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"Ridge Racer 7" is the latest installment in the Ridge Racer series of racing games, exclusive to the PlayStation 3. The game has around 40 cars, many of which return from "Ridge Racer 6" and the PSP incarnations of the game. There are also 22 courses, available in forward, reverse and mirror mode (unlocked once the main game is completed). Players can opt to have faster loading times in the game by installing some data onto the console's HDD from the game disc. The installed content takes up approximately 5 GB of storage space. The game boasts 1080p resolution graphics (one of the first PS3 games to have this feature) running at 60 frames per second. It also features 5.1 surround sound and free online gameplay via the PlayStation Network.
The game was first unveiled at the 2006 E3 event in a teaser trailer, and the first trailer of game footage was shown at the 2006 Tokyo Game Show. On February 22, 2007 a free downloadable demo was released on the PlayStation Store.
As always, gameplay revolves around highspeed circuit racing featuring Ridge Racer's "drift" handling, where the player slides the car around hairpin turns without any great loss of speed. New features to this iteration include car body and engine customisation which can have an impact on the performance, handling and nitrous system of the car. Ridge Racer 7 also boosted the use of slipstreaming as a prominent feature in the game, compared to previous iterations which included the feature but did not show its presence.
A global ranking system is used to rank players. It uses a combination of FP (Fame points), CR (Credits, the game's currency) and OBP (Online Battle Points, gained in the online races) to work out an overall number of RP (Ridge Points), which are displayed on the player's Ridge State ID Card. A more in-depth explanation is featured here. A number of players have used an in-game flaw to gain massive amounts of FP and CR in a short space of time. Many of the top ranked players use this glitch. Wikipedia |
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