The game features a wide variety of Japanese cars and tuning parts to purchase as the player progresses through rivals.

Since its introduction in the mid '90s, like similar games, the Shutokō Battle series never used licensed cars but the usual type designation such as "TYPE-86" and later "TYPE-AE86L3".

In a similar way, the chassis codes became longer and more precise, allowing the player to determine each grade and to use the "rename car" feature.

The Japanese' famous die-cast models company, Tomica, released a limited edition of Banshee's NSX in 1999.

"[12] GamePro called Tokyo Xtreme Racer "a racing game that rolled off the assembly line prematurely.