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Pros: Fast paced racing game; futuristic cars and nice graphics; drifting is fun
Cons: Sound and music make your ears bleed; physics engine resembles the '90's; winning races is almost impossible
Overall this is a good buy for someone who likes to see how much the PS3 can do but the game experience is a bid letdown when you have titles like ProStreet, Dirt or even Carbon.
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RR7 is the logical next step in the Ridge Racer series, and is the best one so far. But, like most of the RR games, not without its flaws.
Ridge Racer has never been about realism. The physics are about as ridiculous as it gets, the "nitrous" feature is really a rocket boost, wrecks don't damage your car, etc. RR is about fun, fast, aggressive driving, and is much easier to master than a "real" simulation like the GT series.
Graphically the game is superb, highly detailed cars and beautiful scenery. It has occasional frame rate problems, particularly when sliding through turns with several other cars in the turn--fortunately this hasn't been a problem so far. But I'd honestly prefer a solid framerate over great graphics.
The past few RR games have added new features (RR5 included "drafting"). In RR7 you earn money by winning races, and can then buy new cars and various car upgrades. A much better approach than the all-too-linear progression in previous games, as it gives you control over which cars get upgraded. It's nothing like the overly-complex car setup/tweaking in DiRT or GT, but it's fully in line with RR's theme of "keep it simple, keep it fun".
A major focus of RR7 is on online play. I miss the story mode from RRT4, as campy as it was--especially as I'm not interested in online competition. The online rankings might be interesting, except people have obviously found ways to cheat and inflate their numbers to unrealistic/unbeatable scores.
A female announcer/copilot?! I think this is a positive change. The previous series' commentators were downright obnoxious and I always ended up turning them off.
If you enjoyed the previous games you'll like this one, although it is a bit more complicated and I think the focus on online play is unfortunate. If you're new to the series, just keep in mind it's not about real cars or real racing and I think you'll enjoy it.
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I thought nothing would ween me from PC games to console games. Enter Ridge city. I purchased three games at the same time (madden, fifa and RR) thinking I would play each one casually. Boy was I wrong. I cant get my hands off RR. It is difficult to get the hang of cornering when you first get the game. Then as you play, you develop your technique and before you know it, your a force to be reckoned with. The online game is extremely difficult and i have yet to place better than last or second to last. But I can see how those other players got so good. I do concede the following: This game does not have realistic physics and the cars take no damage. However, this is how i want this game, that is what sets ridge racer apart from all the other run-of-the-mill racers out there. With that said, if you want a more realistic racing game, get Project Gotham Racing or Gran Turismo when it comes out. If you want an arcade style racer and a blast at that, get RR7. PS loved the techno music as well.
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Just another futuristic racing game. No signs of damage. Not terribly dynamic in the game play. Just kinda... meh.
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I really like this game. It is easy to get into and there is great varity with the cars, tracks and race surroundings. The only thing is that to get to higher levels it is best if you can also play online against other racers... But for the rest this is lots of fun!
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