Dengeki Bunko: Nitro 2002

Dengeki Bunko: Nitro 2002 is the 2002 version of the JDM car tuning game that launched in summer 2023 for Dengeki Bunko's 30th anniversary special.

Players can choose one of the Dengeki Bunko characters for his/her avatar.

Players can choose 2002 cars to modify and race.

The OSTs are:


 * Soundtracks from Gran Turismo 4
 * Racing song from Asphalt Nitro

Rules

 * 1) Player must select one character only.
 * 2) Racers must be 50 positions.
 * 3) One team must be 25 positions.
 * 4) Player must have a penalty if you race outside.

Preliminary Round

 * Sunday Cup: an event which is centered for beginners due to its low difficulty. (Best car: Lancia Ypsilon)
 * FF Challenge: an event which is strictly for Front-engined, Front-wheel drive vehicles. (Best car: Mazda Atenza Hatchback)
 * FR Challenge: an event which is strictly for Front-engined, Rear-wheel drive vehicles. (Best car: Nissan Skyline)
 * 4WD Challenge: an event which is strictly for Four-wheel drive vehicles. (Best car: Toyota RAV4)
 * MR Challenge: an event for mid-engined, rear-wheel drive vehicles. (Best car: Lotus Exige)
 * Lightweight K-Car Cup: an event strictly limited to compact, lightweight cars of no more than 3400 mm. (Best car: Honda Dunk)
 * Spiders & Roadsters: an event for convertibles. (Best car: Chrysler Sebring)
 * Offroader Race: an event for SUVs and Trucks (Best car: Chevrolet TrailBlazer)

Plot
A virtual reality massively multiplayer online racing game called Nitro Import Race is released. With the NitroGear, a VR glasses that stimulates the user's five senses via their eyes and their brain, players can experience and control their in-game characters with their minds. Both the game and the NitroGear were created by Ayrton Senna's fictional grandson.

This summer holidays, 1,000,000 players from around the world log into NIR 's mainframe cyberspace for the first time to achieve their dream to become the next racers. Senna appears and tells the players that they must win the race of all events, which is the setting of NIR if they wish to be the champion.

Dengeki Bunko All Stars are already buying the NitroGear, and wear theirs in their bedtime. Unlike their old game, Sword Art Online, they go to the virtual race in NIR to become the next champions.