Ridge Racer Is Finally On PS5, PS4!
Staff, 2022-12-22 19:14:00,
From the PS One through to the PS3, every Sony console launch – including the PSP and PS Vita – has seen a new Ridge Racer release. However, since the PS4, Ridge Racer has been all but abandoned by Bandai Namco. The last-gen machines didn’t get any Ridge Racer love, and the new PS5 and Xbox Series X|S haven’t, either. Well, not until now, at least.
I am, of course, talking about Ridge Racer 2 for the PSP, so it’s not a new Ridge Racer in the proper sense, but for many, it will be the first time a Ridge Racer game has been available to play on a home console. And, in fairness, it’s not a bad job at all, though I would much rather be playing Ridge Racer 6…
For the uninitiated, Ridge Racer 2 is a very simple arcade racing game. The cars are all fictitious, there’s no in-game currency or loot boxes, no convoluted multiplayer, and more importantly, no punishment for drifting like them Duke boys do down in Hazzard County. In fact, sliding your car around bends at incredible speeds is encouraged and rewarded. The driving model in Ridge Racer 2 is not realistic in any sense of the word, and that’s what makes it so fun. In what other racing game can you ping into a bend, slam the e-brake and throw off a big 360 spin, and come out the other side faster than you went it? I rest my case.
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