Import Tuner Challenge

 Xbox 360
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Sep 26, 2006
Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 20
  3. Negative: 7 out of 20
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  1. TeamXbox
    49
    Tuning the numerous parts of your car provides for some decent variation, but you’ll soon figure out that the actual gameplay just isn't very good.
  2. 1UP
    40
    If this were a $20 budget title, then it'd be worth a purchase. But at the Xbox 360 standard $60 at the register, there's no way you should bother with Import Tuner Challenge. Wait for "Need For Speed Carbon," instead.
  3. Official Xbox Magazine
    40
    Though it's fun to earn enough credit points to pimp your licensed Mazda, Toyota, or Nissan into a serious ride via performance upgrades, ITC's featureless concrete racing environments, detached driving physics, MIA damage modeling, and dated graphics bleed too much air from the tires. [Holiday 2006, p. 80]
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  5. X-ONE Magazine UK
    40
    An utter waste of time and you money, please ensure this unambitious racer never enters your 360. [Issue 13, p.88]
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  6. 360 Gamer Magazine UK
    40
    If you enjoy customising your car, however, you'll quite possibly wet your pants with excitement. [Issue 17, p.67]
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  7. RewiredMind
    30
    Petrolheads and tuning fans will probably get a kick out of it for a short while, but the lack of any sense of speed, the monotony of doing the same thing time after time from the beginning of the game to the end and the fact that the development team have forgotten to add the slightest bit of personality means that you probably shouldn’t bother.
  8. DailyGame
    30
    The millions of customization options are great for gear heads, but the actual racing is monotonous, and the diversity in locales and time of day is nonexistent.

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#84 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2006
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#55 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2006

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26
  1. Nitepinkeve22
    May 25, 2023
    10
    You know. this game is a great game with good graphic. good soundtrack. fun handling. great rendition of japan highway expressway. but... theYou know. this game is a great game with good graphic. good soundtrack. fun handling. great rendition of japan highway expressway. but... the long wangan straight section is missing. oh and the game have crazy customization. like you can turn the sedan into JTCC cars with the bodykits. sense of speed feel fast too. it a shame so far this is the last proper tokyo xtreme racer/Shutoko Battle game.… Full Review »
  2. Parowake
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Este juego pertenece a la saga Tokyo extreme que apareció en Dreamcast y PS2. Dentro de esta saga, es probablemente el mejor, con un apartadoEste juego pertenece a la saga Tokyo extreme que apareció en Dreamcast y PS2. Dentro de esta saga, es probablemente el mejor, con un apartado visual excelente, sin caídas de frames y con unos modelos de coches y efectos visuales de primer nivel. Además, incluye infinidad de posibilidades de mejoras de los coches, tanto a nivel mecánico como estético. A nivel de jugabilidad puede decirse que se trata de un arcade con ciertos aspectos de simulador, y que es altamente satisfactorio ir ganando a rivales con mejores coches que nosotros.… Full Review »
  3. Mr_Eleganto
    Mar 2, 2019
    5
    Much worse than other games by Studio Genki, exclusive from Japan for the American console failed miserably. Bland, not comfortable. WanganMuch worse than other games by Studio Genki, exclusive from Japan for the American console failed miserably. Bland, not comfortable. Wangan Midnight is certainly a little not the same game, but in general much better at this, especially his features with the engine overheating… Full Review »
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