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Ridge Racer Revolution

Ridge Racer Revolution is the PlayStation sequel of Ridge Racer. Like the original Ridge Racer, the player races against eleven other computer-controlled cars. The game adds two hidden cars for the player to…

3 December 1995

Ridge Racer Revolution is a racing developed by Namco, released 3 December 1995 on PlayStation.

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What Ridge Racer Revolution is

Ridge Racer Revolution is a racing game developed by Namco and released in 1995. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The gameplay system remains unchanged from Ridge Racer (with the exception of the addition of a rear-view mirror when using the in-car view, inherited from the 1994 arcade sequel Ridge Racer 2) with its set of checkpoints, time-limit, and the same cars. The player can drive using either automatic transmission or manual transmission. Namco's NeGcon controller can be used to play the game. The game consists of three courses: "Novice," "Intermediate" and "Expert", with each one having different sections of the track opened. The game incorporates modes from the original game; normal race against eleven other cars, and Time Trial against one car. Ridge Racer Revolution adds a new race mode; Free…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Ridge Racer series

Ridge Racer Revolution is the fourth of 28 entries we hold in the Ridge Racer series. The next entry was Rage Racer in 1996.

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What it launched against

Ridge Racer Revolution launched on 3 December 1995, within three weeks of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Rayman.

Released around the same time: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Rayman.

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When did Ridge Racer Revolution come out?
Ridge Racer Revolution was released on 3 December 1995 for PlayStation.

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