<s>
is	O
a	O
racing	B-Device
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Genki	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Award-winning	O
Japanese	O
comic	O
of	B-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Michiharu	O
Kusunoki	O
back	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wangan	B-Application
Midnight	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Blu-ray	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
Singapore	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
on	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2002	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
released	O
one	O
month	O
later	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
series	O
is	O
not	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
similar	O
Wangan	B-Application
Midnight	I-Application
Maximum	O
Tune	O
arcade	O
game	O
series	O
made	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Time	O
Attack	O
Mode	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
time	O
trials	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Free	O
Run	O
Mode	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
drive	O
the	O
Shuto	O
Expressway	O
selecting	O
his	O
starting	O
points	O
without	O
racing	B-Device
,	O
and	O
can	O
drive	O
anywhere	O
on	O
the	O
Shuto	O
Expressway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
racing	B-Device
life	O
began	O
since	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
surgeon	O
by	O
day	O
and	O
a	O
racer	O
by	O
night	O
,	O
this	O
man	O
drives	O
a	O
black	O
RUF	O
(	O
tuned	O
Porsche	O
)	O
dubbed	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Blackbird	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
racing	B-Device
with	O
the	O
original	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	O
Z	O
when	O
it	O
crashed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
devoted	O
student	O
of	O
street	O
racing	B-Device
,	O
he	O
spends	O
hours	O
just	O
analyzing	O
his	O
vast	O
storehouse	O
of	O
data	O
and	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
strategies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
additional	O
racers	O
from	O
the	O
Wangan	B-Application
Midnight	I-Application
manga	O
series	O
are	O
available	O
once	O
the	O
Yasu-san	O
story	O
arc	O
is	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bonus	O
cars	O
taken	O
from	O
Genki	O
's	O
Shutokou	O
Battle	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
famous	O
rivals	O
returning	O
from	O
Shutokou	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
X	I-Application
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2006	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
this	O
Wangan	B-Application
Midnight	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
Japan	O
since	O
a	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	I-Device
the	I-Device
Best	I-Device
"	O
greatest	O
hits	O
re-release	O
has	O
been	O
available	O
since	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
