Ridge Racer 4 is a racing game. It is a 1 or 2 player game.It will keep you hooked (you'll need a memory card in 1 player mode). I say this beacuse it is one of those games you know if you keep trying you will get first place. You can use different cars and race around different tracks. On 1 player mode you have to win first places to get more (extra) tracks. On 2 player mode all the tracks are there ready to play. The graphics are good and clear you get brilliant bends and it gives a good effect(feel) when going around these bends or up/down hills. In a way you feel the track, feel like you are really driving it(i have a habbit of moving side to side ...  Read the complete review

RR4 is the ultimate driving game for the PSX and ranks up there with the likes of Gran Turismo 2 and Driver in the playability stakes, with the added bonus of a kicking soundtrack to boot, it's worth buying the CD for the music alone. After a while, you do tend to flick over the chatty bits with your Team Owner between races, striving to get out onto the next track and fly around it with the hair raising speed common the the RR series. This time the graphics are perfect, the cars have that unique touch to their handling, and now there are over 300 to collect, although a minor point here is that the manual is not all that great a help in ...  Read the complete review

The difference between R4 and Gran Turismo is fundamental. One is a purebred arcade racer built for speed, the other is a driving simulation which sacrifices all-out pace for visual effect and realism. Is your PlayStation big enough for the both of them? As with all Namco games, R4 begins with a sumptuous rendered intro showing a foxy chick walking the streets while a hectic road race takes place. Typically slick and featuring quite the most realistic rendered gal i have ever seen, it sets the tone perfectly and proves that no-one makes a teaser like Namco. ...  Read the complete review

This isn't the greatest game in the world but was still given many good reviews, but I still believe you can get better racing games for your money. This game features loads of cars which don't really exist plus some tracks (not many) which also don't exist. Gran Turismo features real cars and tracks like TOCA World Touring Cars, so I would recommend you get another racing game instead of Ridge Racer Type 4. The aim of the game is you select a racing team, which are different difficulty levels and then a car make. There are 4 to choose from, 2 grip brands (can't slide the car) and 2 drift brands (can slide the car). If you win some races you can win a ...  Read the complete review

I can't help but love this game. It has surprisingly good graphics and realistic gameplay and handling. But this realism hasn't been taken to extremes like the F1 series but is a good blend that'll help me take that last corner with ease! What I don't like about this game is that there is not a mode where you can have a quick race againts the computer. No such thing. Instead you have to go to Grand Prix mode and spend half an hour setting what team, designer and what have you for your chosen car. It's ludicrous really. But after that's over and done with, you'll have a great little game with this baby.  Read the complete review