Released on February 25, 2009 in Japan, Initial D Arcade Stage 5 was the second game in the series released on the Sega Lindbergh hardware. A few notable differences include massive physics changes. Compared to Arcade Stage 4/Extreme Stage, which used "drifting" physics, Arcade Stage 5 featured more realistic driving physics, which included tire and brake wear down. Although the tire and brake wear are not displayed anywhere in the game, experienced players can notice the difference in the change in physics as they progress in races.
New characters that appeared for the first time in the game are Kobayakawa, Satoshi Omiya, Imposter Project D, Kai Kogashiwa (R.T. Katagiri S.V.), and Hideo Minagawa. New courses such as Happogahara, which used from Arcade Stage Ver.1 to Arcade Stage Ver.3/Street Stage (only daytime used is night) and only Extreme Stage appeared with full daytimes between day and night and Nagao, R.T. Katagiri S.V.'s home course.
The last entry of this arcade machine series, where you fight with dinosaurs with a rock, paper, scissors enhanced system.
This version concludes the story, by presenting how, after the defeat of Space Pirates, Jark's son, Goma, takes the leadership and tries once and for all the universal domination, and now, D-team has to stop him and his powerful ace, Eocarcharia.
This entry is special because it had more playable novelties of all the games, including 6 special critical move attacks which are quick time event moves, one per elemental type, and also another power up/gimmick, the awaken mode, in which, once you win or lose you can activate, being a One turn exclusive power up where your attack and defense is duplicated.
House of the Dead EX is a spin-off of the series and takes more of a comedy approach to the Sega franchise. A light-gun shooter at heart, players will also take part in minigames to progress through this wacky zombie-love story.
Primeval Hunt is a shooting arcade game which is developed and published by Sega and runs on their Sega Lindbergh hardware. It comes in both standard and deluxe models, with the deluxe version featuring a 62" HD Screen. Released for arcades in early 2008, players in the game must hunt 10 species of dinosaur over 12 levels and 3 Bonus stages using light guns styled after pump action shotguns with speakers mounted for the first time in the 'butt' of each gun. The game also utilizes a unique touch screen interface to give a free-roaming element to the gameplay. It is similar to the Big Buck Hunter arcade games.
Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion is an update to Tekken 6. It features new characters, stages, items and customization options. It also gives the game a balance update from characters and items. It was released to Japanese arcades on December 18, 2008, and the console version of Tekken 6 is based on this arcade version.
This new version features two new characters: Alisa Bosconovitch, an android with jet wings and spinning limbs who was built in the image of Dr. Bosconovitch's deceased daughter, and Lars Alexandersson, an unknown descendant of Heihachi Mishima and leader of a rebellious Tekken Force faction fighting Jin's tyranny. A number of new items and customization options are featured in this expansion. The game also features all-new CG character art, just as there was a change in art from Tekken 5 to Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection. Upgrade kits were also available for owners of original Tekken 6 machines.
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3DX is the first major update to Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3. Based on the Wangan Midnight manga, this game marks the fourth installment in the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune series and the sixth entry in the overall Wangan Midnight arcade series, which also includes Wangan Midnight R and the 2001 Wangan Midnight video game.
The 12th Taiko arcade machine, released in December 2008. Taiko 12 marked a plateau as far as development of the series was concerned- the game mechanics and graphics have been perfected over so many different versions. No major fixes or upgrades were made on this version, except for one small thing- instead of 'Taiko no Tatsujin Twelve' being announced on the title screen, it was replaced with the Japanese equivalent 'Jyuu-ni' (which also means twelve).
Pump It Up NX Absolute is the final of the NX series by Nexcade and Andamiro. Featuring a revised WorldMAX with new songs but a few songs removed, it was released in 2008.
Pentavision's first arcade music game features Ouendan-style gameplay using a touchscreen HDTV. It was first released in South Korea in 2008, followed by a worldwide release the following year.
On October 30th, 2008, this major update had been released to further balance the game and fix some bugs. It also came with some design changed, like new character illustrations, an additional stage, the playable debut of Akane and Nazuna Inuwaka alongside their respective Arcana, new color palettes, and a training mode.
R-Tuned: Ultimate Street Racing is an arcade racing game released by Sega on 23 October 2008 in Asia and North America, and on 17 April 2009 in Europe. The game focuses on the import scene and illegal street racing. The game runs on the Sega Lindbergh platform, and uses Virtua Fighter 5's character model engine.