Ridge Racer 7 Comments by Kristan Reed

Sounds cool... i'm getting one, but still the wife's gonna kill me.

Pointless franchise if you ask me. The whole basis of this franchise is the very basic approach to delivering an 'arcade experience'. Its neither got the additional game modes and thrilling destruction of Burnout or NfS, nor the simulation complexity of GT or Forza. There is no space for this title but to get a few mugs to buy it when the PS3 titles are thin on the ground.

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Oh good another exciting Ridge Racer!!!1

"Pointless franchise if you ask me. The whole basis of this franchise is the very basic approach to delivering an 'arcade experience'. Its neither got the additional game modes and thrilling destruction of Burnout or NfS, nor the simulation complexity of GT or Forza. There is no space for this title but to get a few mugs to buy it when the PS3 titles are thin on the ground."

So if it's not a sim or a crash-into-walls-'em-up, it's pointless? Bit harsh if you ask me. But then again I loathe Burnout and NFS, so to each his own I guess.

I enjoyed the original RR when it came out in arcades a great deal.

But I found the supposedly great PSP version boring at best, can't comment on RR6 as I don't have a 360.

Points noted, i'll check it out!

Least i got the debate going .... heh

@ Lambtron, I'm a huge RR fan and RR6 on the 360 was very good but like I said I love RR. :D

I had the PSP version and from what I can tell every version is pretty much the same. Get a car and drive around the same 5 tracks for about 30 hours. I was SO bored :/

Circa PS1.. Ridge Racer .. Bestest thing on a console EVER!!! Near exact arcade conversion.. I creamed my pants when i saw it and bought a psone soley to play it!

PS3.. Ridge Racer 7.. Meh.

Another great drifting game on tracks...


At least it looks really nice.....

Nearly missed it but Ridge Racer 7 is another 60 fps PS3 game that runs at 1080p! That's kind of neat even if it'll be years before I get the chance to actually see it at that resolution.

What was that Microsoft guy saying about no PS3 games supporting 1080p?

I enjoyed RR6, but I found the idea of having to get perfect runs to reach 1st place just before the last corner a tad frustrating to say the least. But when you master the drift, the game really opens out and becomes very special indeed. If I don't buy RR6, I'll definately rent it.

And this may seem odd, but I thought RR6 on 360 looked more next-gen than PGR3. It looked so smooth and fluid. Not a jaggy or glitch in sight, and all in 60fps.

He was denying it while all along knowing that his denial was bollocks.

''What was that Microsoft guy saying about no PS3 games supporting 1080p?''
He was wrong and a big bad liar wasn't he?Wrong!Bwaahahahahaha,what a total lying evil bastard.Microsoft are the shit yeah?And not the good shit,the bad smelly shit.
What was it Ken said about the PS3 launching in Europe in Nov 06?..

@Stormflood - RR6 on the Xbox 360 is an absolute jag-fest. It might run at 60 fps and be tear-free but it doesn't use anti-aliasing at all. LOL

Pointless franchise if you ask me. The whole basis of this franchise is the very basic approach to delivering an 'arcade experience'. Its neither got the additional game modes and thrilling destruction of Burnout or NfS, nor the simulation complexity of GT or Forza. There is no space for this title but to get a few mugs to buy it when the PS3 titles are thin on the ground.

Yeah, because finely judged base mechanics which are still interesting to perfect after tens of hours of gameplay, those are so boooring. Fantastic rollercoaster-like sense of speed? Worthless if you ask me. :)

I think you should give it some more time. Those games often appear to be boring (and/or simple) in the beginning, but as soon as the speed picks up a bit, they're solid gold. That goes for both RR6, RR PSP and Outrun 2/2006.

I gave PSP RR plenty of time. But it was still boring. Sorry.

LeDilettante

sorry but that simply isnt true. The 360 can do AA for very little overhead however it requires that the game engine it design to render in tiles. Even now a year after release few 360 game use this technique.

http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showthread...

for your refereance

PSP and Xbox 360 versions are basically identical apart from resolution of the graphics. The handling haven't changed even slightly since RRT4. RRT4 is a better looking game in terms of design and such. It's also got a better structured career mode and a lot more cars. In short, it's still the best in the series, and they went a step backwards by dumbing down the career and stood still on the physics. Only "updating" the graphics to higher resolution.

Oh, yeah they added nitro. Didn't add anything to the game, really. Useless. They games are still fun, but if you still have RRT4 laying around and the ability to play it, then there's no real reason to get another one. I doubt that RR7 is going to be any different.

I LOVE RIDGE RACER, THANX NAMCO FOR GIVING THE BEST TO SONY.

My god you wouldn't think that another lil fanboy war could break out over a bit of news on Ridge Racer 7,but by buddah himself it looks like it sure can.
I mean who laughs out loud at the fact that Ridge Racer 6 has jaggies,really?When you find yourself doing that you've got to take a long hard look at your life :/
Anyway I had ridge racer 6,enjoyed it for a few hours,graphics were nothing special but it was smooth as fuck,but in the end the structure of the game just got a bit tedious,so I traded it in for the considerably better Burnout.

@Wonga - I've had the game since it's release and I love it. And, yes, I am playing the game in hi-def hence the jaggies. On a standard definition TV the game does look less so as the scanlines help mask them (and, yes, I've tried this).

@CaptainRentBoy - I was laughing because someone said specifically that they were impressed by the game because it didn't have jaggies but, ironically, enough it does. If you don't notice them, then fair enough, but just because someone else does, does mean they are sad as you implied; just that they've perhaps got better eyesight than you... or a better TV maybe? /wink

@CaptainRentBoy - I was laughing because someone said specifically that they were impressed by the game because it didn't have jaggies but, ironically, enough it does. If you don't notice them, then fair enough, but just because someone else does, does mean they are sad as you implied; just that they've perhaps got better eyesight than you... or a better TV maybe? /wink
I never said I didn't notice them,infact I only just said the graphics were nothing spectacular,I just didn't think it was particularly worthy of a LOL,that's all.
The most jaggie filled game I've come across so far on the 360 has to be PGR3,such a shame too as it would have been one of the prettiest games i've ever played.And yes I have a high-def tv.

Say what you will about the way the RR franchise plays. But it always gets my blood going.

The thrill of properly racing RR is having wide open throttle constantly and racing absolutely flawless lap, after flawless lap at incredible speeds. Vets know it's not easy, but its fun as hell.

....and i gotta keep asking, whats with all these PS3 games having tons of people online????

This title is excellent...it's also much harder than the pervious games. I consider myself to be a bit of a RR expert and t RR7 is the hardest I've played. I had to battle with the A.I. from start to finish in order too come first, I can't wait to buy RR7 when it hits on November 11th.

I've uploaded a bunch of videos I took while I was at TGS 2006 to http://www.gametrailers.com my username is DJmizuhara

Enjoy :D

I've never ever played a RR game. Is it any good? ;)

Cheers Smelly, exactly my sentiments, so you saved me typing :)

Circa PS1.. Ridge Racer .. Bestest thing on a console EVER!!! Near exact arcade conversion.. I creamed my pants when i saw it and bought a psone soley to play it!

PS3.. Ridge Racer 7.. Meh.

Sounds great! It sounds like the sort of game I'd like (i.e. adrenaline racer, like Burnout was before it became a beat-em-up on wheels)

I liked Rage Racer better than RR4. Although this is essentially a smoother version of Riiidge Raacer!! it still appeals. At least it doesn't have stunts and kudos and air "control in".
Super spanky graphics WipEout and Rollcage are required now.

I'll buy it.

I must suck, the last Ridge Racer i bought was RR for the PSX.

Maybe gamers that don´t buy every title that is released (or is that reviewers that play them all and therefore bitch about how much the look like the last) well find this a welcome addition to the PS3 line up. You know, by reading previews, it actually looks to a be a fun game...


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Interesting that none of the 'Ridge Racer is shit' brigade were around when the 360 version was reviewed, isn't it?

Yes, very odd. I wonder why...

nteresting that none of the 'Ridge Racer is shit' brigade were around when the 360 version was reviewed, isn't it?

Well as I said.. I liked the first ridge racer on the ps1.. Dont care now.. regardless of which machine it's on.

There are so many fucking racing games available nowadays that its hard to actually give a shit about ANY of them any more.. unless they're doing something "different"

I thought that the original Ridge Racer was astoundingly beautiful when I saw it released fresh in Japanese game centers in 1993. I didn't care for the drift style racing, but it was pretty. This looks to be the same. Great if you're a fan. For me, it ranks a 'meh'.

(The PS2 'Ridge Racer Girl' demo was also pretty.)

all racing games are the same from GT to forza you do the same think

Another console launch, another Ridge Racer, meh.

Ridge Racer 7 has TERRIBLE graphics, and the game doesn't play good at all. Ridge Racer 6 was the worst selling Xbox 360 game when it launched for a reason: Ridge Racer isn't a good game! Ridge Racer 7 uses the exact same graphics engine as Ridge Racer 6! Ridge Racer 6 didn't have "bad" graphics, the graphics looked like a nice game on the original Xbox. However, Ridge Racer 6 and Ridge Racer 7 look TERRIBLE when compared to some of the other AWESOME Xbox 360 racing games! Burnout Revenge, for example!

Ridge Racer is an outdated series that is a waste of money!

It was just announced that all active BORG cubes in the Delta Quadrant will be serving McMuffin meals ALL DAY LONG from next week on! This is AWESOME!

Next generation rocks, er, rock!

Wow an arcade racer. More tedious than another WWII shooter IMO. How next gen.

Ridge Racer 6 is cool, but I thought it was too much "driftable", if 7 goes even further it'll start to annoy.

I kinda agree with Ed.Gamer, RR series is too dated, too arcadish without beeing arcade, wich is not good. Burnout puts RR in the pocket.

So lots of criterion employees posting here then?

Ridge Racer is shite. Always has been. Now bring me Daytona 3 and we'll talk.

LeDilettant -"Darren - don't be such a tool.

All 360 games have 2 x AA enabled. It comes free courtesy of the GPU."

You're a bit naive, aren't you? /wink

Perfect Dark Zero, Kameo, Call of Duty 2, Ridge Racer 6 and Madden NFL 06 are among the 360 launch games that did *not* use AA, probably because the developers got the final devkits too late to implement it properly. In order to use 2xAA in 360 games, developers have to use "tiled rendering" because the 10 MB frame buffer isn't big enough to hold an entire frame with AA and effects as well. PGR 3 used 2xAA but the upscaling from 600p to 720p somewhat negated the benefits of it.

Now most games *do* use 2xAA (although I believe Test Drive Unlimited lacks it) but then the developers have become more experienced with the machine so that's to be expected.