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a great start for the psp

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Living in Japan, I was able to get my hands on the psp months ago, as well as the first wave of games that came along with it. My first purchase was Ridge Racers, and I must say that I had pretty high hopes for this first game, and I must admit that Ridge Racers lives up to these high expectations.

First of all, the graphics on the psp are great, of the same quailty that we have become accustomed to on the ps2. The gameplay itself is smooth running, and the levels are great. There are cool cars, cool tracks, and the game is quite challenging. The game makers did not ease up because this is the first release, so there is some serious time required to get thrugh the beginner, pro and expert levels of this game. Ridge Racers is not unlike most car racing games that we have seen before, but it gives good entertainment value for the relatively low cost of the game. as I am playing the japanese version of the game, it took some time to figure out the menus and some of the instructions, but this will not be a problem with the North american release.

also, the wi-fi system on the psp is easy to use, effective, and it runs pretty smoothly. It is a great way to pass time on the Tokyo trains, playing against another friend. The distance available with the wi-fi is impressive, so you are not stuck sitting right beside whoever you are playing against. This is a nice feature, because it eliminates the hassle of a connecting chord.

So, overall, the launch of the psp has been tremendously successful here in Japan, and Im sure the same will go for the North american release of the system. and Ridge Racers is a good place to start with this new system. This is a fun game, one that gets quite addictive to be sure, so I highly reccomend making this game one of your first psp purchases.

very fun game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this game yesterday and it's very fun.The controls are ausome and the graphics are the best. Get this game.

race it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: March 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

if you love arcade racing ,this is perfect better than nintendo ds one

The Perfect Racer for the Perfect Handheld

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 28
Date: March 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ridge Racer was the first game I ever played on the original PlayStation. I spent hours upon hours playing it. I figured, just for nostalgia's sake, I'd pick up Ridge Racer while buying Sony's new PSP, see if the magic remained.

Yeah....almost everything about this game is perfect. Impressive graphics. Responsive and intuitive controls. At first I was worried about playing a driving sim with the PSP's tiny analog stick, but it works wonderfully. Great music.

I was also worried about playing a driving sim on such a small screen. How would I be able to pick up on visual cues that a sharp turn was imminent? Somehow, the game designers throw in enough visual cues, almost subliminally.

Ridge Racer for the PSP borrows liberally from previous iterations like Rave Racer, etc... Just about every track looked familiar to me, every piece of music, too. I didn't recognize all of the content, but enough to realize that not everything here is new.

So far, I've purchased Wipeout Pure, Ridge Racer and Lumines for the PSP. Ridge Racer has gotten about 90% of the attention. If you get the PSP, get Ridge Racer, if only just to show off what your new PSP can do.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: March 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I just got PSP with Ridge Racer and love it.
If you have a PSP this is a must have game.

psp owners need ridge racers!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i have an import japanese PSP and having been playing ridge racers here in sunny england for sometime now.I can not recommend this game enough not only does it show off the graphical capability of your shiny new PSP but it really is a good racer too not just eye candy! any gamer who enjoys racing games will find plenty here lots of new tracks and cars to unlock. this really is one addictive racing game my only problem with it is the music selection however it is possible to turn this off and just listen to your engine roar especially when you hit the Nitrous button!(Think Burnout)

Best PSP Game So Far...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is awesome. The graphics, sound, controls and driving are all top notch! The game of the release so far!

Ridge Racer=another great psp game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is AWESOME! Its got good graphics, controls, sound and everything else you can think of. I had a little trouble when I first got it but now that i have played it a lot it's really fun. I HIGHLY suggest getting this game if you like racing games and are getting a PSP.

Fun and not too hard either

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: March 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you want a safe bet for fun, buy this game. It's not just great looking but it's really fun too, especially the World Tour with its ability to unlock tracks and cars.

At first I was worried that I wouldn't be able to handle the complexity of the racing cars but it's actually quite easy and there's no complexity at all. To win you have to learn to "drift" which is what I would call "skid" around corners. In fact, for the Pro Tour races which open up as you progress through the World Tour, skidding is essential because the more you skid, the more Nitrous Oxide will fill your tanks for that important boost. Yeah, I'm not sure how that works either, but that's the way the game plays! To effectively skid around the corner just lift your finger off the gas for half a second before you hit the turn and then hold on for dear life as you scream through it sideways!

The game gives you different classes of cars and there are 3 cars in each class. Although they look different and have different makes and colors, they all have the same top speed and differ only in how much they skid, from low to high. I found the "Mild" car the easiest but if you're insane choose the "Dynamic" car and watch yourself slip and slide all over the place.

If you win a round on the tour, you'll get a new car, delivered to you and some new tracks will be opened up for both the tour and the time attack or single race modes. As the tours progress they will become harder and faster. I've just finished all the Basic tours and I'm onto the Pro ones and they certainly seem to be a much bigger challenge. I came 1st in almost every basic race but got mashed by the Pros, mainly because I was trying to skid on almost every corner to get some Nitrous!

In addition to the World Tour, you can race any of the tracks you've opened up with any of the cars you've opened up, either just for practice/fun or in a time attack mode. Time attack is just you against the track: try to get around as fast as you can. If you want it'll show a ghost car - a phantom car that mimics how you drove that track last time.

For me, having the World Tour provides a structure to this game that I find very appealing. It's a challenge and it enables you to learn gradually how to race without dropping you into the deep end. The game's graphics are awesome, and the running commentary from your co-driver(?) is highly appropriate and funny, although he's been wrong a few times when he says "You're in 2nd place!" when I've actually just clinched 1st - must be a timing issue.

There a lot of nice touches in this game: the attractive menus, professional voice overs and even a mini game of what looks like the 80's version of Ridge Racer. This comes up during game loading and contrasts nicely with the mind-blowing 3D reality of PSP Ridge Racer. There's also a gratuitous introduction video that features a disturbingly cute computer generated Japanese woman who seems to be timing a race with a stopwatch, who then lies on a car, dreams for a bit and then realizes she's forgotton to stop the stopwatch. This might mean more to those of you who have seen her before but it didn't mean much to me! Fun intro though!

Over all, well worth the money. I only hope that other PSP games will be able to match the production values found in Ridge Racer, which are at or close to 100%.

Stunned

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 32
Date: April 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've only played one other title on the PSP so far, Wipeout Pure and I must say I was initially impressed with what this little handheld device can do. Today, I loaded up Ridge Racer and I have to say there is no comparison.

The first thing I notice is the music. It's adrenaline pumping music which goes hand-in-hand with the unbelievable graphics. There are at least 6 or 7 different music "discs" to listen to, each with around 7 or 8 songs.

Once the game got going, I played the first track Seaside Route 765 over and over again until I got through it. I quickly went on to the second and third routes and then on to other world tours. It's thrilling to find yourself in first place in a race and I'm compelled to keep competing to see what other tracks are like. I'm enjoying this game so much, I must say I hope it takes me a while to get through all the tracks. It's also great trying out different cars and getting to know their unique handling style.

After the race, you can watch an instant replay from the perspective of a television camera following all the action. The cars are about as close to photo-realistic as any graphics I've seen in a video game. The city-scapes and rural scenery alike are absolutely beautiful, although not quite like a photograph. I think this adds to the appeal.

Also, the game that is available when you first load Ridge Racers was a nice touch. I remember playing that as a stand-up arcade game and although quite a different experience from Ridge Racer itself, it's a fun little diversion.

I want to see who will come out with a better title than Ridge Racers on the PSP.

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