Wangan Midnight (2002)

The first console game based on the Wangan Midnight manga, being a port of the arcade game Wangan Midnight.

AC Scenario mode

If you want an arcade experience of Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero, this is the closest you'll ever get. This mode works as you'd expect, pick an entry point for the Wangan network of highways, a car, and of you go!

The structure of this mode is pretty simple, win 8 stages and you'll successfully complete it. If you do that under some circumstances, you'll get a reward. Here are the requirements necessary to fullfill in order to get them:

Something else worth noting, is that like with the mission mode, some characters break their engines at certain points and have to quit the races. Surprisingly, this mode also includes some of those accidents, and while confirming their existence and finding more is almost impossible due to the nature of this mode, don't take for granted that these special triggers may happen to you. So without further ado, here's said list:

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Cheats, Modifications & Secrets

Like always, sometimes it is good or at least fun to modify the games in a lot of ways in order to improve the experience or to experiment with them, so here's a list of things that you can/discover with Wangan Xtreme Racer Midnight.


Cheats

Disable all mid-race dialog
AC Scenario mode

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Choose any starting point and wait for the tollbooth cutscene to end (you can skip it too)
  2. Press the following button combination: L2 + R2 + Select

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the jingle for selecting a character for the car's license plate and you'll proceed as normal.

Mission and Tuning modes

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Choose any mission and proceed as usual
  2. Before the screen goes black after the pre-race cutscene ends (the one that goes before the mission briefing screen that also acts as a loading screen), press the following button combination: L2 + R2 + Select

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the jingle for selecting a character for the car's license plate and you'll proceed as normal.

Disable the HUD
At the race pause menu

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Press □ + △ at the same time

Notes:

To deactivate the cheat and be able to go back to the pause, just repeat the same combination of buttons again. Sometimes the game may not register the button presses correctly and won't react at all, just do it again until it works.

During a replay

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Press the L3 button

Notes:

To deactivate the cheat and be able to see everything, just repeat the same button again. Keep in mind that if the race shows any label regarding distance remaining, it won't be hidden away.

Disable the aura from any driver
AC Scenario mode

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Choose any starting point and wait for the tollbooth cutscene to end (you can skip it too)
  2. Press the following button combination: L1 + R1 + Select

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the jingle for selecting a character for the car's license plate and you'll proceed as normal.

Mission and Tuning modes

 Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Choose any mission and proceed as usual
  2. Before the screen goes black after the pre-race cutscene ends (the one that goes before the mission briefing screen that also acts as a loading screen), press the following button combination: L1 + R1 + Select

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the jingle for selecting a character for the car's license plate and you'll proceed as normal.

 

Early access to the mission mode credits

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Get into the Press Start to continue menu
  2. Enter the following command: Right, Right, Right, Right, Down, Left, Up, ○

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the defeat jingle and you'll be redirected to the main menu. The mission mode variant of the game credits can be located at the mission mode menu, in the "Ending movie" option.


Enter the debug menu

Code:

patch=1,EE,D02FCFC2,extended,0000FFF7
patch=1,EE,2014D85C,extended,24040000
patch=1,EE,D02FCFC2,extended,0000FFFF
patch=1,EE,2014D85C,extended,8F848540

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Get into the intro cutscene of the game
  2. Keep the Start button pressed until the menu appears

Notes:

The controls for the debug menu are as follows:

Each option does the following things, and these are the configurations that work for each of them:















Make your car emit some specific effects
Broken engine smoke

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Hold the Start button before selecting your car of choice

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the jingle of low time remaining. To make use of the cheat, hold the R3 button at any point during the event and it'll emit smoke from the back.

Sparks effects exaggerated

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Hold the Select button before selecting your car of choice

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the jingle of low time remaining. To see the cheat in action, make sure to pick up some proper speed and then break, you'll see the car's emitting way more sparks than what should produce.

Skip the tollbooth cutscene in AC Scenario mode

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Choose any starting route and time
  2. Before the screen goes to black, hold the R2 button

Notes:

While you can already skip the tollbooth cutscene by just pressing the △ button, this cheat allows you to avoid loading it completely, even the text that shows the time where you enter the highway.

Show the replay's telemetry

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Press the Select button at any point during a replay

Notes:

To deactivate the cheat and be able to see everything, just repeat the same button again. Keep in mind that the telemetry HUD won't be disabled if you disable the replay HUD.

Unlock the Jukebox without unlocking all of the cars

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Get into the Press Start to continue menu
  2. Enter the following command: Left, Down, Down, Right, Up, Right, Right, Right, Right, Up, ○

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the victory jingle and you'll be redirected to the main menu. The Jukebox menu resides at the far-right of the main menu.


Modifications

Widescreen aspect ratio (16:9)

Code:

patch=1,EE,0017be24,word,3c073f40
patch=1,EE,001e2aac,word,3c033f40

Notes:

Only the in-game parts of the game (including the car models when picking them) are in proper widescreen, the rest is still in 4:3.

Secrets

Censored license plate names

Steps to activate the secret:

  1. Pick any car and transmission
  2. Select any of the following names for the license plate of your car:
Controversial organizations
Name
 Reason
AUM
 Aum Shinrikyo, a Japanese doomsday cult
ETA
 Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, separatist Basque group
GIA
 If translated to French, it would be the acronym for Groupe Islamique Armé, an isurgent Islamic group from Algeria
IRA
 Acronym to Irish Republican Army, a name used by various resistance groups in Ireland
KKK
 Acronym for Ku Klux Klan, an USA reactionary group
PKK
 In Kurdish, it refers to Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê, which translates to Kurdistan Workers' Party, an armed guerrilla movement
PLO
 If translated to English, it would be the acronym for Palestine Liberation Organization
RAF
 Red Army Faction, a West German communist guerrilla group
Profanity/Slurs/Sexual references
Name
 Reason
ANO
 Spanish colloquial way of saying penis
ARS
 Hebrew slang term for pimp
ASS
 English synonym for butt
AZZ
 The word looks and sounds very similar to ass, an already censored word
BIT
 A shortened version of the word bitch in English
CAZ
 First three letters to cazzo, which in Italian means dick, cock or prick
CUL
 French vulgar way of saying butt
CUM
 In English, a colloquial way of saying semen
DIC
 The first three letters to the English word dick
DIK
 The word is just the English word dick, but taking out the letter C from it
DOO
 In English, is a slang term often used to refer to the word excrement
FCK
 Said out loud, it sounds exactly like the English word fuck
FU
 Acronym for the English phrase fuck you
JAP
 Shortened version of the word Japanese, considered an offensive term in some countries
MRD
 Merde without the vowels, which means shit in French
NIG
 First three letters of the word nigger, a racial slur often used in English-speaking languages
NIP
 Shortened version of Nippon, the Japanese way of saying the country of Japan. It is considered an offensive term in some countries.
PEO
 Vulgar acronym for the English phrase peice of shit, which is a variant of the (also vulgar) phrase piece of shit
PIP
 Acronym for the sexual term penis in pussy
PIS
 First three letters of the English word piss
PNV
 Acronym for the English phrase penis in vagina
POO
 In English, it is a colloquial way of referencing someone's feces
PSS
 In English, it can refer to the word piss without the vowels
SEX
 Another way of saying sexual intercourse in English
SHT
 Taking out the vowels of the English word shit
SOB
 An acronym for the English phrase son of a bitch
SUC
 Almost sounding like the verb suck in English, a verb often used in the context of sex.
TIT
 Colloquial way of saying breasts in English
UTA
 Acronym for the English phrase up the ass, a term that is used to describe certain sexual acts
WNK
 Phonetically speaking, it almost sounds like the English verb to wank, a informal variant of the verb to masturbate
Other reasons
Name
 Reason
666
 The number of the best, at least according to most manuscripts of the New Testament
LSD
 When translated to German, it is the acronym for Lysergsäure-diethylamid, a very popular psychedelic drug
PCE
 A drug called Eticyclidine, it is drug with relative similar characteristics to PCP (the latter being commonly known as "angel dust"), but more obscure due to its unpleasant taste and tendency to cause nausea

Notes:

While not necessarily a secret by the usual definition, it's interesting to see how Genki decided to apply such censorship, specially if we take into consideration that the game was released only in Japan.

Change the song of a replay file for the opening song for the AC scenario mode

Steps to activate the secret:

  1. Before entering a replay file, hold the R2 button.

Notes:

Restarting the replay file (by pressing the Start button) without pressing the button will deactivate the cheat, although doing it while pressing the R2 button will keep the song.

Also keep in mind that the replay file must be longer than 2 minutes in order to the cheat be triggerable.

Choose what tuner to get in the 3rd and/or 4th missions of Tuning mode

Steps to activate the secret:

  1. Before pressing X or ○ to select the third and last character for your vehicle, hold Select, press one or two of the following buttons followed and then confirm the last character without letting go none of the buttons pressed.

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the game over jingle and you'll proceed as normal. Also, if you press L1 and L2 at the same time, L1 will be the button taken into consideration (the same applies for R1 and R2).

Play Mission mode in a harder difficulty

Steps to activate the secret:

  1. Unlock Tuning mode
  2. Select any mission to play
  3. Press the Start and Select buttons at the same time before the VS screen shows up

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the jingle of going backwards and you'll see the VS text (in the mission briefing scene that acts as a loading screen) and the replay name file in red. This mode only adds one lose condition: crashing onto anything will be an instant loss.

Mission mode


A japanese exclusive game, based on a sports manga that involves illegal street racing? No, Initial D Special Stage it is not, this is Wangan Midnight for the PS2!

Like the other game just mentioned, this game lets you replay the races done in the manga the game is based of in all of its glory, even though its replay value is inferior to the SEGA's game.

Regardless of that, it's still a mode that you wanna play, considering that most of the vehicles that you can unlock in this game can ONLY be obtained by playing through this mode.


Series 1: Reina
1-1

Objective: reduce the stamina points of Reina Akikawa to 0 before the time runs out

Rewards:

Car and character used: Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) - Akio Asakura

1-2

Objective: have stamina left when the time runs out

Rewards:

Car and character used: Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32) - Reina Akikawa

Series 2: FLAT OUT
2-1

Objective: be in first place when the time runs out

Rewards:

Car and character used: Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) - Akio Asakura

2-2

Objective: be ahead of Akio when the time runs out

Rewards:

Car and character used: Porsche RUF 911 (964) RCT - Tatsuya Shima

2-3

Objective: reach a speed of 300km/h during the last kilometer of the race

Rewards:

Car and character used: Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32) - Koichi Hiramoto

Series 3: Akasaka straight
3-1

Objective: cross the finish line at a speed of 300 km/h (or more)

Rewards:

Car and character used: Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) - Akio Asakura

3-2

Objective: cross the finish line at a speed of 300 km/h (or more)

Rewards:

Car and character used: Porsche RUF 911 (964) RCT - Tatsuya Shima

3-3

Objective: finish the race without being overtaken by Akio at any point

Rewards:

Car and character used: Mazda RX-7 Type R Bathurst R (FD3S) - Masaki


Series 4: SHOOT
4-1

Objective: cross the finish line in first place

Rewards:

Car and character used: Porsche RUF 911 (964) RCT - Tatsuya Shima

4-2

Objective: reach the goal with remaining stamina points

Rewards:

Car and character used: Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BCNR33) - Yamanaka


Series 5: Monster machine
5-1

Objective: reduce Keiichiro Aizawa's stamina bar to 0 before the time runs out

Rewards:

Car and character used: Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) - Akio Asakura

5-2

Objective: reduce Keiichiro Aizawa's stamina bar to 0 before the time runs out

Rewards:

Car and character used: Porsche RUF 911 (964) RCT - Tatsuya Shima

5-3

Objective: be in first position at any point during the last 19 seconds of the race

Rewards:

Car and character used: Toyota Supra RZ (JZA80) - Keiichiro Aizawa


Series 6: THE ONLY PLACE
6-1

Objective: reach the goal in first place

Rewards:

Car and character used: Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) - Akio Asakura

6-2

Objective: reach a speed of 320km/h during the last kilometer of the race

Rewards:

Car and character used: Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BCNR33) - Takayuki Kuroki


Series 7: STALL
7-1

Objective: be in first place when the time runs out

Rewards:

Car and character used: Porsche RUF 911 (964) RCT - Tatsuya Shima

7-2

Objective: reach the goal in first place

Rewards:

Car and character used: Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) - Akio Asakura

7-3

Objective: reach a speed of 300km/h during the last kilometer of the race

Rewards:

Car and character used: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V GSR (CP9A) - Eiji Kamiya


Series 8: BLANK
8-1

Objective: stay no more than 100 meters behind or in front of Koichi Kijima

Rewards:

Car and character used: Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32) - Akio Asakura

8-2

Objective: reach the goal while not crashing onto any wall at any point

Rewards:

Car and character used: Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) - Koichi Kijima


Series 9: NEW LOOP 18km
9-1

Objective: complete the race while keeping the lead all of the time

Rewards:

Car and character used: Mazda RX-7 GT-X (FC3S) - Akio Asakura

9-2

Objective: finish the race while not falling behind more than 100 meters from Akio

Rewards:

Car and character used: Mazda RX-7 FD Spirit R Type A (FD3S) - Oki


Series 10: Settlement
10-1

Objective: empty Tatsuya's stamina bar without crashing into any wall

Rewards:

Car and character used: Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) - Akio Asakura

10-2

Objective: empty Akio's stamina bar without crashing into any wall

Rewards:

Car and character used: Porsche RUF 911 (964) RCT - Tatsuya Shima


Tuning mode

The last part of the mission mode, and probably the hardest one by far. Once you finish completing at least once each of the missions given before, this mode will be unlocked alongside the mission mode credits, giving you the chance of unlocking some extra cars from the manga.

The structure of this mode is pretty simple, you do six races in a row given to you by 6 tuners of the manga, and you'll be given a rating based on your performance, being E the lowest possible and S the highest one.

Once you have chosen the stock car that you want to use for this mode, you'll be given the following challenges to complete:

Finish these races, and if you manage to comply with the requirements shown below, you'll unlock some of the cars used by the characters in the manga:

As an important note, you can only unlock ONE car per run at maximum, and the game will first prioritize the car with the lowest requirement to unlock it. For example, if you get a total rank A with the Rikako Ohta mission but you don't even have the reward for getting a total rank of A in general, you'll receive the reward for the second condition described here, as it is the more easier to get.