Sega Amusements could've done so much better, but sadly this isn't the case. Daytona Championship USA is miles ahead of these games, and I will give it credit for that.īut, judging the game from it's content and replay value, it's just not enough. I will say this- it isn't just another console port of a racing game by Sega Amusements like their previous racing titles were (Ford Racing, GRID, etc), and the unfortunate truth is that it does have better gameplay compared to other arcade racers in the west at the moment!įor example, Cruis'n Blast by Raw Thrills offers little variety in its gameplay, with only a gas pedal and steering wheel to use, and Storm Racer G by Wahlap Tech feels like a mobile game put in a arcade cabinet. Something fresh and exciting would've been better, something like Daytona 2 was, but unfortunately this isn't. We all love the original Daytona, and that won't ever change, but it's over 20 years old now- and it just doesn't compare to the newer arcade racing games out in Japan arcades at the moment. It's great to see Daytona back in arcades, but It just doesn't feel like there's enough new content here to keep me returning to it often, and the controls don't help too much either.

So, finally, Daytona Championship USA is. Unfortunately, you have to place first and only first to advance to the next track which I see as a transparent view as to gobble more coins up. One genuinely new feature is the 'Tournament' mode, where of course you go from track to track, similar to Sega Rally, and other arcade racer contemporaries. Wouldn't of hurt for some entirely new compositions to have been made. I say 'new' because they really aren't! They may look nice and different on the outside, but the latter 2 are a redressed and mirrored Dinosaur Canyon and Seaside Street Galaxy, and there is very little difference between Daytona International Speedway and Three-Seven Speedway besides the setting.Īnd not only that, but most of the music is recycled from previous Daytona games! There is the aforementioned new version of Let's Go Away for the attract mode and Daytona International Speedway, but everything else is from the arcade original or the Dreamcast port. The 3 'new' tracks featured in the game, alongside the other three classic tracks, are Daytona International Speedway, Lakeside Castle, and Metro City.

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