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Ridge Racer 2

Ridge Racer 2, released in Japan as Ridge Racers 2, is an arcade-style racing game developed by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation Portable hand-held console, marking the 14th release in the acclaimed…

70 14 September 2006

Ridge Racer 2 is a racing developed by Namco Bandai Games, released 14 September 2006 on PlayStation Portable.

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What Ridge Racer 2 is

Ridge Racer 2 is a racing game developed by Namco Bandai Games and released in 2006. It is available on PlayStation Portable only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ridge Racer 2, released in Japan as Ridge Racers 2, is an arcade-style racing game developed by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation Portable hand-held console, marking the 14th release in the acclaimed Ridge Racer series and also the sequel/remake to the PSP launch title Ridge Racer.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Ridge Racer series

Ridge Racer 2 is the 16th of 28 entries we hold in the Ridge Racer series. It arrived 8 months after Ridge Racer Mobile. The next entry was Ridge Racer 7 in 2006. Its critic score of 70 is 3 points below the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer at 90.

See all 28 Ridge Racer games in release order →

How it was received

Ridge Racer 2 holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 5 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Ridge Racer 2 launched on 14 September 2006, within three weeks of Company of Heroes, Pokémon Diamond Version, Test Drive Unlimited and Call of Juarez. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Company of Heroes, Pokémon Diamond Version, Test Drive Unlimited, Call of Juarez.

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When did Ridge Racer 2 come out?
Ridge Racer 2 was released on 14 September 2006 for PlayStation Portable.

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