RECOMMENDED: RIDGE RACER 3D Ridge Racer 3D
The classic racing series makes its triumphant return, showing off the 3DS’ capabilities for the driving genre. James Batchelor takes the new game for a test drive
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Released: March 25th
Format: 3DS
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Developer: Namco Bandai
Price: £39.99
Distributor: Advantage
Contact: 0121 506 9585
A HARDWARE launch isn’t complete without a Ridge Racertitle. The 3DS continues this tradition with Ridge Racer 3D, the first entry in the series since 2007’s Ridge Racer 7.
The game offers fans a brand new range of rubber-burning challenges to master, as they take their chosen vibrantly-coloured muscle car around intense tracks – all rendered in 3D. Only the most skilled drivers will secure victory, with the drift mechanic highlighted as a crucial pillar in a gamer’s arsenal. Using the drift button, players can weave their way around tight corners without losing speed or position. In addition to the usual racing, city and rally tracks, players can also look forward to wilder terrain, such as mountain peaks and rocky canyons, as well as selected fan favourites from previous Ridge Racertitles.
BACK IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT RIDGE RACER HD
Namco Bandai is preparing a sleek looking HD version of hit iPhone game Ridge Racer Accelerated, which features multiple control options using the touch screen.
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RIDGE RACER UNBOUNDED Ridge Racergoes underground in this gritty, street racing game that encourages players to ‘drive, destroy and dominate’. It is the first next-gen Ridge Racersince 2007.
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There is also a range of multiplayer options available. Up to four 3DS owners will be able to compete through a local connection, using their Miis or even a photo to identify their opponents.
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Ridge Racer is now more dynamic than ever and fans will enjoy drifting in 3D.
Blaise Rodier, Namco Bandai
Ridge Racer 3Dis also going to make use of the 3DS’ StreetPass mode, swapping ghost data from players’ time trials with other fans as they stroll pass each other.
Namco is understandably excited about the newest Ridge Racer, especially as it kick starts a new era for the popular franchise (see ‘Back in the driver’s seat’). “The Ridge Racerlicence is now more dynamic than ever and fans of the series will enjoy the exhilaration of drifting at high speeds in glorious 3D,” says Namco Bandai’s marketing product manager Blaise Rodier.
“The new vehicles, the breathtaking environments, the frantic multiplayer modes, the brand new canyons and snow- capped mountain courses, as well as other favourite courses from the past, all spring vibrantly to life using the 3DS’ outstanding visual effects. “Ridge Racer 3Dis set to be the hottest racing game on the Nintendo 3DS. As a launch product, it could help drive sales of the brand new handheld console.”
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