Ridge Racer V...How Good?!?!

[PeteJ]

Change of topic slightly, but does anyone else think that RR Type 4 was one of the best looking PSone games?

Certainly, especially the level with the docks.

[snowman]

Ok

I picked this game up so far i'm likeing it but.........it just dosen't compare to rrt4. Which is not only one of the best looking games on the ps1 but the best game on the ps1 imho.
Theres just something about it which nothing else i've played can contend with.
RRT4'S sounrack is amazing theres not a bland song in the whole game.RR5's soundtack is good but it seems diffrent tbh and not aswell suited to my personal taste.Also what can compare to the intro on rrt4?

[geldra]

Change of topic slightly, but does anyone else think that RR Type 4 was one of the best looking PSone games?

Aye, and the best sounding. I've frequently just stuck the Music mode on (Blue Pearl Soul is a favourite) and just let the game run in the background.

[Treble]

I don't think I've played 4. Is that the one with the Jogcon box? I think it was yellow, with a load of cars on the front? And Rage Racer was the one with a road, with a red pair of wings over it with 'RR' in the middle?

[Toast]

Well I've always been a huge RR fan. I bought RR5 with my PS2 in Jap launch day and just played it every day for months. Once I got maximum mode (the only real challenge) I was totally hooked, 5 laps per track, 5 tracks and being the RR fanboy I am I completed it 250 times thats over 20,000 km on the clock. Wow loved it.

When RR 1 came out back in 94' (OMFG did anyone see the preview on Gamesmaster with the first in-game footage?) I was blown away and never became bored of the circuit. Fans will know what I mean, its easy to pic up and play but its had to fully master. When you do master it your at one with the car and a whole host of tricks become available which never fail to impress. RR Revolution was more a game for the experts, tighter handling which wasn't as good but an awesome link option. I don't know how many of you here had the opportunity to try it but it was one of the most amazing link experiences on the PS1 at the time.
I also held the UK Rage Racer tournament and again it needed the expert touch, its all in the gears and getting those difficult but vital slides right. Great soundtrack as well.
RRT4 was back to the roots, introducing the grip option, it was easy to pic up and play and again difficult to master. The Jogcon was poo however (though I liked the force feedback), and as already mentioned the graphic's were awesome. Again a soundtrack that never fails to please.

Rock on RR I hope a new one comes out eventually, when RR5 came out my review was edited and review scores dropped but then what did I know? I was only a RR expert who understood the game fully?

[Jashin]

I agree that RR4 was nice looking. It was, however, the weakest RR game of them all. The game was absolutely hamstrung by its structure. Why the designers chose to go down this road I'll never understand.

[wod]

its brillant, once i got my machine modded i got it from cex for 5 quid and its good. now i need to get buy back the ridge racer games i sold

[Lyrical Donut]

This is the game that made me fork out ?600 or so for my import PS2 on launch.

It kept me going for a good few months (as did RR when I got my JP PSX), while my other games were left by the wayside. Later sold my PS2 on after getting fed up of waiting for some quality games.

I'm picking up another PS2 soon, RR V will be at the top of the shopping list. Classic RR.

[Treble]

Just completed it on Normal. Brilliance ^^
Now I'm going to do the 'other' bits (not to include any spoilers, there ), and play it on hard.

[lordcookie]

Someone here must not enjoy the game and want to sell me either a US or JPN copy of the game. Please

[wager]

Someone here must not enjoy the game and want to sell me either a US or JPN copy of the game. Please

No, no one here fits that description.

[lordcookie]

Someone here must not enjoy the game and want to sell me either a US or JPN copy of the game. Please

No, no one here fits that description.

Its because of this forum I want the game. I was always told it was a poor game.

[SharkSkin-Man]

I was always told it was a poor game.

Unfortunately that is what everyone was told...however, it does mean the game is dirt cheap so it shouldn't be hard to pick up...

[wager]

it does mean the game is dirt cheap so it shouldn't be hard to pick up...

How true. Got my sealed US copy off Ebay for ?8 including shipping.

[saif]

Unfortunately, the great reviewers around the world considered RRV to be "the sanmme" as all ridge games. Which is a) not a bad thing but b) blatantly untrue anyway.
This will lead to RR6 being gash in all likelyhood