Want an arcadey racing game. Advice?

[charlesr]

The Beta for RR8 is now available to download. However, it's exactly the same as RR7 apart from the number change, because hey, why change perfection.

[kryss]

Will I get banned from the 'Grove for saying I like RR Unbounded?

If someone would like to donate $20 in NA PSN funds I'll happily play RR7 instead.

[DeathAdder]

I love arcade racing games but I'm not sure which one to get. It needs to be on Playstation 3. Also, I've found that quite often the first 6 versions of a game tend to be a bit crap but by the time the one after that comes around it's truly excellent. I realise my criteria limits me a bit but surely there must be something out there that fits the bill?

Margaret? MARGARET?

[Team Andromeda]

Split Second is a really nice Arcade type racer

[dvdx2]

Ridge Racer 7 isn't actually as good as Ridge Racer 6. I mean it's basically the same game, but I don't think it plays as well for some reason. The difficulty is all over the place in 7 too. 6 took ages to get to the challenging stuff but at least it got progressively harder rather than being just thrown together without thought.

I heard some people liked the music more in 6 too, but I'm not into trashy dance music so I can't really comment on either game in that regard.

If you are a ridge fan, then i think it is; in i think its fact its wayyyy better than 6. It has pretty much everything 6 has including;

More race tracks
More music and you can download all the good tracks from 6, plus loads more
Better customisation/ car mods/nitrous mods
Some cool features like using the ds to look around whilst racing
Sharp/clean graphics not antialiased to death
Totally different progression

Technically its way better too -

7.1 uncompressed audio (makes a massive difference to the 'trashy dance music')
Native 1080p,with better textures


I'm sure there is more - thats all i can remember as i havent played it a while. I'm sure joe could fill in the blanks

[Pikate]

If you are a ridge fan, then i think it is; in i think its fact its wayyyy better than 6. It has pretty much everything 6 has including;

More race tracks
More music and you can download all the good tracks from 6, plus loads more
Better customisation/ car mods/nitrous mods
Some cool features like using the ds to look around whilst racing
Sharp/clean graphics not antialiased to death
Totally different progression

Technically its way better too -

7.1 uncompressed audio (makes a massive difference to the 'trashy dance music')
Native 1080p,with better textures


I'm sure there is more - thats all i can remember as i havent played it a while. I'm sure joe could fill in the blanks

I don't have a PS3 but even if I just used a copy as a glorified coaster I think Ridge Racer 7 would be better than owning Ridge Racer 6.

You literally don't even need to own a PS3 to treasure a copy of Ridge Racer 7 and enjoy Ridge Racer 7 ownership.

[sj33]

Ridge Racer 7 is definitely better than 6 overall, if only because 7 is basically just an improved version of 6. But I do also prefer the progression system of 6 as well as the soundtrack. Ridge Racer 7 is one of the only games where I actually bought extra music tracks as DLC (the RR6 tracks) simply because many of the RR6 music tracks are better. I'm normally steadfast against buying tidbits like costumes and soundtracks

But in fairness, if a person only owns a 360, they're not missing out on much if they buy RR6 instead of 7. RR7 is an improved version of essentially the same game.

[Family Fry]

Ridge Racer 7 isn't actually as good as Ridge Racer 6. I mean it's basically the same game, but I don't think it plays as well for some reason. The difficulty is all over the place in 7 too. 6 took ages to get to the challenging stuff but at least it got progressively harder rather than being just thrown together without thought.

I heard some people liked the music more in 6 too, but I'm not into trashy dance music so I can't really comment on either game in that regard.

I'm glad someone said this because I 100% agree, progression in RR6 via the World Xplorer was spot on too.
RR6 came out almost a year before RR7. I played RR7 I was like wooo nice 1080p very impressive (not as impressive as Wipeout), I then saw some slowdown and saw I was racing in same track that was on RR6, which I'd only finished a few months previous.
So I quickly traded it in, I wasn't going to replay RR6 with better graphics and to this day I probably never will.

[dvdx2]

I'm glad someone said this because I 100% agree, progression in RR6 via the World Xplorer was spot on too.
RR6 came out almost a year before RR7. I played RR7 I was like wooo nice 1080p very impressive (not as impressive as Wipeout), I then saw some slowdown and saw I was racing in same track that was on RR6, which I'd only finished a few months previous.
So I quickly traded it in, I wasn't going to replay RR6 with better graphics and to this day I probably never will.

But it has loads more than just rr6 with better graphics, as i stated.

[J0e Musashi]

The ONLY thing that RR6 has over RR7 is rumble. Not that it matters anyway, because the sound is SO good on RR7 that you can almost feel things with your ears.

[Brad]

Re: Want an arcadey racing game. Advice?

Margaret? MARGARET?

Haha!

I'll wait....

[MisterBubbles]

Ok Ridge Racer 6 has the World Xplorer which is better as you can set up your own mini GP's, but the AI is totally stupid and always A) either barges into you or cut across your racing line losing you speed, and B) if your using nitrous you give them a speed boost which is also totally stupid. The AI is better in 7.

[Baseley09]

Ridge Racer can only be played on a Playstation digital pad, therefore any Xbox version is void.

[Family Fry]

Digital pad only?
Eff off, neGcon ALL the way.

[J0e Musashi]

That's not a neGcon. This is a neGcon...

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