Ridge Racer on the PlayStation

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Ridge Racer involves tracks which take place in the fictional city of Ridge City. Ridge City contains varied landscapes such as cities, beaches, woods, and mountains. In some of the earlier games, all of the tracks share the same starting line and finish line, but open or close off different parts of the track to yield a different course. The soundtrack predominantly features fairly up-beat techno music. Ridge City is the fictional city in which the events in the game Ridge Racer take place. ... Techno- is a prefix relating to technology. ...

Ridge Racer games

Arcade games

• Ridge Racer (1993), for Namco System 22
• Ridge Racer Full Scale (1994), for Namco System 22, controlled by a full scale model car
• Ridge Racer 2 (1994), for Namco System 22, an update to the original arcade game with multiplayer support, remixed soundtrack, and a rear view mirror
• Rave Racer (1995), for Namco System 22
• Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle (2000), for Namco System 246

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Console games

• Ridge Racer (1994 - Japan, 1995 - USA), for PlayStation, similar to the arcade with an optional 3rd person view (Launch Game)
• Ridge Racer Revolution (1995 - Japan, 1996 - USA), for PlayStation
• Rage Racer (1996 - Japan, 1997 - USA), for PlayStation
• R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998 - Japan, 1999 - USA), for PlayStation
• Ridge Racer V (1999 - Japan, 2000 - USA), for PlayStation 2 (Launch Game)
• Ridge Racer 64 (2000), for Nintendo 64
• Ridge Racer DS (2004 - Japan and USA), for Nintendo DS, a port of Ridge Racer 64 with the additional feature of being able to steer by using the touch screen
• Ridge Racers (2004 - Japan, 2005 - USA), for PlayStation Portable (Launch Game)
• Ridge Racer 6 (2005), for Xbox 360 (Launch Game)
• Ridge Racer 7 (TBA), for PlayStation 3

• A related game is R: Racing Evolution, released by Namco in 2003 on the PlayStation 2, GameCube & Xbox consoles. Although some of the classic Ridge Racer elements are retained, the emphasis is on simulation type driving and having an appreciation of the forces that affect a track car.

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Mobile games

• Ridge Racer 3D (2006), for Mobile Phones, a port of Ridge Racer

Interesting facts

Opponent cars are decorated with logos from various other Namco games.

All the games feature "mascot girls". In the first few games, this was Reiko Nagase, but in Ridge Racer V she was replaced by Ai Fukami. However Reiko is back in Ridge Racers on Sony PSP and in Ridge Racer 6 on Xbox 360. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: blanked by original author If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ...

Ridge Racer Full Scale is projected onto a wide screen in front of a real automobile, a Eunos Roadster (the Japanese version of a Mazda Miata). The car's steering, accelerator, and brake are connected to the game. The car itself does not move, but its brakelights work. The game code is modified slightly to make the player's car look like the real automobile being used. Mazda Motor Corporation ) (TYO: 7261 ) is a Japanese automobile maker based in Hiroshima, Japan. ...

Ridge Racer Revolution uses the soundtrack from the arcade Ridge Racer 2, though the meat of the game itself is completely new.

Ridge Racer 64 contains subtle cameos from a few Transformers characters, such as Optimus Prime, occasionally spotted in vehicle mode across bridges and in other places. Various Transformers toys. ...

Ridge Racer Type 4 includes a bonus disc containing a new version of the original Ridge Racer game, named Ridge Racer Turbo, (known in Europe as Ridge Racer Hi-Spec Demo) which runs at 60 frames per second with improved graphics models. Special editions of this game were also packaged with the Namco JogCon controller. Frame rate, or frame frequency, is the measurement of how quickly an imaging device can produce several consecutive images, called frames. ... The JogCon is a controller developed and produced by Namco for the Sony PlayStation videogame console. ...

Ridge Racer V includes the tracks from the original Ridge Racer, Sunny Beach is the short track and Green Field is the long track.

Ridge Racer for Sony PSP includes tracks from several of the previous Ridge Racer games: two tracks from Ridge Racer and Ridge Racer V, two tracks from Ridge Racer Revolution, two tracks from Rage Racer, two tracks from Ridge Racer Type 4 and two tracks from Rave Racer. The PlayStation Portable (officially PSP) is a handheld game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment. ...

In Ridge Racer Revolution, if you can place first on all three tracks (Novice, Intermediate, and Expert), three supercars challenge you. Novice pits you against 13th Racing (a black exotic with a gold devil silhouette on its hood), Intermediate against 13th Racing Kid (a smaller version of 13th Racing with the same gold devil silhouette shared with the car described above), and Expert has you against the fastest car in the game, White Angel (a fast, white exotic with a turquoise angel silhouette on its hood which has a top speed of 368 mph in Ridge Racer V as the Kamata Angelus). The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity, who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. ... The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity, who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. ... The Annunciation - the Angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will bear Jesus (El Greco, 1575) An angel is an ethereal being found in many religions, whose duties are to assist and serve God. ... Ridge Racer on the PlayStation Ridge Racer is the name of an arcade and home 3D racing game franchise developed and published by Namco. ...

If you come in first place in the Time Trial mode against these cars, they will be available to you in all game modes, but remember to save to your memory card.

What's also interesting is that 13th Racing and White Angel debuted in the first Ridge Racer, but around Ridge Racer V, 13th Racing was rebadged as the Rivelta Crinale (acquired by beating Devil on Green Field in Duel) and White Angel, as explained above, was rebadged as the Kamata Angelus (acquired by beating Angel on Sunny Beach in Duel--at night). Ridge Racer on the PlayStation Ridge Racer is the name of an arcade and home 3D racing game franchise developed and published by Namco. ...

Strangely enough in Ridge Racer DS, White Angel is strangely named "Galaxian Paradise", while in Ridge Racer 64, 13th Racing is called "Lizard Nightmare". Ridge Racer DS is a video game based on the Nintendo 64 version of Ridge Racer originally released by Namco in the year 2000. ... Ridge Racer on the PlayStation Ridge Racer is the name of an arcade and home 3D racing game franchise developed and published by Namco. ...

Criticism

Ridge Racer in the past has sometimes been criticized of an overly arcade oriented style of game play. An example of this is the fact that one could enter a hairpin turn at over 100 MPH and powerslide through while maintaining the same amount of speed in the process. This leads to a constantly fast paced game that is accented highly by the soundtrack. A nearly 180-degree turn in a road, trail, or ramp is called a hairpin turn (also hairpin bend or, if in a trail, a switchback). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... Drifting refers to the difference in slip angle between the front and rear tires of a car. ...

Another common complaint is the "pinball effect" which happens when a car comes into contact with another car (or objects like a wall or fence) causing it to bounce off like a pinball. This unrealistic effect was reduced but not totally wiped out in games like R4: Ridge Racer Type 4, Ridge Racer V and even the recent Ridge Racer 6.

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