About
Ridge Racer was initially released on the Namco System 22 arcade system board and was later ported to the PlayStation console. It is the first title in the long-running Ridge Racer series of games released for arcades and home consoles. The game's objective is to finish in first place in a series of races. Ridge Racer was among the first racing games to utilise polygon graphics to its full potential.
- Developer
- Namco
- Publisher
- Namco, Sony Computer Entertainment
- Genres
- Racing
- Themes
- Action
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Perspective
- First person, Third person
- Age ratings
- PEGI 3, ESRB E
- Time to beat
- 1 h rushed · 1 h normally · 2 h completionist
- IGDB rating
- 78 / 100 (37 ratings)
Release dates
| Platform | Release |
|---|---|
| Arcade | · Japan · North America · Europe |
| PlayStation | · Japan · North America · Europe |
Screenshots
Related games
Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer
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PS4 · PS5
Arcade Archives: Ridge Racer
PS4 · Switch
namCollection
PS2
Ridge Racer Mobile
Mobile
Ridge Racer 2
Arcade
Ridge Racer 3D
3DS
SimDrive
Ridge Racer Unbounded
PS3 · PC · X360
Ridge Racer
Vita
Game data and images from IGDB. Names and artwork belong to their respective owners.