E Ridge Racer V (RRV), the fifth game in the Ridge Racer series on the PlayStation, became one of the launch games for the PlayStation 2. [2], Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle, the arcade port of Ridge Racer V, first appeared in 2001 for the Namco System 246 arcade platform. A special race is unlocked after the player fulfills certain requirements: it features the arcade game characters Pac-Man in a roadster and Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde on scooters. There is one GP in the Standard class. Press L1 or R1 during the opening sequence to cycle through a variety of effects such as black and white, a yellowish filter and a blurring filter which smooths out the jaggies. 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Duel [Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle] Grand Prix Playthrough w/ Rivelta Solare [Real Arcade] DF Retro: Ridge Racer 5 and Ridge Racer Type 4 PS2/PS1. Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot awarding it 7.6/10, saying "Ridge Racer V is a fun, great-looking game that will please older Ridge Racer fans. Ridge Racer is beroemd vanwege het driften, en dus is nu op de Playstation Vita niet veel anders. A special race is unlocked after the player fulfils certain requirements. Release date The GP names depend on the difficulty you select (Easy, Medium or Hard) at the start of the game. "13th Racing") (resembles Porsche Schuppan 962CR) Add to Watchlist. In Standard, the player races factory stock cars from the various manufacturers, racing in 4 races. It is the last Ridge Racer for arcade platform until the Pachislot Ridge Racer, which was a pachislot game released seven years later. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of meat under the basic shell of this game. Driver: Pluto 'Explosive acceleration is this rival's trademark.'. A drift-type car with gut-wrenching acceleration at the expense of all-round functionality. https://ridgeracer.fandom.com/wiki/Ridge_Racer_V?oldid=11742, Round 1 Green Field (1st place within time limit to advance), Round 2 Sunny Beach (1st place within time limit to advance), Round 3 Park Town (1st place within time limit to advance), Round 4 Bayside Line (win race within time limit to complete GP), Round 1 Airport Oval (1st place in 10 laps to complete GP), DRFTDVL by Takeshi Ueda(not released on soundtrack), On The Painted Desert (Vocal Mix feat. There is one GP in the Standard class. Ai Fukami replaced Reiko Nagase as the race queen of Ridge Racer. There are 14 tracks and 18 cars. Standard course running through town to the shoreline. As with other titles in the Ridge Racer series, this is arcade racing action, discarding reality in favor of fantasy thrills. Soldat Rumeur (resembling a Volkswagen New Beetle and Fiat Nuova 500 respectively) The PSP spinoff, Ridge Racers, was an impressive debut for Sony’s handheld — though, as a greatest hits-style compilation of content from previous titles, it couldn’t move the needle forward. Ridge Racer V for PlayStation 2 game reviews & Metacritic score: The asphalt of Ridge City is once again thundering with high-speed action and palm-sweating competition. Driver: Angel 'This Rival is known to have no weaknesses.'. Focusing on high-speed drift racing in the fictional Ridge City, the game features 7 courses, 15 vehicles and 6 modes of play. ESRB Driver: Spirit 'Cornering is this rival's specialty.'. Notice that the names holding many of the top times in the records screen are from other Namco games like characters from Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere including Rena, Fiona and Dision. Winning this race unlocks special duel class cars for use in other game modes. 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