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Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AAX (頭文字イニシャルD Arcade Stage 7 AAX, Inisharu D Arcade Stage 7 AAX), also known as Initial D Arcade Stage 7 Double Aces Cross, is a 2012 racing arcade game developed by Sega R&D1 and published by Sega Corporation for the Sega's RingEdge arcade system. It is the seventh game in the Initial D Arcade Stage series and the sixteenth video game to based on the the Initial D series.

The game was revealed at Sega's Private Show 2012 ~Summer~ on July 5, 2012, for arcade operators and the media, where the games changes were announced.[3]

The game is primarily an updated version of Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA, featuring various additions to existing game modes. The main new feature is an expansion of the Tag Team Battle mode, introducing Operation Kanto mode, where players team up as "Double Aces" to compete against rivals from the original story in tag battles.[4] Additionally, two new evaluation systems, Racer Class and Cross Emblem, have been introduced. The Racer Class system, previously known as Racer Level, has been overhauled to emphasize driving skill over wins and losses, with players who achieve Racer Class A3 or higher gaining an Aura around their vehicle during battles. The Cross Emblem system provides an additional ranking feature to be displayed on the players profile, with it breaking down to Cross Marks which are earned based on battle results and thus resulting in Cross Emblem when a set number of Cross Marks are collected.[5][6][7]

The character customization system has been revamped, offering expanded options for both male and female avatars, including new costumes.[4] All modes from the previous title have been retained, with additional rivals added to the Legend of the Streets story mode, including returning and new characters. New vehicles have been added, bringing the total to 43, the largest selection in the series at the time.[8] Several new courses have been introduced, with the major addition being Nanamagari.[6][8]

Online services for the game were terminated on January 16, 2015, for Asian exports and April 1, 2015, in Japan.[9][10]

Characters[]

New and returning characters that have been added to game include Nobuhiko Akiyama, Shinji Inui, Sakamoto, and Toru Suetsugu.

In alphabetical order:

Cars[]

New cars have been added to the game including the Subaru Impreza WRX STi (GDBA) and the Toyota 86 GT (ZN6). A new class of cars had been introduced called "Complete Car", which are pre-tuned models from real Japanese tuning shops. These include the Top Secret Super G-Force Supra (JZA80), Honda Twincam Monster Civic Type R (EK9), Honda NSX-R GT (NA2), RE Amemiya Genki-7 (FD3S), Power House Amuse S2000 GT1 (AP1), and the Mazdaspeed Roadster C-Spec (NA8C), with the last two added in later updates.

Honda[]

Mazda[]

Mitsubishi[]

Nissan[]

Subaru[]

Suzuki[]

Toyota[]

Complete Car[]

Courses[]

Several new and returning courses were introduced, including Nanamagari, Tsuchisaka (Snow), Tsukuba (Snow), and the reedition of Tsuchisaka from Arcade Stage Ver. 3.

Soundtrack[]

Use Song Artist
Opening Cross The X m.o.v.e
Akina Lake Disconnected Hotblade
Usui Remember Me Leslie Parrish
Myogi Night Of Fire Niko
Akagi I Need A Revolution Marko
Akina Power Two Hotblade
Irohazaka Crazy For Love Dusty
Happogahara Burning Up The Night (Total Fire) 2 Fast
Tsukuba Freedom Ride The Snake
Nagao Ministry Of Power Fastway
Tsubaki Line Speed Of Light The Snake
Sadamine Up & Dance, Up & Go Lou Master
Tsuchisaka Pamela Matt Land
Nanamagari Limousine Manuel
Project D,
Shinigami,
Shinji
The Top Ken Blast
Other Burn Inside Takenobu & Kunoichi
Jonetsu no Inazuma GACKT
Ending Gamble Rumble (Stage 7 Version) m.o.v.e

Updates[]

Version 1.0 + A[]

Released May 1st 2013[11]

Version 1.0 + B[]

Released August 1st 2013[12]

Version 1.0 + C[]

Released November 1st 2013[13]

  • A new course, Tsukuba (Snow), has been added

Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AAX Limited[]

Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AAX Limited is an attraction at three Sega Joypolis parks in China.[14] Similar to Arcade Stage 4 Limited, the attraction uses several life-size replicas of cars from the series in the form of moving simulators with projector screens. The players were required to get in each of the vehicles and go through the game's story mode using them.

Trivia[]

  • On May 12th 2014 Sega temporarily suspended access to the official websites of several of its games after they were illegally accessed. The illegal access was only to the product information sites, and the company claims that no personal information was leaked.[15] The site was restored at some point between the 16th and 23rd of May.[16]

Gallery[]

Miscellaneous[]

Updates[]

Racer Event Schedule[]

2013[]

2014[]

Promotional Material[]

Trailers and Commercials[]

Characters[]

Headshots[]

Cars[]

Courses[]

Loading Screens[]

References[]

  1. Fujiwara Tofu Shop (March 21, 2019). "Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AAX - Original - Part #21 - Charisma Awakens (ENG SUB)". Youtube. Retrieved on February 25, 2025.
  2. "頭文字D ARCADE STAGE 7 AA X 公式ウェブサイト 二ユース" (ja). initiald.sega.jp. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved on February 25, 2025.
  3. Kenji Saeki (July 6, 2012). "セガ、「SEGA PRIVATE SHOW 2012 -SUMMER-」開催「頭文字D」や「戦国大戦」バージョンアップ版と「ALL.Net P-ras MULTI」対応ビデオゲームが登場 (ja). GAME Watch. Retrieved on February 26, 2025.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "INITIAL D ARCADE STAGE 7 AA X Introduction". initiald.sega.com. Retrieved on February 26, 2025.
  5. "INITIAL D ARCADE STAGE 7 AA X Game Progress". initiald.sega.com. Retrieved on February 26, 2025.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Shinji Nakano (November 28, 2012). "AC「頭文字D ARCADE STAGE 7 AA X」が稼働開始「関東最速プロジェクト」などを追加したシリーズ最新作" (jaq). GAME Watch. Retrieved on February 26, 2025.
  7. "SEGA ARCADE GAME HISTORY 頭文字D ARCADE STAGE 7 AA X" (ja). SEGA. Retrieved on February 26, 2025.
  8. 8.0 8.1 yusuke (November 28, 2012). "「頭文字D ARCADE STAGE 7 AA X(クロス)」本日より順次稼動。原作のライバルと対戦を繰り広げる新モード“関東最速プロジェクト”などが搭載に" (ja). 4Gamer.net. Retrieved on February 26, 2025.
  9. "Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AA X NEWS December,2014". initiald.sega.com (December 26, 2014). Retrieved on February 26, 2025.
  10. "頭文字D ARCADE STAGE 7 AA X 公式ウェブサイト 二ユース 2015年3月のニュース" (ja). initiald.sega.jp (March 2, 2015). Retrieved on February 26, 2025.
  11. "頭文字D ARCADE STAGE 7 AA X GAMES OFFICIAL WEB SITE タイムリリース 第1弾 ~『土坂(雪)』オープン!!" (ja). initiald.sega.jp (April 26, 2013). Retrieved on February 26, 2025.
  12. "頭文字D ARCADE STAGE 7 AA X GAMES OFFICIAL WEB SITE タイムリリース 第2弾 ~『夏の三大特報』!!8月1日(木)実施!" (ja). initiald.sega.jp (June 16, 2013). Retrieved on February 26, 2025.
  13. "頭文字D ARCADE STAGE 7 AA X GAMES OFFICIAL WEB SITE タイムリリース 第3弾 ~ 『筑波(雪)』 オープン!!" (ja). initiald.sega.jp (October 21, 2013). Retrieved on February 26, 2025.
  14. https://m.bilibili.com/video/BV1JY4y1x7oP
  15. https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/647976.html
  16. https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/650036.html

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