Ridge Racer 64 (N64)

As one may know, if you're in search for the ultimate realistic racer then you have chosen the wrong game. Ridge racer is all about arcade racing at break neck speeds, not to mention the classic drifting around bends... nostalgia, all to the tune of smashing techno music. Ridge Racer 64 (RR64) is no different, other than it distills what racing is all about. Cut out flashy intro's and get straight to the chase. RR64 is a remake of some sorts, of the older RR games on the PS1 with updated graphics. With the typical formula, you start off with the slower cars, racing to beat rivals, just so you can unlock each and every car that the game ...  Read the complete review

Ridge Racer 64 is a superb racing game, probably the Nintendo64's best racing game. The graphics are excellent, if a little undetailed when compared to the PlayStation efforts. However, frame rate is amazingly high, and the game is very, VERY fast. The music is a bit poor, the usual Ridge Racer Japanese techno, but it does suit the natuyre of the game. Engine sounds are fairly good, although for some reason they are mssing in the multiplayer mode. Which brings us on to the multiplayer. RR64 is the first 4 player Ridge Racer, and as a multiplayer game it is good phone. It might not be up to Mario Kart or GoldenEye standards, but it ...  Read the complete review

This game actually had me quite excited, it had good graphics,fast gameplay and cool cars. Or so said some of the reviews I was stupid enough to read. Firstly, the graphics are nowhere near what I wouldclassify as "good". They aren't much better than Cruis'n USA and that is without doubt the crappiest racing game I have ever had the misfortune to play. So the graphics aren't that good at all but that might not matter if the gameplay was up to scratch, and in some ways it is. The game is certainly fast and the handling of the cars is good and the handling is also different enough in each car to make sure you know it is not just the same model with a ...  Read the complete review

I am sure that you are all aware of the Ridge Racer series which has been doing the rounds on the PlayStation for a few years, the latest being Ridge Racer 4. Instead of a simple port of the latest incarnation, NST (Nintendo Software Technology) have gone back to the roots of the series and built upwards from there. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Ridge Racer games, their main attributes are speed, ease of play and the opportunity to perform remarkable powersliding maneuvers. NST hasn't strayed from this winning formula and in fact, they have made the best bits even better. Ridge Racer 64 will appeal to all arcade racing fans and it is good enough to ...  Read the complete review

I have quite a few racing games in my collection and Ridge Racer is certainly one of the best. The smooth graphics and feeling of big time speed set this game apart from alot of racers. The variety of cars isn't bad but they don't look much different from one another and the ability to mix colors is an interesting one. In some ways I found the difference in engines a little confusing. I literally couldn't keep my car on the road using the Ultra Z model. The multiplayer mode is good and enhances the replay value greatly. I found the tracks to be challenging and beautiful but maybe a little redundant. Winning is tough and control of the cars is touchy but once ...  Read the complete review