Ubisoft announced that it will tap into the tuner culture phenomenon and publish the X360 exclusive Import Tuner Challenge, an authentic and extremely customizable street-racing game that challenges racers to immerse themselves in Tokyo's underground to take on the fastest street-racing teams.

Players can customize and race licensed import sports cars using real tuner parts and tuning techniques. More than five million combinations are possible in customizing a car's interior, exterior and engine.

"Import Tuner Challenge brings unprecedented car customization and speed to the racing genre," said Jay Cohen, vice president of publishing at Ubisoft. "The game offers more tuning possibilities than any other street-racing game to date on Xbox 360 and will submerge players into Tokyo's thrilling underground."

Key Features:

* Authentic import street racing: Includes real Tokyo highways and regions, all the hottest licensed import sports cars and concept vehicles and the most prized import tuner part manufacturers.
* More than five million customizations: Select from a vast warehouse of specialized parts to customize a car's interior, exterior and engine. Includes everything from authentic aero kits from Mazdaspeed, C-West and Veilside to racing seats from Recaro and Bride.
* Tune your car like a mechanic: Install custom parts with the click of a button and hit the streets wheels spinning. Players can fine-tune their parts to suit a specific race.
* Conquer the toughest and fastest street-racing teams: With more than 400 unique opponents with different strengths, weaknesses and custom cars, never play the same game twice.
* Take your ride to the Xbox Live online gaming service: See how your custom tuner stacks up in head-to-head in Versus mode ­ take your moost extreme mods straight to the streets to dominate all who challenge.

Import Tuner Challenge is being developed by Genki of Japan and is scheduled to ship in North America and Europe in Fall 2006.

SOURCE ; http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=35878&...

THIS is exactly why I love Ubisoft, they always bring the games from the japanease market here into US/Europe. Enchanted Arms and now this.

I assume this will be a budget title?

It really does look terrible, no matter how small Genki are.

I'd pay 10 for that thing.

Tokyo Xtreme Racer :s

Oh god haven't we had enough of the bloody "import tuner market" now....I mean even underground 2 was 1 bloody step too bloody far....

Ubi need to look at all the other titles (a.k.a just look at the games you can buy for 2 pounds) that tried to get in on the tuner action and realise what they are letting themselves in for...

Don't get me wrong, i'm all for tuning cars, etc etc but its about time they start making GOOD car games with tuning in it RATHER than making car games with tuning in it...and not much else...

Ubisoft = just go look at Forza....thats how you do it.....you can change the race tracks to urban settings if you will....but just LOOK...

Wow that turned into quite the little rant...sorry about that...

Actually im very happy they bring this title on PAL system.
the Tokyo Xtreme Racer (now called Import Tuner Challenge) is much older then the NFS Underground thing. Anyway im not a fan of NFSU or NFSMW.
But i had a lot of fun with Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 on Sega Dreamcast.

btw the new name suxx (ITC). The japanese title is "Shutokou Battle X".
can't wait to try if the gameplay is still that good as the older series :P