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Lestrade

I was looking at some RR7 images for PS3 and I almost defecated in my trousers, as they say. Ridge Racer is the only racing game outside of WipeOut that I like, and seeing a RR game for a system launch reminds me of the lovely bygone days I spent watching my best friend play RR5 on his new PS2 at my apartment, somewhere around 3 in the morning.

Anyway, for those that have RR6 for Xbox 360, what do you think of it? Also, should I get Ridge Racers for my wife's PSP or should I wait for the sequel?

J.Goodwin · . Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 297 Location: North Shore, MA

I like it, it is good.

I didn't really play any of the previous ones (except R: which was shit, but I understand that everyone felt that way), so I can't comment on it's faithfulness to the series.

I think Shaper has it too...someone else on here that I added to my friends list is frequently playing it.

Just checked, already four people on these forums have this game. You should add yourself to our power, for we are Legion.
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SuperWes · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject:

It's only $20 now and it's probably one of my favorite 360 games. I saw Toups on the other day but he didn't ask me to play Sad

-Wes
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Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

This coming from a person who hardly ever plays racing games (save the occasional Colin McRae Rally, thanks to the wonderous, if not irritating, driving wheel experience), how does it compare to other games of its ilk and generation?
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DaleNixon · . Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 179

Pure arcade action and challenge.

J.Goodwin · . Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 297 Location: North Shore, MA

It plays like Daytona USA or other similar arcade racing games.

It does not play like Project Gotham Racing or Forza Motorsport, which made the reviewing press angry. They don't like it when cars don't turn at the wheels and the surface doesn't accurately model the slip of tires across a wet, muddy, or sandy surface. Apparently, having fun in such a situation is a cardinal sin.
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Mr. Mechanical · Friendly Stranger Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 1276

I played the demo once. It was alright, I guess.

It's only $20 now? Shit, I might as well get it to add another game to the 360 stack.

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

There will be a RidgeRacer article in the next issue. Basically, yes: RR PSP and R6 are very good. Not as stylish as R4, but good.

This is not the first place I have heard this mentioned, but about the comparison to Daytona USA: Ridge Racer predates Daytona by a good year, and is superior in every way.
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Mister Toups · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject:

Ridger Racer 6 is awesome. God help me, it's awesome.

Game's fucking full of itself, though. But that's more a Namco thing.

Anyway, I haven't played online yet because I still lack skills Sad

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J.Goodwin · . Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 297 Location: North Shore, MA

SuperWes · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:07 am Post subject:

J.Goodwin · . Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 297 Location: North Shore, MA

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DaleNixon · . Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 179

You need the brake to drift in Ridge Racer? This is news to me.

SuperWes · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:05 am Post subject:

Lestrade · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:07 am Post subject:

I think Daytona holds up much better over time than Ridge Racer does (especially the PS1 port). I played the original RR that game with Type 4 and it simply does not hold up. It was a complete joke. That being said, RR Type: 4 is still unparalelled in my eyes, so thanks for the RR6 comments.

ApM · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:58 am Post subject:

I've put my Saturn copy of Daytona into my CD player more often than I've put it into my Saturn.

Rolllllllll-liiiiiiing staaaaaaaaaaaaart!

OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

I have the Championship Edition or something of Daytona. The music is not nearly as good as the regular edition's; the rendition of the main theme is just a MIDI track that doesn't really pump me up to play the game like the full version of the song with vocals and everything.

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Guys, there is no accounting for personal taste!
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SuperWes · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:51 am Post subject:

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Scratchmonkey · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1439

Back when the company I work for was owned by Sega, we had a jukebox feature in one of our games that came pre-loaded with the Daytona USA and JSRF soundtracks.

Every time somebody entered into a certain screen, their TV would start blaring

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYTOOOOOONNAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Having a room full of 20 TVs playing that clip approximately 4 times every 20 minutes was brutally hilarious.

Later this was changed so that every time somebody went to that screen, it was

UNDERSTAND
UNDERSTAND
UNDERSTAND
UNDERSTAND
THE CONCEPT OF LOVE!

Oh, I suppose I should play a Ridge Racer game at some point. Any suggestions as a starting point?

B coma · . Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 279

Find a copy of R4 for PSX, Scratch.

edit: it's a few dollars for a used copy on Amazon, and it should come with a disc that has the original Ridge Racer in 60fps mode (minus most of the soundtrack).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00000J96V/sr=1-1/qid=1157111714/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-0083879-2541560?ie=UTF8&s=videogames

and for the record, I don't think Ridge Racer really started to come into it's own until around Rage Racer. but before that, the neon colors and silly music still let me revisit the earlier titles in the series, even if the cars themselves control in the most ludicrous manner possible (even by arcade racing standards!).

Of course, back then, during Ridge Racer/RRRevolution/Rave Racer/Rage Racer era, the fun was in adjusting and accounting for the insane logic of the powerslides.

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helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

Leonard Bernstein?
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J.Goodwin · . Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 297 Location: North Shore, MA

Mike D.

Yes, that Mike D.
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OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

It was done by a crazy Beastie Boys sideproject kind of thing.

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

J. Goodwin for the win! It was Mike D of the Beastie Boys, under the name 'The Latch Brothers'. The soundtrack album was the last record to be released under the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal imprint.

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