Ridge Racer
Ridge Racer is an arcade racing video game named after the eponymous Ridge Racer video game series to which it belongs. Ridge Racer has been described as a 'compilation' of the series, featuring tracks, cars…
Ridge Racer is a racing developed by Namco, released 12 December 2004 on PlayStation Portable.
What Ridge Racer is
Ridge Racer is a racing game developed by Namco and released in 2004. It is available on PlayStation Portable only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The core aspect of the entire Ridge Racer series is drift racing, that is traditional lap racing against opponents with the added twist of intentionally oversteering and sliding the car through sharp corners and turns, known as "drifting", which earns the player several bonuses during a race. Game modes are World Tour, Single race, Time Trial, and Wireless Battle, which supports up to 8 player multiplayer over the PSP's ad hoc, Wi-Fi network capability (see PSP Wireless Networking for further information). The game also features a Full Motion Video opening, that shows series mascot Reiko Nagase.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Ridge Racer series
Ridge Racer is the 12th of 28 entries we hold in the Ridge Racer series. It arrived a year after R: Racing Evolution. The next entry was Ridge Racer DS in 2005.
What it launched against
Ridge Racer launched on 12 December 2004, within three weeks of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords, World of Warcraft, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within and Gran Turismo 4.
Released around the same time: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords, World of Warcraft, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Gran Turismo 4.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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