Ridge Racers (AU,EU,JP,US) (Racing) (ISO) (Playstation Portable)

2004 · racing · PlayStation Portable · Arcade · The Data Archivist V0.01

GAMEPLAY : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2nPDDAofEE GAMEPLAY : Ridge Racer (PSP) - All Cars : https://archive.org/details/sem-titulo-1080p-3_202205 Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridge_Racer_(2004_video_game) Ridge Racer , released in Japan as Ridge Racers [ b ] , is a 2004 arcade-style racing video game developed by Namco for the PlayStation Portable , named after the eponymous Ridge Racer video game series to which it belongs. The game was released as a global launch title for the system, on 11 December 2004 in Japan and overseas in 2005. Ridge Racer has been described as a 'compilation' of the series, featuring tracks, cars and remixed soundtrack from previous titles of the 1990s. [ 2 ] Gameplay-wise, it marked the change from the "classic" style last seen in Ridge Racer V to the new drifting mechanic and nitrous boost that the series would incorporate from there on, including on Ridge Racer 6 and Ridge Racer 7 . [ 3 ] Ridge Racer was critically acclaimed, praised for its visuals, gameplay and soundtrack; it was notable at the time for providing home console -like graphics at a smooth 60 fps framerate on a mobile gaming system, harnessing the PSP's graphical abilities. [ 3 ] An updated version with more tracks and modes was released for the PSP in 2006 titled Ridge Racer 2 ; seven years after Ridge Racer on PSP came Ridge Racer on PlayStation Vita . Gameplay Gameplay screenshot 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. There are a total of 24 courses in the game. [ 4 ] 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. [ 5 ] World Tour consists of 2 to 6 races per tour, representing a specific world of Ridge Racer . [ 6 ] Notable in the game is the " nitrous boost" system. The player has a Nitrous Gauge made up of three nitrous tanks, which at the start of a race are either completely depleted or only partially full. As the player drifts through the corners (especially at very high slip angles ) during the race, their nitrous gauge fills up. When the player fills up one of the three nitrous tanks, it can be activated to achieve a temporary speed boost. The nitrous tanks cannot be recharged while any tank is in use though, but the residual speed increase when the nitrous boost expires can be used just before entering corners to recharge the player's nitrous tanks at a faster rate than normal. The game also features a full motion video opening, that shows series mascot Reiko Nagase , marking her return following her absence from Ridge Racer V . [ 4 ] Available in the game is a fully playable version of the 1980 Namco arcade game Rally-X , which appears when the game initially loads up. [ 7 ] Ridge Racer North American version cover art Developer(s) Namco Publisher(s) Namco [ a ] Director(s) Masaya Kobayashi Producer(s) Isao Nakamura Designer(s) Hisashi Kawamura Composer(s) Hiroshi Okubo, Tetsukazu Nakanishi, Yū Miyake, Junichi Nakatsuru, Keiki Kobayashi, Kouji Nakagawa Series Ridge Racer Platform(s) PlayStation Portable Release JP : 11 December 2004 NA : 24 March 2005 PAL : 1 September 2005 [ 1 ] Genre(s) Racing Mode(s) Single-player , multiplayer