Ridge Racer (PlayStation Portable, 2005)

The game has beautiful graphics, tons of unlockable cars, and many song tracks. The multiplayer features are great. I think the game lacks unlockable extras, other than cars. There is a Rally-X mini-game is a little fun. After 20+ hours of playing this game, I felt the game got a little repetitive. Overall, this is one of the better racing on the PSP.

Ridge Racer was originally a arcade machine and i have very fond memories of being a youngster, spending lots of money to play this game. Namco joined the Sony game console revolution almost a decade ago and it has not looked back since. Ridge Racer really has not changed very much over the years. Apart from the obvious improvement in graphics and sound, the game play has remained the same, solid, fast arcade style racing! No car modifications, no tinkering with gear ratios or any of that jazz, just a fun arcade racing game!

SO HOW DOES IT PLAY?

I will admit i had my doubts about buying Ridge Racer on the PSP. As much as i love the Ridge Racer series, i just had a bad feeling that this game was just going to be real pretty graphics with no game play, I have however been very pleasantly surprised! When you first turn the game on you are greeted with a very old 1980's looking racing game, that looks as though it has come straight from the NES or the Sega Master System (more on this later), once you get past this you are treated to a very nice introduction that really shows you just what the PSP is capable of. Once the Intro is over you are asked for your name, then you get to the main menu.

There are a number of choices on the main menu. You have the options menu as you would expect to find in any game you then have the 4 main modes of play in this installment of Ridge Racer, Single Race, Time Attack, World Tours, and Wireless Battle. Single race and time attack modes are fairly self explanatory. Single race you can pick any of the available tracks (ones you start with or tracks you have unlocked) then you compete in a single race! Time Attack Mode again is sort of the same, you can pick any available track or car and you can try to record your best lap times. Wireless battle, if you have a friend with a PSP and a copy of Ridge Racer you can play against each other by using this option. World Tours, this is the main part of the game.

TIME TO START YOUR ENGINES

World Tours takes you on a journey through a series of multiple race events. You start of with the basic tour, at your disposal are 3 different kinds of cars. All have different handling styles. One of the cars is very balanced, quite safe and easy to control, another is harder to control and will be more of a challenge for you to pull of drifts (more on drifts later) and the last car it is very easy to pull of drifts over long stretches! All the way through the game this setup will not change. The only characteristic that changes on the cars are how fast they can go. The more you progress through the game the faster the cars get. In all there are 54 cars for you to unlock. You Unlock more cars and tracks every time that you complete a tour. The basic tour is very, very easy and will not offer much of a challenge. This is good because it allows you to master the art of drifting!!

FINAL THOUGHTS

I love Ridge Racer. This is how racing games should be! Fast, Fun and Furious, no messing around, just buckle your seatbelt and enjoy the ride. This is a great game on a great system, you will not be disappointed if you purchase this game, it will last a while and has plenty enough to keep you coming back for more! Will be the best $39.99 you will spend for a while!

The graphics for this game, and being on a hand held device, were amazeing. They are incredible. The music was sweet, and kept the mood lively, and the cars were SWEET as well.

i bought it, paid for it, and never got it

not sayin it was the sellers fault, it probably got lost in the mail

I really enjoyed playing this game!! It's graphics are stunning, control is great, and music rocks!! You can even kick in the nitrous for a big boost! This game will entertain for hours.

Excelent! The game was in perfect condiction! Fast shipping!

Vendedor confiável. Envio super rápido! Recomendo!

What can I say about such a great series as Ridge Racer? If you have never played this arcade racer, you owe it to fun to try it. It is not like ordinary simulation type racers, this is a game of pure arcade drift style racing. You have to learn to drift around the corners to succeed in these games.

The graphics are top notch for the PSP version, especially considering this was a launch title for the PSP, or close to. The sound, music, gameplay are all spot on. The replays are very cinematic and can be saved to watch later. The courses are all from previous games, including the original and Ridge Racer V.

There is Wireless play and a world tour mode that lets you fight it out to unlock new tracks and cars. If you have Ridge Racer V for PS2 and you didn't like it, you will still love this game as it is better on every level including realism. This was also the first Ridge Racer game to include Nitrous. You will not get tired of this game. I also have Ridge Racer 2, the sequel to this game on PSP, and it is just as good but with more of everything. I wanted this title for my collection. Great game...

I am so glad ebay is here. my game got stolen and was able to replace it for a lower cost to me. keep up the great selling.

Brings back some childhood memories and I have to say that this game does not disappoint; it's a great game. Although it's not for those looking for a realistic racing experience, it still proves to be a challenging game in the final tours.
Don't let the beginning fool you, it may seem easy but once you progress to the final stages, it becomes harder than expected.

I am unable to review this product because the seller forgot to put the disc in the packaging. I am in the process of getting a refund and bought another ridge racer game from another seller. I will give a future review when I get this product. Ok here is a postscript I finnally got a replacement game and ridge racer is a fun game for 11 years and under. Good graphics but the incessant music can become annoying unless you like techno. My kids like it but I got bored with it after awhile. I would rather play my sons mx versus atv psp game. That is my opinion.

I recieved Ridge Racer for PSP about a cuople days ago and would recommend this game to anybody who likes racing games.

This racing game is for those who do not use the brake button, hehe. Instead you powerslide or "drift" into sharp turns. Gran Turismo requires you to slow into sharp turns, but this game is opposite. Released when the psp was first launched, it is probably still the most enjoyable racer on the system

This is my second time buying this game. With it's outstanding graphics and fluid controls, it's probably the best racer for the PSP. Super S-I-C-K!!!

Actually I was expected those cars are exists in real world...however they just look like, but not the real cars...great game anyway.

This was a very quick delivery and i'm a very satisfied customer. The product arrived safely and securely in good padded packaging.

Great graphics, very fun game ! Lot's of fun to play. Would definitely recommend this game to buy. Easy to play, life like backgrounds, and totally cool. Hope this company continues and makes a part two !

This is the best racer for the PSP at this point, in my opinion. It plays like an arcade style racer, insofar that the cars have easy handling with super slick drifting.

The physics engine is really nice for this game. The cars that have a heavier front end drift in a different way than the cars that are more evenly balanced throughout. The slightest bump from another vehicle will cause a shift in your center of gravity, forcing you to scramble to get back up to speed and to keep from crashing into a wall if you're in the middle of a drift.

As you play, you unlock new tracks or new areas of previously unaccessible tracks, so despite the fact that there's really only a handful of different areas, you don't feel stifled. The game also offers up new cars in the same way, so as you win races, you don't simply unlock new parts or slight speed increases for the vehicle you already own.

The game has very nice graphics. The opening movie is definitely next generation graphics. However, the in-game graphics are very slightly dated, but this has pretty much been the style of Ridge Racer since R4 for the PSX. You have the choice of not one or two sets of music, but ALL of the music Ridge Racer's ever offered. It also contains a fun little arcade game of the very original Ridge Racer which you can either set to play when you start up the game, or switch it so that you go straight to the opening FMV.

The first time I played this game way back when the PSP was released, I was deeply impressed, so now that I finally own a PSP of my own (which I actually bought for Crisis Core), I'm glad I found a copy of this great racer.

Love the game, one of the best racing game on PSP. I had this game last year and I lost my disk, so I had to get it again since I love this game. Thanks

A great racing game for the PSP. Its really fun as a portable game and the graphics are incredible for a handheld.

I love the drifting action on this game. My nephew wanted it and now I am addicted to it as well. Good themes, excellent graphics and fast reaction times makes this game a must have if yuo like racing games.

you dont have my apartment ## to ship my game to....help me to fix this problem please im new to this so i cant figure out how

THE PRICE WAS HONEST AND THE DELIVERY TOO. THE PRODUCT WORKS VERY WELL. I DECIDED TO BUY BY THE AVERAGE. I COMPARE PRICES AND PAYMENT FORM. I PREFER PAYPAL.

My son,he was looking for "Ridge Racer".
I bought this and he checked the mail everyday.(He could not wait.)
It was fast shipping. Now he enjoy the game.
Thank you !!

kind of nice eye candy, cheaper now to look at and satisfy curiousity, but i got a little bored with it, pretty fast.


ok to have one to add to your collection, but perhaps the follow on game will be better.