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Weird physics. NOT a racing sim.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you want something that is realistic, do not buy this game. I play Motorstorm frequently, and am a big fan of the Gran Turismo series. I love racing games. This was just a lot of weird drifting. Personally, I hated it.

Sad

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: July 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Let me first say that I only played the demo version, so I may be missing some important features. Drifting is hard to get the hang of in this game, but this is not the point. The physics are horrible. Arcade physics is acceptable when the game has something to offer in terms of gameplay and fun. This one has neither. I'm sure someone who loves "drifting" and arcade style racing games will like this, maybe. Graphics are only ok considering what some other, current or upcoming, PS3 racers offer. Try the demo at the PS store before you buy.

Very Boring and Unskillful Racer

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 15
Date: February 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

RR7 (Ridge Racer 7) and NFSC (Need for Speed Carbon) are the only two full racing games available for the PS3. Of course, Grand Turismo HD is available for download at the Playstation Store, and when the full version is released it will by far be the best racing game EVER. But for the time being, there is no doubt that NFSC is the better racing game.
I rented both RR7 and NFSC. I played NFSC for the entire five days I had it, but RR7 on the other hand, I only played for about 5 minutes and quit.
RR7 is very unrealistic, and it's more about drifting around corners than anything. It's a total arcade type of racer, and there is almost no skills needed to play the game. In addition, there is no story, unlike the NFS series. RR7 also does not have any licensed cars, unlike NFSC. Bottom line, get RR7 if you're looking for a simple racer, where the learning curve is about 2 minutes. If you're looking for a racing game that requires more skillful driving and realistic driving, get NFSC.

just like the rest

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 15
Date: March 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Don't even think about buying Ridge Racer for the PS3 when there's already a thousand racing games on the PS1 and PS2 that are JUST LIKE this one. And for 50 bucks? If you spend that much money on this game, you will regret it later when the price is guaranteed to drop significantly, like all racing games eventually do. One day, this game will only cost 5 bucks, and you'll regret spending so much on it.

This is a Ridge Racer, not a Gran Turismo

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: January 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Great graphics and cool looking menu. This is the typical "Racing game" and did decent job for that. But...if you love Gran Turismo, probably you wouldn't enjoy much, not for long. What's projected using fabulous graphics is completely against the physics and not even remotely close to real. No braking? No car can take every corner with simple gas lift off... And that whole drift points and nitro thing turned me off. I simply couldn't get into the game no matter how fabulous graphics is.

This is the game fun watching not playing. If you love Gran Turismo, probably better wait Gran Turismo 5.

Poor graphics and unconventional arcade driving = poor game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 10
Date: January 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is my 2nd outing with a Ridge Racer game, the previous being with the original RR for the PSP. I had some fun with the PSP version so I rented this title for my PS3. I was very disappointed.

As you probably already know, Ridge Racer is an unconventional racing game in that you must master the drifting (letting your car slide through corners) in order to win the races. In other words, you cannot hope to win any race without adequate drifting (which in turn gives you nitrous boosts). While mastering drifting is not hard for the average racing fan such as yours truly, the technique gets tiring quickly. It's pretty much the same thing every time, and after a few races you'll probably come to dread cornering rather than enjoying the racing.

So gameplay is problematic. You may also take issues with the fact that none of the cars modelled in RR is a real car. Instead they bear such silly names like Age, Absoluto, etc. This is not surprising given that the kind of drifting advocated in RR is not real at all and there's absolutely no real-world physics involved.

For a PS3 game, the graphics is terrible. While frame rate is good, the tracks (which are probably rehashed from previous RR games, a common practice in the RR series) are surprisingly low-res. This is apparently so when you compare RR's graphics with that of the Gran Turismo HD Concept demo, which is can be downloaded free from the PS3 store. There are very few environmental effects, and the tracks feel way too generic and unexciting.

I absolutely advise against paying the big bucks for this game. If you want to relive the RR drift racing or what to give drifting a try, rent the title or find a demo. In fact, you'll probably get more satisfaction from a PS2 version of the RR series since you'll be paying much less for the game.

Meh...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: November 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Just another futuristic racing game. No signs of damage. Not terribly dynamic in the game play. Just kinda... meh.

Great graphics but not such a great game.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: February 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is the first ridge racer I have played. The graphics are great the cars and tracks look awesome, but, The gameplay is boring. I understand this game is about drifting, but the cars slide so much that you cant really control the drift. It makes it hard to play. If you turn the car around and go the other way and try to hit the other racers the game can be quite fun, it seems nearly impossible to win races. When I started "career mode" know as the "Ridge State Grand Prix" It says there are 13 race groups the last of which is the championship. At first I thought that this game would be easy, but As I raced the first race and the drifting, I realized that this game was really difficult.

I guess I was expecting a typical racing game....

As always this is my opinion. Rent the game and try it for yourself.

A lot better than I expected

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I generally don't like racing games, well, what I mean is that I usually don't ever think about racing games. But I rented this one when I first got my PS3 and it was a lot more fun than I would have expected. This definitely isn't a simulator, the car doesn't react like a real car. I'd say it's a modern version of Outrun or another arcade racing game like it. You start out with one car and later you can win new cars or the ability to buy new cars. It seems like you can't progress into further tracks without using the new cars. But they drive differently so you first have to do some practicing on the previous tracks. It wasn't that bad during the week that I had the game but I can see it getting old after a while. I'd probably own a copy of this game, but it's not worth $60 to me.

Weak

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: January 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I got this title with four others as part of a bundle. Honestly in the grand world of racing games this one, after playing it for a couple of hours, is pretty weak. Sure the graphics look great but the gameplay is totally average. The cars don't seem to take any damage. My 8 year old daughter beat me in two player mode by simply keeping her car pegged the whole time and allowing the rails along the curves to steer for her (ie. she just crashed into the guard rails and ground along them until the road straightened out).

This game is a "3" at best.

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