You’ll also find that the majority of the tracks are lifted straight from older Ridge titles – not a bad thing if you’re a fan of the games, but disappointing if you were expecting an entirely fresh group of locations. It’s the closest you’re going to get a career mode in Ridge Racer 3D, but in truth it follows the exact same progression that we saw way back in Rage Racer, which hit the track in 1996. For example, the standard Grand Prix mode sees you participating in various races, unlocking additional tracks and cars. However, while Ridge Racer 3D undoubtedly manages to capture what makes this lineage of titles so great, it refuses to take steps forward in other areas. Ridge Racer 3D happily continues this tradition. Tuned with instant gratification in mind, the game eschews modern trappings such as licensed cars, vehicle damage and even realistic physics to offer up the kind of experience that happily guzzled coins back in the mid-90s, when 3D driving simulations like Daytona USA and Sega Rally were doing the rounds.
The world of Ridge Racer is one that should be instantly recognizable to all but the very youngest gamers. Perhaps that is why this 3DS outing sticks with the familiar, and offers a reassuring – albeit unadventurous – homage to past glories. The irony is that when Namco Bandai attempts to take the franchise in a fresh direction – as it’s doing with Ridge Racer Unbounded – the uproar is deafening.
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Namco’s Ridge Racer series has often been criticised for being a relic of a bygone era, a driving game that clings to outmoded arcade sensibilities and refuses to step into the super-realistic world inhabited by the likes of Forza and Gran Turismo.
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