The Ridge Racer games have always been games that provided a soundtrack which complimented the style of the gameplay, and Unbounded is no different. The other aspect that deserves to be mentioned about the sound within the game is the soundtrack. As I mentioned earlier, these aren’t licensed cars, so while certain cars have a certain engine sound, the cars in Ridge Racer Unbounded just sound like pure, unadulterated power, which is magnificent. In Ridge Racer Unbounded, those engines sound absolutely amazing, I often found myself picking particular cars when a race was about to start based purely on how good the engine sounded. SOUND: When playing a racing game, there’s only one thing that people are going to care about when it comes to the sound, and that’s the sound that the engines produce when you’re speeding down the street as fast as you possibly can.
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Only the most hardcore of gear-heads will miss their favourite cars being available but if you’re a fan of the Ridge Racer series at all, this is something that you’ll be used to, and the replacement cars aren’t something to sniff at anyway. The cars themselves aren’t licensed cars, so don’t expect to see Ferraris or McLarens racing around the track, but there are plenty of cars that are available to choose from, all of which are beautifully designed and look just as good as the aforementioned counterparts. The only time that any of the visuals start to look a little bit odd is when you get a little too close to the cars, which tends to happen at the start of each races, other than that you’ll be treated to some fantastic looking visuals throughout the rest of the game. Watching the sun set over Shatter Bay as you’re racing at over 100 MPH, sliding around corners and fragging your enemies is one of the most graphically pleasing things that’s been seen this year.
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The lighting effects alone will get people coming back for more. GRAPHICS: Ridge Racer Unbounded is one of the best looking racers I’ve ever had the joy of playing. The story isn’t the most spectacular one you’ll experience this year, but for a racing game you could do much worse. Told through the use of motion comics with a couple of CG aspects thrown in for good measure. The story is fairly well told when it all comes down to it. In this respect, Ridge Racer Unbounded is very similar to MotorStorm Apocalypse, tasking the player to rise up with the ranks of an underground racing team, but thankfully, that’s where the similarities end and Ridge Racer soon ends up being its own game all together. In order to increase your rank you’ll have to perform certain goals within each races, usually these goals are to finish in a certain position or better, but as there are other types of races that you’ll be taking part in throughout your career within the game, there will be other goals for you to focus your attention on. Your task for the majority of the game is to increase your position within the group by winning races against the other racers. STORY: When the story starts you’re a new recruit to a group of underground street racers known as “The Unbounded”. Is the change something that’s welcome though? Or should Namco go back to the tried and true formula as soon as possible? The series has stuck to that same recipe over all these years and people have enjoyed what they’ve been given, but it’s about time things changed Ridge Racer Unbounded is the answer to that call for a change.ĭeveloped by Bugbear Entertainment, the developers best known for the Flatout series, and focussing around the idea of street racing and earning respect on the streets through your skills as a driver, this is about as far from the other Ridge Racer game as is possible. It was part of the soundtrack of my childhood, as I’m sure it was for many other people. The Ridge Racer series of games have some die-hard fans, I couldn’t go into an arcade in my youth and not be greeted with the sound of “RIIIIDGE RACER!!”.
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Available on: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC (Reviewed on Xbox 360)