Ridge Racer 2 (2006 video game)
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| Developer(s) | Namco Bandai Games |
| Publisher(s) | Namco Bandai Games |
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| Series | Ridge Racer |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Metacritic | 70/100 |
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| Publication | Score |
| Edge | 7/10 |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 |
| Famitsu | 32/40 |
| GamesMaster | 89% |
| GamesTM | 6/10 |
| OPM (UK) | 8/10 |
| PALGN | 7/10 |
| Play | 78% |
| PSM3 | 50% |
| VideoGamer.com | 7/10 |
| The Sydney Morning Herald |    |
Ridge Racer 2, released in Japan as Ridge Racers 2 (リッジレーサーズ2 Rijji Rēsāzu Tsu?), is an arcade-style racing game developed by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation Portable hand-held console, marking the 14th release in the acclaimed Ridge Racer series and also the sequel to the PSP launch title Ridge Racer. It saw release in Japan on 14 September 2006, followed by its 13 October European launch and 19 October release in Australia. Unlike its predecessor a North American release for the title was absent.
The core aspect of the entire Ridge Racer series is drift racing, that is traditional lap racing against opponents with the added twist of intentionally oversteering and sliding the car through sharp corners and turns, known as "drifting", which earns the player several bonuses during a race. In most respects Ridge Racer 2 can be considered more of an update than a true sequel to the original PSP title - it shares the same game play engine, user interface and game design as the previous title, and includes almost all of the elements, cars, and tracks of its predecessor.
Featuring three times as much game play time as its predecessor however, the differences lie in the addition of a total of 42 new racing tracks (of which 21 are unique tracks, with a reversed sequence counting as a separate track), while 18 are taken from previous titles in the Ridge Racer series. Two tracks are from the original Ridge Racer, three tracks are from Ridge Racer Revolution, four tracks are from Rave Racer, eight tracks are from R4: Ridge Racer Type 4, and four tracks are from Rage Racer. Every track from every PlayStation Ridge Racer game released is included as part of this package. Numerous new game play modes are included to supplement the originals of the previous title such as: Arcade, Duel and Survival modes. As with the previous title, the Wireless Battle mode is still included, which supports up to 8 player multiplayer over the PSP's ad hoc, Wi-Fi network capability (see PSP Wireless Networking for further information).
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