| Ridge Racer | |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Developer(s) | Namco Bandai Namco Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Namco Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Creator(s) | Yozo Sakagami Fumihiro Tanaka |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Nintendo 64, GameCube, i-mode, J2ME, Zeebo, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android |
| First release | Ridge Racer October 30, 1993 |
| Latest release | Ridge Racer Draw & Drift October 20, 2016 |
Ridge Racer[a] is a racing video game series developed and published for arcade systems, home game consoles, handheld game consoles, personal computers and mobile phones by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Namco. The first game, Ridge Racer (1993), was originally released in arcades for the Namco System 22 hardware, later ported to the PlayStation one year later as a launch title. It was met with several sequels and spin-off games for multiple platforms, the latest being the mobile game Ridge Racer Draw & Drift (2016) and the latest mainline game, developed in-house, was Ridge Racer 7 (2006). Gameplay involves the player racing against computer-controlled opponents to be the first to finish in a race. Drifting is a core aspect of the series and is used to keep speed while turning corners; Ridge Racer pioneered the real-life technique in video games. The series is considered influential to the racing game genre.[1]
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- ^ Shea, Cam (2015-06-23). "The Original Ridge Racer: A PlayStation Launch Classic - IGN". Uk.ign.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.