Drift City

Well hiiz,

After playing lots of Racing Style Games like Need for Speed and Project Torque the communities of both introduced me to a new game called Drift City, or Skid Rush in Korea. This game was unlike either of the two previous games I have played. Drift City is a Anime based game with a concrete plot and a huge variety of cars. The game came out of closed beta into open beta on September 5^th, 2007. The plot of Drift City is pretty simple.

The world’s fuel started becoming extinct, and on a offshore island, new fuel was discovered. Now known as Mittron Fuel. The OMD (Organization for Mittron Development) is the government that controls Mittron Island its 4 cities: Moon Palace, Koinonia, Cras, and Oros. After you register on www.drift.ijji.com and get in game, you are sent to a character license screen. This is where you choose your car, your name, and the color of your first car. After creation you are sent to Moon Palace, a city for all new drivers meant to increase their drifting skills. Unlike many games, Drift City uses a fairly basic driving system. You may use the W A S D controls or the Arrows to guide your car. Drifting itself is easy, all you require is pressing the shift button at the correct turn and going either right or left. Because the game is in anime form, the graphics cannot compare to NFS or Grid, but that is what makes the game so special. The game is a free roam meaning you can drive anywhere in the 4 cities (depending on your level) without limits. Drift City is based by levels and experience gained through missions found at Stations in each city. A more in-depth guide can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drift_City or http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Drift_City.

Just like any game, Drift City has its own unique and friendly community. The game masters (GMs) are frequently listening to players and “Working hard, always.”(GM_Belegnir). Drift City’s update count has been somewhat slacking but as of recently and the realease of Stage 2, updates had been a frequent monthly surprise. Point is, Drift City is an awesome game if you like going fast and having lots of fun. With a fairly big community, Drift City portrays style and diversity.

~~Rei