This is the game I bought a PS3 for.
It IS Ridge Racer 6 Director's Cut, but...!
+ All the RR6 tracks seem to have new textures. This is particularly noticeable on the roads, which now have proper markings like a race track, rather than the noisy textures on the 360 version
+ All the old green, pasty tracks are now super colourful and stuff
+ New animations, like planes landing in different places, leaves blowing, that kind of thing
+ Awesome, awesome music
+ Spanking new menu system
+ Oh, some new tracks, which rock
+ Car customization, paint, decals, everything
+ New nitrous techniques
+ Online touched up
+ Constant live feed of rankings and shit
+ Xevious > all previous Namco intro games
+ Load times are sweet if you install it on HDD
- Jaggies, even at 1080p downscaled to 720p by my TV there are still jaggies
- Some weird depth effects
- Cars all sound like lawnmowers now
- In 5.1 it's hard to hear the voices of the commentator dude/girl
- text chat instead of voice :/
- no funky ridge intro... wtf!!!
I have played the crap out of the 360 version. Gaffers know this. I have praised it, promoted it, and defended it through hell and high water. But still, I love this version. The new colourful versions of the tracks, mixed with the new music and customization options makes this a very playable game for Ridge fans. The rankings will also mean people keep playing it for a looooooong time. I hope the counter doesn't stop with 9999 races this time - that was such a shame on the 360 version (>_<)
RIDGE RACER FO' LIFE YO!
It IS Ridge Racer 6 Director's Cut, but...!
+ All the RR6 tracks seem to have new textures. This is particularly noticeable on the roads, which now have proper markings like a race track, rather than the noisy textures on the 360 version
+ All the old green, pasty tracks are now super colourful and stuff
+ New animations, like planes landing in different places, leaves blowing, that kind of thing
+ Awesome, awesome music
+ Spanking new menu system
+ Oh, some new tracks, which rock
+ Car customization, paint, decals, everything
+ New nitrous techniques
+ Online touched up
+ Constant live feed of rankings and shit
+ Xevious > all previous Namco intro games
+ Load times are sweet if you install it on HDD
- Jaggies, even at 1080p downscaled to 720p by my TV there are still jaggies
- Some weird depth effects
- Cars all sound like lawnmowers now
- In 5.1 it's hard to hear the voices of the commentator dude/girl
- text chat instead of voice :/
- no funky ridge intro... wtf!!!
I have played the crap out of the 360 version. Gaffers know this. I have praised it, promoted it, and defended it through hell and high water. But still, I love this version. The new colourful versions of the tracks, mixed with the new music and customization options makes this a very playable game for Ridge fans. The rankings will also mean people keep playing it for a looooooong time. I hope the counter doesn't stop with 9999 races this time - that was such a shame on the 360 version (>_<)
RIDGE RACER FO' LIFE YO!
The name of the game should never have been Ridge 7 though... it's blatantly Ridge 6 DC