Ridge Racer 2 Coming to PSP

[Diff-chan]

RR, PGR, and BO all attempt to give you a different racing experience. If I want an arcade-style racing game, and you recommend that I pick up PGR, because they're all just racing games, I'm going to hate the game. If you want to say, "Out of racing games, I prefer X and Y," that's fine. But PGR and BO existing don't negate the need for a game like RR, nor are they similar enough to be directly comparable.

Do you seriously believe that PGR is not an arcade-style racing game? PGR's racing clearly borrows a lot from the RR series while injecting it with some much needed originality (though Kudos arent too original anymore, I guess). Yes, PGR does render RR worthless nowadays, for as long as Namco chooses to just remake the same game over and over with better graphics.

Are you really gonna be so semantically anal as to say we can't compare one arcade-style racing game (PGR) to another (RR)? That's just nonsense.

It's like telling me that I don't need to play Silent Hill anymore, now that RE4 came out and it makes for a better gaming experience.

You don't, Silent Hill is terrible.

[kingoffighters]

You will never be able to play PGR on PSP though.

[Grave]

Do you seriously believe that PGR is not an arcade-style racing game? PGR's racing clearly borrows a lot from the RR series while injecting it with some much needed originality (though Kudos arent too original anymore, I guess). Yes, PGR does render RR worthless nowadays, for as long as Namco chooses to just remake the same game over and over with better graphics.

I still like RRV, but I'm gonna have to side with you on this one for the time being. R4 was my favorite racing game ever and I thought nothing would ever replace it until I got to play PGR2. That's pretty much the whole story. Too bad that PGR3 and RR6 are apparently both kind of mediocre.

Also, WTFer, no one has ever cared about your opinion. This thread changes nothing.

[Ashen Victor]

Also, WTFer, no one has ever cared about your opinion. This thread changes nothing.

confirmed.

[StriderKyo]

$40 Map pack.

I'll still buy it, Ridge Racer's endlessly fun.

....

Except for that one with no personality on 360.

[gameoverDude]

For "milking" the series for all its worth.

But "milking" (as diffx is calling it) a series like Ridge Racer is NOT a bad thing at all. Give us more, Namco.

Yeah, this series is getting long in the tooth. BO and PGR DO kill it.

I couldn't agree less, since this comparison is just nuts. Ridge Racer is a more arcade-like racing series, while PGR is not quite as arcade-like. BO revolves around the wrecks and that sets it apart from the other two.

Out Run 2 would be a better game to compare against Ridge Racer. Even then these two are different experiences- driving through OR2's traffic to make it to the forks and clear checkpoints in time, and fighting a straight-up battle with the pack in Ridge Racer.

[WTFer]

Also, WTFer, no one has ever cared about your opinion. This thread changes nothing.

Thank you for pointing that out, you asshole

If what Sony say's is true about having 7,000 PSOne games emulated for PSP by the end of 2007 then there definitely won't be a remake.

[Jeremy]

If what Sony say's is true

Reason #1 to not believe it.

[sixteen-bit]

screens of RR2:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/...060630/rr2.htm

It took me a while for me to realize they're not from Ridge Racer(s) PSP.

[Yoshi]

Those look nice. The original is still one of the best looking PSP games, so I'm not surprised they aren't a huge leap. Namco typically does a pretty good job with utilizing new hardware (360 intentionally exluded IMO).