The game is fully voice-acted in Japanese.

The initial Japanese release from 2003 has the following differences: It's possible they intended for players to be able to switch gender like in the PS2 version of NFS: HP2, before scrapping it entirely. In the game's files, one can find unused driver textures for a female driver and a driver wearing a helmet. The option Damage exists in pre-release versions of the game. Also, cars in this game have minor damage. String Damage can be found in options file of the game, which doesn't exist in the game. GameCube Prototype Leftover This is string english 1īlank.tag, found in the root of the game's files, contains this text: They were eventually added in Underground 2.Ī feedback on your race position was also cut, according to this unused text: Upgrade your car to one star to start earning Style Points!Īccording to unused text, Instant Replays were going to appear.

With this mod you can enable the debug menu in the game.Īpparently the game's characters could taunt you before races, as this text suggests:Īccording to unused text, upgrades were required in order to earn Style Points. It exists in a prototype of the GameCube version. It was cut from the final version, but leftovers exist, including an icon. It was a place where you would've watched the game's cutscenes. Interestingly, everything about this game mode is fully functional, which raises questions on why it was removed. Likely removed as it served no purpose.Ī cut game mode which worked much like Tournament but uses cash as the scoring system.Īnother removed game mode, although this one can still be accessed by the use of Cheat Engine on the PC version. Not much is known, nor is known why it was removed. Possibly a local party game mode with linked consoles. Likely removed since it would've served no purpose. Also, is there any leftover data relating to them?Īccording to in-game files, five game modes were removed.Ī game mode where you likely would've done burnouts and donuts to try and generate the most smoke. Extract the relevant text for the removed modes.

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