This is NOT the arcade or console version of Ridge Racer, this is a cellphone release that is being emulated on Steam and Switch. Do not let that scare you away, it is a fun port that is designed to be played while waiting for the bus or whatnot, during the pre-smartphone era. This game is in Japanese, with some parts in English, but honestly, it's...
Meh ...... I bought it to support Ridge Racer. We need a new one in our lives.
It's Ridge Racer!
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidge Racer!
But this time it's not on PSP, it's actually something crazier. This is a port/conversion/demake of Ridge Racer for Java Flip phones circa 2005-ish (I think after the infamous PSP presentation).
This is what you'd call a "Dancing Bear" kind of game, in the sense that "The marvel is not that the bear dances...
Very fun game that is an excellent time killer that you can play whenever you are bored. I will be playing this a lot because of how quick and easy it is to play. Each race only takes like 2-3 minutes.
When the game is launched it enters a weird mobile emulator style layout which you can disable by going to settings and setting the second option to...
This is one of those 'not in my wildest dreams' kinda releases, im really intruiged by the early keitai mobile games from japan and i love G-Mode for releasing a lot of these titles that would otherwise totally fall into obscurity.
Im also a big fan of Ridge Racer so naturally this kind of release is incredibly exciting for me, i recommend it to anyone...
