- Story Mode is the main mode of this game. The characters in the original comic appear as your rivals. Your mission in this game is to race against these characters and defeat them.
- In Story Mode, you first choose your rival's level, then select an opponent out of the rivals that are of the level you selected. You can change levels and rivals freely within the time limit.
- You win if you pass the finishing line before your rivals (characters in the original comic), and you lose if your rivals pass it before you. The game finishes if the remaining time becomes zero.
- You have to fight against only one rival or multiple rivals, depending upon the story.
Story Mode moves on as follows:
This is based on the story written in Wangan Midnight comics, volumes 1 to 3.
The story of how "Akio", "Reina" and "Black Bird" got to know each other and where Devil Z came from is told. The long-awaited "Ishida" appears in these episodes, although he only sits on the passenger seat.
This is based on the story written in Wangan Midnight comics, volumes 3 to 5.
You can enjoy a super high speed Wangan line battle with Hiramoto and Harada.
This is based on the story written in Wangan Midnight comics, volumes 5 to 8.
Battle with ex-metropolitan highway runner "Masaki". Can you reach 300km/h on the tricky C1 inbound course.
This is based on the story written in Wangan Midnight comics, volumes 8 to 13.
You should also focus on the driving and stories about driving of elder tuners who are crazy about "Keiichiro Aizawa's" Supra.
This is based on the story written in Wangan Midnight comics, volumes 13 to 16.
Battle with the members of "R200CLUB" and experience "Kuroki's" passion for 33R.
This is based on the story written in Wangan Midnight comics, volumes 16 to 20.
You can enjoy the battle between Lancer Evolution and "Eiji Kamiya", a racer from Osaka. Don't miss the long-awaited battle from the Wangan Maxi series in the Hanshin Expressway loop line.
This is based on the story written in Wangan Midnight comics, volumes 20 to 24.
You can enjoy battling with "Kijima". He is very particular about the FC3S type RX-7, a car of the old generation.
This is based on the story written in Wangan Midnight comics, volumes 24 to 29.
You can enjoy the battle between the ACE demo car R32GT-R, made by "Tomoya", and "Akio".
This is based on the story written in Wangan Midnight comics, volumes 29 to 33.
The Z32 Fairlady Z is tuned by the highly particular "Yamashita". . You will be battling the rider "Makoto". How will their Z32 race...?
This story is based on the original Wangan Midnight Comics, volumes 1 to 4.
Despite having achieved success as a cameraman, Ishida feels unfulfilled. In this story you battle Ishida, who is running the expressways in search of fulfilment. In this story, you can experience a battle with Ishida that might just take years off your life.
This story is based on the original Wangan Midnight Comics, volumes 33 to 38. Here you can enjoy battling half brothers Yamamoto and Yuji. Don't miss the "flight" of the terrestrial fighter plane assembled by the two half brothers born of the same father.
This story is based on the original Wangan Midnight Comics, volumes 38 to 42.
This story features the battle with FD Master Ogishima, who swears by the FD-Type RX-7.
You could even call this last battle with bona fide expressway runners Akio and Shima a summary of everything that has happened up to now in Wangan Midnight.
But Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3DX doesn't stop at a mere 100 episodes.
There's more!
In this story you battle the tuners that appear in Wangan Midnight. This is a great chance to enjoy the tuners' comments.