Ridge Racer Revolution
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Ridge Racer Revolution is a racing game
developed by Namco
for the PlayStation in 1995. It is the sequel of the inaugural game Ridge Racer. The game's covers between the Japan
ese version and the European
& North America
version are different in this game. The game's cover of the Japanese version features three regular racing cars. They are the car #3: F/A Racing
, car #5: R.T. Blue Mappy
and the car #18: R.T. Bosconian
. However, the game's cover of the European
& North America
version features the debuting "White Angel" car. It is one of the three special cars/machines which you have to unlock during this entire game.
After the player wins the first 3 circuits on regular mode, the player has to go to the time trial mode to race on the 3 cars battle including the duel car. There are three duel cars including the original "Devil 13th Racing car" from the original Ridge Racer from the Novice course. The others are the "Devil Kid" (a smaller version of the Devil 13th car) from the Intermediate course and the debuting "White Angel 0" (as seen on the game cover) from the Expert course. Players will obtain those cars if they win them. This is especially important for these time trial race modes in this entire game. At the same time, the extra courses will be given.
Like usual, if the player obtains all three of the duel cars before playing the extra courses, the player can use one of the three cars to race in the extra courses (and race in the regular courses at the same time depending on player's like) in order to complete the entire game. After the entire game is complete, the player will unlock a new mode which is call the race scence selection. In this mode, the player can choose whether he/she can race during the normal race scene, the noon race scene, the evening race scene or the night race scene. The night race scene will be the most difficult race scene as you cannot see the road ahead during the race. The scene that the player choose will also apply to the Music Player mode, which the cars running scene will run either during the normal time, the noon time, the evening time or the night time.
Normally only 4 cars are selectable, but all 12 are selectable if a player is able to defeat 100% of the enemies on the Galaga '88
game before the title screen. In addition, if this is done in less than 44 shots, not only are all cars selectable, but the bodies are smaller and the wheels bigger, more resembling buggies. Other changes include a commentator with a higher-pitched voice and different handling of the cars. However, while you can still race the three bonus cars, you cannot win them in the buggy mode. One way to easily access the buggy mode from the beginning is to hold L1, R1 select, down and triangle all simultaneously from when the game loads until the space invaders game - a special laser will then emit from the ship to kill all of the enemies on the space invaders game.
Ridge Racer Revolution has a two-player link-up mode which when played allowed the players access to the two courses from the original Ridge Racer game known as 'Special 1' and 'Special 2'. Namco makes no real changes to the original course apart from the odd texture such as the content on the billboards.
Like usual, the audio-tracks on the Ridge Racer Revolution game CD can be played in a standard CD-audio player, as game CD was mastered in Mixed Mode CD
format. Track 1 is used for data.
(1994).
.
Racing game
A racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings...
developed by Namco
Namco
is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
for the PlayStation in 1995. It is the sequel of the inaugural game Ridge Racer. The game's covers between the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese version and the European
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
& North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
version are different in this game. The game's cover of the Japanese version features three regular racing cars. They are the car #3: F/A Racing
Racing
A sport race is a competition of speed, against an objective criterion, usually a clock or to a specific point. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time...
, car #5: R.T. Blue Mappy
Mappy
is a 1983 arcade game by Namco. In the United States, it was manufactured and distributed by Bally/Midway. Mappy is a side-scrolling platformer that features cartoon-like characters, primarily cats and mice. The game's main character itself is a mouse. Mappy runs on Namco Super Pac-Man hardware,...
and the car #18: R.T. Bosconian
Bosconian
is a free-roaming multi-directional scrolling shooter arcade game that was developed by Namco and released in 1981. In contrast to the more linear shooter games of its time, Bosconian allows the player's ship to freely move across open space that scrolls in all directions. The game also features a...
. However, the game's cover of the European
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
& North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
version features the debuting "White Angel" car. It is one of the three special cars/machines which you have to unlock during this entire game.
Gameplay
The gameplay system remains unchanged from Ridge Racer with its set of checkpoints, time-limit and track layout (which remains the same at the beginning but then changes significantly). Like usual, the game consists of three course modes. But, the course level names are changed. They are called "Novice", "Intermediate" and "Expert". Also, all the circuits are all different between the course levels. This game contains unlimited restarts. The player can restart during a race at any time.After the player wins the first 3 circuits on regular mode, the player has to go to the time trial mode to race on the 3 cars battle including the duel car. There are three duel cars including the original "Devil 13th Racing car" from the original Ridge Racer from the Novice course. The others are the "Devil Kid" (a smaller version of the Devil 13th car) from the Intermediate course and the debuting "White Angel 0" (as seen on the game cover) from the Expert course. Players will obtain those cars if they win them. This is especially important for these time trial race modes in this entire game. At the same time, the extra courses will be given.
Like usual, if the player obtains all three of the duel cars before playing the extra courses, the player can use one of the three cars to race in the extra courses (and race in the regular courses at the same time depending on player's like) in order to complete the entire game. After the entire game is complete, the player will unlock a new mode which is call the race scence selection. In this mode, the player can choose whether he/she can race during the normal race scene, the noon race scene, the evening race scene or the night race scene. The night race scene will be the most difficult race scene as you cannot see the road ahead during the race. The scene that the player choose will also apply to the Music Player mode, which the cars running scene will run either during the normal time, the noon time, the evening time or the night time.
Normally only 4 cars are selectable, but all 12 are selectable if a player is able to defeat 100% of the enemies on the Galaga '88
Galaga '88
is a 1987 fixed shooter arcade game by Namco. It is the third sequel of Galaxian . It features significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, larger enemies and more ship details. Although it was well received, fewer units of this game were...
game before the title screen. In addition, if this is done in less than 44 shots, not only are all cars selectable, but the bodies are smaller and the wheels bigger, more resembling buggies. Other changes include a commentator with a higher-pitched voice and different handling of the cars. However, while you can still race the three bonus cars, you cannot win them in the buggy mode. One way to easily access the buggy mode from the beginning is to hold L1, R1 select, down and triangle all simultaneously from when the game loads until the space invaders game - a special laser will then emit from the ship to kill all of the enemies on the space invaders game.
Ridge Racer Revolution has a two-player link-up mode which when played allowed the players access to the two courses from the original Ridge Racer game known as 'Special 1' and 'Special 2'. Namco makes no real changes to the original course apart from the odd texture such as the content on the billboards.
Like usual, the audio-tracks on the Ridge Racer Revolution game CD can be played in a standard CD-audio player, as game CD was mastered in Mixed Mode CD
Mixed Mode CD
A Mixed Mode CD is a Compact Disc in which two different data types are combined. Typically the first track is a data track while the rest are audio tracks...
format. Track 1 is used for data.
Course names
- Novice
- Intermediate
- Expert
- Novice Extra (reverse)
- Intermediate Extra (reverse)
- Expert Extra (reverse)
The original 4
- Car #3: F/A RacingRacingA sport race is a competition of speed, against an objective criterion, usually a clock or to a specific point. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time...
- Car #4: R.T. Ryukyu
- Car #2: R.T. Yellow SolvalouSolvalouis a shoot 'em up arcade game that was released by Namco in 1991. It is the 3rd title in the Xevious series.Solvalou is the name of the ship that the player controls in all five games, including the later Xevious 3D/G and Xevious Arrangement...
- Car #12: R.T. Blue SolvalouSolvalouis a shoot 'em up arcade game that was released by Namco in 1991. It is the 3rd title in the Xevious series.Solvalou is the name of the ship that the player controls in all five games, including the later Xevious 3D/G and Xevious Arrangement...
The extra 8
- Car #15: R.T. Pink MappyMappyis a 1983 arcade game by Namco. In the United States, it was manufactured and distributed by Bally/Midway. Mappy is a side-scrolling platformer that features cartoon-like characters, primarily cats and mice. The game's main character itself is a mouse. Mappy runs on Namco Super Pac-Man hardware,...
(Unlockable by beating the game of Galaga '88Galaga '88is a 1987 fixed shooter arcade game by Namco. It is the third sequel of Galaxian . It features significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, larger enemies and more ship details. Although it was well received, fewer units of this game were...
with all 40 hits) - Car #5: R.T. Blue MappyMappyis a 1983 arcade game by Namco. In the United States, it was manufactured and distributed by Bally/Midway. Mappy is a side-scrolling platformer that features cartoon-like characters, primarily cats and mice. The game's main character itself is a mouse. Mappy runs on Namco Super Pac-Man hardware,...
(Unlockable by beating the game of Galaga '88Galaga '88is a 1987 fixed shooter arcade game by Namco. It is the third sequel of Galaxian . It features significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, larger enemies and more ship details. Although it was well received, fewer units of this game were...
with all 40 hits) - Car #16: GalagaGalagais a fixed shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan and published by Midway in North America in 1981. It is the sequel to Galaxian, released in 1979. The gameplay of Galaga puts the player in control of a space ship which is situated on the bottom of the screen...
RT Prid's (Unlockable by beating the game of Galaga '88Galaga '88is a 1987 fixed shooter arcade game by Namco. It is the third sequel of Galaxian . It features significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, larger enemies and more ship details. Although it was well received, fewer units of this game were...
with all 40 hits) - Car #6: GalagaGalagais a fixed shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan and published by Midway in North America in 1981. It is the sequel to Galaxian, released in 1979. The gameplay of Galaga puts the player in control of a space ship which is situated on the bottom of the screen...
RT Carrot (Unlockable by beating the game of Galaga '88Galaga '88is a 1987 fixed shooter arcade game by Namco. It is the third sequel of Galaxian . It features significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, larger enemies and more ship details. Although it was well received, fewer units of this game were...
with all 40 hits) - Car #18: R.T. BosconianBosconianis a free-roaming multi-directional scrolling shooter arcade game that was developed by Namco and released in 1981. In contrast to the more linear shooter games of its time, Bosconian allows the player's ship to freely move across open space that scrolls in all directions. The game also features a...
(Unlockable by beating the game of Galaga '88Galaga '88is a 1987 fixed shooter arcade game by Namco. It is the third sequel of Galaxian . It features significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, larger enemies and more ship details. Although it was well received, fewer units of this game were...
with all 40 hits) - Car #8: R.T. NebulasrayNebulas RayNebulas Ray is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1994. It has many 3-D elements and very detailed graphics....
(Unlockable by beating the game of Galaga '88Galaga '88is a 1987 fixed shooter arcade game by Namco. It is the third sequel of Galaxian . It features significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, larger enemies and more ship details. Although it was well received, fewer units of this game were...
with all 40 hits) - Car #7: R.T. XeviousXeviousis a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game by Namco, released in 1982. It was designed by Masanobu Endō. In the U.S., the game was manufactured and distributed by Atari. Xevious runs on Namco Galaga hardware. In Brazil the arcade cabinet was printed with the name 'COLUMBIA' for the game, while the...
Red (Unlockable by beating the game of Galaga '88Galaga '88is a 1987 fixed shooter arcade game by Namco. It is the third sequel of Galaxian . It features significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, larger enemies and more ship details. Although it was well received, fewer units of this game were...
with all 40 hits) - Car #17: R.T. XeviousXeviousis a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game by Namco, released in 1982. It was designed by Masanobu Endō. In the U.S., the game was manufactured and distributed by Atari. Xevious runs on Namco Galaga hardware. In Brazil the arcade cabinet was printed with the name 'COLUMBIA' for the game, while the...
Green (Unlockable by beating the game of Galaga '88Galaga '88is a 1987 fixed shooter arcade game by Namco. It is the third sequel of Galaxian . It features significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, larger enemies and more ship details. Although it was well received, fewer units of this game were...
with all 40 hits)
The special machines
- Car #13: 13th Racing (a.k.a. Devil car) (Unlockable by beating him on the Novice course on the Time Trial mode after the first 3 the regular Grand Prixs were won.)
- Car #?: 13th Racing Kid (a.k.a. Devil Kid car) (Unlockable by beating him on the Intermediate course on the Time Trial mode after the first 3 of the regular Grand Prixs were won.)
- Car #0: White Angel (Unlockable by beating him on the Expert course on the Time Trial mode after the first 3 of the regular Grand Prixs were won.)
Music
The Music was also featured on Ridge Racer 2Ridge Racer 2
This article is about the classic game. For the modern game for PSP, see Ridge Racer 2 is a racing game created by Namco. It was released in Japan in 1994 for the Namco System 22 arcade platform. It is the second title in the Ridge Racer series.More of an upgrade than a complete sequel, Ridge...
(1994).
- 0. Random Play
- 1. Drive U 2 Dancing
- 2. Grip
- 3. Over the Highway
- 4. ...Dat Dan Day...A
- 5. Lords of Techno
- 6. Maximum Zone
- 7. Rare Hero 2
- 8. Feeling Over Remix
- 9. Rotterdam Nation 94
- 10. Speedster Overheat
- 11. Rhythm Shift Remix
Special Unlockable feature
- Race scene selection: Normal, Noon, Evening, Night (unlockable by beating the entire game)
Reception
Ridge Racer Revolution received a near-perfect score of 39/40 from FamitsuFamitsu
is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Enterbrain, Inc. and Tokuma. Currently, there are five Famitsū magazines: Shūkan Famitsū, Famitsū PS3 + PSP, Famitsū Xbox 360, Famitsū Wii+DS, and Famitsū Wave DVD...
.