured in the new series are removed, with the others receiving tweaks and overhauls. As with the previous series, the race may be set in day / night as well as being dry or having rain.
- Lake Akina (Easy) (NEW COURSE)
- Lake Akina replaces the fake Myogi as the "beginner" course. Similar to the previous series, this is a course similar to a circuit such that the start and finish point are at the same location.
- Myogi (Normal) (NEW COURSE)
- Unlike the previous series, the new Myogi is more realistic, the full-length, point-to-point course seen in the manga & anime, and on the Initial D: Special Stage game for PlayStation 2. It is a mountain road with a forward and reverse direction similar to Akagi and Akina. Unlike the actual route, the game version is noticeably wider, possibly to reduce the difficulty.
- Akagi (Hard)
- Akagi is retained from the previous installments, with no changes to the course except the graphics.
- Akina (Hard)
- Being the primary course, Akina is retained as well. However, the snow racing weather condition is removed.
- Irohazaka (Hard)
- Being a one-way road, all races in Irohazaka are Downhill. However the uphill (reverse) route can be selected in time-attack mode and in-store battle mode.
—Irohazaka Reverse has been selectable since Ver.3--
- Tsukuba (Expert) (NEW COURSE)
- The Tsukuba touge is the final stage in the game. It is a long, narrow and windy mountain road that comprises both an uphill and downhill section with a lot of hairpin turns. To chronicle with the manga, this is the stage where the player will meet the toughest opponents including the "God Hand", "God Foot" and Project D.
- Special Match
- After completing the Tsukuba stage, the player automatically starts a match with the legendary racer, Bunta Fujiwara. The stage is set in the Akina downhill, with a dry track and at night. Regardless of the result the game is considered "complete" after this stage, and Bunta will appear as Akina's final opponent during the succeeding playthroughs
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