Driving Emotion Type-S

Driving Emotion Type-S
European Cover featuring Fourth generation BMW 3 Series
Developer(s)	Escape
Publisher(s)	JP / EU: Square NA: Square Electronic Arts
Director(s)	Toru Ikebuchi
Producer(s)	Shinji Hashimoto
Composer(s)	Shinji Hosoe Ayako Saso Takayuki Aihara
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release	JP: March 30, 2000 EU: January 26, 2001 NA: January 29, 2001
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, two-player

Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	63%
Metacritic	55 out of 100
Review scores
Publication	Score
AllGame
Edge	4 out of 10
EGM	5.6 out of 10
Famitsu	28 out of 40
Game Informer	8 out of 10
GamePro	2.5 out of 5
Game Revolution	D+
GameSpot	7.3 out of 10
GameZone	7.0 out of 10
IGN	7.0 out of 10
Next Generation	4 out of 10

Driving Emotion Type-S (ドライビング・エモーション・タイプエス^?) is a racing game developed by Escape, a subsidiary of Square. It was published in Japan on March 30, 2000 and was Square's first release for the PlayStation 2 console. After criticisms of the game's handling, the European and North American versions of the game feature revised controls and additional contents, and were released on January 26, 2001 and January 29, 2001 respectively.

The game features officially licensed cars from international manufacturers. Several modes of playing are present, including a training mode and a two-player mode. The game's music, primarily composed by Shinji Hosoe, was published as a soundtrack in Japan. Sales for the game were low and professional reviews very mixed, with either praises or criticism of the game's graphics, controls and sounds.

The gameplay of Driving Emotion Type-S follows general conventions of racing games. The game's physics and controls intend to be realistic and are based on vehicular weight. The player competes in races with other computer-controlled cars in order to unlock new cars and tracks. Car settings can be customized, as well as their colors, before each course. The game includes 43 officially licensed cars from thirteen Japanese and European manufacturers, including BMW, Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Porsche, Subaru, Mitsubishi, TVR, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, and Lexus Which exclusive to the Western versions of the game. Fourteen courses are available in total, including two fictional circuit and real circuit like The Home of Formula One Circuit in Japan Suzuka Circuit and the home of Super Lap in Japan Tsukuba Circuit, and one exclusive to the Western versions of the game called West Coast.