Legend has it that Reiko's face is that of the artist who created her. The rumour claims that it was due to some sort of scanning process, or lately that it simply made it easier for the guy to draw her (Surely there'd be plenty of female references, though). I've heard it crop up now and again, so it seems to have become something of a videogaming urban myth. Anyone got an image of Reiko's creator's face to put this one to rest, once and for all? Socka tume (not logged in)
Ai Fukami is better anyway.
Well, hardly, probably Kei Yoshimizu just used his face to get ehr expressions right. Majoria ( talk) 15:38, 22 March 2008 (UTC) hello peps —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisfoxman ( talk • contribs) 01:56, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
I will hopefully improve this article soon. Does look like a mess at the moment. -- Thorpe 12:12, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
I have recently re-added information about this game to the article after being removed for a while. Now, a lot of users, mostly anons, have been reverting this game information. Regardless of anyone's POV this game is part of the Ridge Racer series. If anyone has any objections in the future, start a vote on here on the talk page, otherwise the next time this information is removed, I will be forced to seek page protection. - Ridge Racer 07:00, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
WRONG ! Saying that R: Racing Evolution is part of the Ridge Racer series is simply YOUR opinion and YOUR point-of-view. The Ridge Racer games are arcade racers while R: Racing Evolution is a sim racer, they're simply not the same type of game. I've never seen anything where Namco stated that R: Racing Evolution was part of the Ridge Racer series, unless you can show show official proof of your claim then your assertion is nothing more than your personal opinion and not valid. 15:01, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
The Ridge Racer console series numbering doesn't support R: Racing Evolution (which came out in 2003) as being part of the series:
Ridge Racer (1994)
Ridge Racer Revolution (#2, 1995)
Rage Racer (#3, 1996)
Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998)
Ridge Racer V (2000)
Ridge Racer 6 (2005)
15:08, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
The list is of the major console games, that's what it says in the sentence right before the list. Ridge Racer 2 and Rave Racer are arcade games. There was no need to include minor games in the series which have Ridge Racer in their name. Also you are the one who needs to calm down, you're just mad because your inaccurate info has been called into question with solid evidence. Note R: Racing Evolution really has no relevance to Ridge Racer as it is not an arcade racing game.
The Ridge Racer series of games are arcade racers, R: Racing Evolution is a sim racer in the same category as Gran Turismo. Unless someone can provide link to something where Namco states it's part of the series then it's safe to say it's not since it's definitely a different type of game.
Sounds like a sim racer to me: http://www.namco.com/games/rracingevolution/ http://ps2.ign.com/objects/566/566214.html http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/r-racing-evolution/
Do you have evidence to the contrary ? Wanting it to be part of the Ridge Racer series doesn't make it so.
Nowhere in the official statement from Namco is there a claim that this game is part of the Ridge Racer series. Just because it was done by the same team doesn't mean anything, is Moto GP part of the Ridge Racer series ? There is already an article for R: Racing Evolution, why isn't this enough ? Clearly many people aren't going to accept the claim that this game is part of the Ridge Racer without a concrete statement from Namco saying as much so why keep pushing it ?
You are the one who needs to desist in your baseless fanboy claims. Either provide real proof of this or stop making a claim driven by personal opinion and supposition instead of fact. The Ridge Racer series are arcade racers, a sim racer with a minor arcade mode doesn't count unless Namco says it counts and as far as I can tell Namco never made such a claim (I did check their website). As I understand it Namco made R: Racing Evolution in an attempt to compete with sim racers like Gran Tursimo and they weren't successful with it so they went back to doing Ridge Racer games. Clearly they're different types of racing games, you can't deny that so please stop making this claim unless you can provide real proof to support it.
(bangs head off keyboard) Done yet? Okay, I can see a difference of opinion here, but just keep it cool people. Well, I'm not a great fan of Ridge Racer (I played the DS version for about 10 seconds and crashed) but as far as all the extensive reviews in magazines I've read, have considered a R:Racing Evolution a RR title.
Facts for this claim:
Hopefully that has settled this, sure you could re-work but whatever. As it stands, no matter if R:RE is a RR title or not, it's close enough to merit a mention within this article. If it isn't a sequel, it's at least a second pillar in the RR series. Like cheese and onion and ready salted crisps, both different but both very connected. Please don't go into white rage over this, it's just a game. I know you both have strong sides on the matter, but can you please just come to a compromise, agreeing it's a valid nod to RR and neither write "R:RE is the sequel to RR" or "R:RE has nothing to do with RR".
If you have any othwer points on the matter (listing them below would help) please make them, and if you both can settle maturely without any more fights, I'll close the matter without another mediator having to be involved. I'll come and check how things go, and cheers, H ig hway Rainbow Sneakers 17:45, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
Trying hard to fit stuff to your liking aren't you ? The text on Namco's own page (
http://racing-evolution.com/news/shipsretail.html) doesn't make any statement that this is part of the Ridge Racer series, it says that it was developed by the same team. A game being developed by the same team doesn't automatically make part of the same series, consider are Lumines and Meteos part of the same series ? Heck the guy who designed Pac-Man also designed Gee Bee, Bomb Bee and Cuite Q and later designed Libble Rabble, are you going to say that all of those games are related to Pac-Man ? Also the majority of these links are third-party reviews and really don't count as a definitive statement.
Who is to say that R: Racing Evolution doesn't refer to the main character Rena's evolution from ambulance driver to race car driver ?
Finally if someone provided a link to a first-party source (meaning Namco the developer and publisher) saying that it is part of the Ridge Racer then so be it, otherwise based upon the gameplay it's simply too different from the Ridge Racer games to be counted as part of the series. All of the Ridge Racer games except for two of them have "Ridge Racer" in their name and the other two (Rage Racer and Rave Racer) are unquestionably part of the series. If you so desperately want to mention R: Racing Evolution as a side game or something in the history then fine, but it's not part of the true Ridge Racer series.
Also similar controls means nothing, heck Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast has similar controls to Ridge Racer, what does that prove ?
This statement was added to the interesting facts section:
"A related game is R: Racing Evolution, released by Namco in 2003 on the PlayStation 2 and GameCube consoles. Although some of the classic Ridge Racer elements are retained, the emphasis is on simulation type driving and having an appreciation of the forces that affect a track car."
That's fair enough, I will go as far as saying it's related (sort of) simply because it's a Namco car racing game with a similar graphical look to Ridge Racer V but it's not part of the Ridge Racer series, again you can't deny it's a different type of racing game. ALL of the reviews agree that it's more like Gran Turismo than Ridge Racer.
MMZ called me in to offer a third opinion, and, after reviewing the links offered and the lengthy arguments, I don't see where it says that R: Racing Evolution is a proper Ridge Racer game, or that the R in R:RE stands for "Ridge" or "Ridge Racer." The links offered simply attest that it was developed by the same developers as Ridge Racer (and in the same breath attest that the same team did MotoGP; is R:RE a MotoGP game?)
Now, it is appropriate to note R:RE's existance and differences in this article, as it was developed by the same team and has a number of similarities. I do not, however, see anything to support quotes like "R:Racing Evolution (short for Ridge Racing: Evolution)..."
My suggestion would be to separate the list in this article to "Main series" and "Spin-offs", and put R:RE in the latter. - A Man In Bl♟ck ( conspire | past ops) 03:25, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
R: Racing Evolution has been removed again, please do NOT put it back in the list without definitive proof from Namco saying that it is part of the Ridge Racer series. It is quite ridiculous to keep insisting that a sim racer is part of an arcade racer series without such proof.
Tried the compromise already and will try it again but nothing will satisfy MMZ, he is being really ridiculous about this. So far he has only provided loads of supposition and even his sources all agree the game is different from the Ridge Racer games. Additionally some rather ludicrous statements have been made such as it being developed by the same team automatically making it part of the Ridge Racer series. I don't understand the sheer childish desperation to say that R: Racing Evolution is part of the Ridge Racer series, clearly this is a debatable claim and failing any definitive statement one way or the other from Namco then it is quite reasonable due to the differences to say that it is not part of the series but mention it in the Ridge Racer article. 70.231.132.250 15:16, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
By the way the Metroid and Mario arguments are invalid, those games actually have Metroid and Mario in their names. If this game actually had Ridge in its name then there wouldn't be a question but it doesn't and there's a good reason why Namco didn't put Ridge in its name, it's because it a different type of racing game. Please end this debate and leave both articles as they are now. 15:24, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
For crying out loud you really are a rampant fanboy of this game aren't you ? Why else would you go on about it this hard AND add articles about the characters from it ?
Facts:
- Ridge Racer games are arcade racers
- R: Racing Evolution is a sim racer
- Namco has not made a statement either way regarding the name of the game or whether it's part of the Ridge Racer series or not but clearly they could've called it "Ridge Racer Evolution" but didn't
- Except for two links, the links you provided were reviews of the game and don't count as true sources
- The two links you did provide with info from Namco only said that R: Racing Evolution is a different type of racing game and it was developed by the team who did the Ridge Racer and Moto GP series
Bottom line, you can't claim definitely that it is in fact part of the Ridge Racer series. As it stands some people say yes and others say no. What's in the article now is a fair compromise and should be satisfactory (unless you're a rampant fanboy). If a definitive statement from Namco can be provided then so be it. I'd imagine in your zeal you have searched Namco's website high and low and came up empty so considering the ambiguity please let this matter drop once and for all. 03:07, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
One other thing, don't go removing games which are definitely part of the Ridge Racer series from the list again in your ridiculous fanboyism. Rage Racer is definitely third in the series of Ridge Racer console games and Rave Racer says "Ridge Racer Project" in attract mode. Additionally tracks from both games are used in Ridge Racer PSP. 03:12, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
Zero has asked me for my input so here goes. From what I have read and gathered, R: Racing Evolution isn't really in the main Ridge Racer series, but Zero has shown a lot of sources stating otherwise. However, I am not familiar with the series (I've personally never played a Ridge Racer game), so I am not as "educated" on the series, so I may not be the one for final consensus. I generally agree with what A Man In Black has said earlier in this discussion. Thunderbrand 04:15, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
Good idea Lumina83 and you actually satisfied Megafan, great. By the way I don't like using third-hand info and don't source them because sometimes errors will get propagated. Reviews are just the opinion of whomever wrote the review and isn't a valid source of info.
Namco says that R: Racing Evolution is separate from the Ridge Racer series -
http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=127&pg=2&comments=&preview=
The specific quote from Jeff Lujan, business director at Namco - "Separate from the Ridge Racer series, we hope to provide a new driving style in R: Racing Evolution. Much of this involves the human aspects to gameplay added through elements like the Interactive Driver AI System. "
Frankly this should've been obvious, a simulation racer which uses licensed cars, real world tracks and has a story mode certainly is NOT the same as a drift-heavy arcade racer with made up cars, set in fictional Ridge City (or Rave City) and no story. Hopefully this is the end of this controversy. 03:24, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
I have just created articles for Rena Hayami and Gina Cavalli. I'll begin working on the other lady a bit later. - Zero Talk 16:10, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
Can someone add that the reason there was unenthusiastic applause when he mentioned Ridge Racer was because the audience were most likely noobs who's first system was a PS2.
I'll get right on it. Or maybe not. I don't really care about games, games consoles or any of it, but having seen the video, you have to admit that man going 'Riiiiiiiiidge Racerrr!' is faintly ludicrous, to say the least. Although personally I find the fact that giant crabs are an integral part of Japanese history funnier. 86.0.232.60 19:40, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
Removed or altered several items in this article:
"*Almost all of the Ridge Racer games have been launch titles for a certain console in one way or another." (removed)
The only launch titles in the series were RR, RR5, RR DS, Ridge Racer(s) for the PSP and RR 6 for the XBox 360. Missing are Revolution, Rage Racer, Type 4, 64 - nearly half the games in the series. Going forward, RR 7 may be a launch title, and Ridge Racer(s) 2 for the PSP will definately not be. This still makes the count nearly half, definately 'not all'.
"*Ridge Racer Revolution uses the soundtrack from the arcade Ridge Racer 2, though the meat of the game itself is completely new." (modified)
"This leads to a constantly fast paced game that is accented highly by the soundtrack."
Removed, since the correlation between unrealisic powersliding and the soundtrack is tenuous, at best.
Also, are we sure that it was Reiko Nagase in the pre-Type 4 games, or is this just speculation?
With the exception of RR64, when a Ridge Racer game is released for a new console, it's always a launch game or released just after the launch. Don't know if it's worth mentioning in the article though. -- Mika1h ( talk) 20:26, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
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Legend has it that Reiko's face is that of the artist who created her. The rumour claims that it was due to some sort of scanning process, or lately that it simply made it easier for the guy to draw her (Surely there'd be plenty of female references, though). I've heard it crop up now and again, so it seems to have become something of a videogaming urban myth. Anyone got an image of Reiko's creator's face to put this one to rest, once and for all? Socka tume (not logged in)
Ai Fukami is better anyway.
Well, hardly, probably Kei Yoshimizu just used his face to get ehr expressions right. Majoria ( talk) 15:38, 22 March 2008 (UTC) hello peps —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisfoxman ( talk • contribs) 01:56, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
I will hopefully improve this article soon. Does look like a mess at the moment. -- Thorpe 12:12, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
I have recently re-added information about this game to the article after being removed for a while. Now, a lot of users, mostly anons, have been reverting this game information. Regardless of anyone's POV this game is part of the Ridge Racer series. If anyone has any objections in the future, start a vote on here on the talk page, otherwise the next time this information is removed, I will be forced to seek page protection. - Ridge Racer 07:00, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
WRONG ! Saying that R: Racing Evolution is part of the Ridge Racer series is simply YOUR opinion and YOUR point-of-view. The Ridge Racer games are arcade racers while R: Racing Evolution is a sim racer, they're simply not the same type of game. I've never seen anything where Namco stated that R: Racing Evolution was part of the Ridge Racer series, unless you can show show official proof of your claim then your assertion is nothing more than your personal opinion and not valid. 15:01, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
The Ridge Racer console series numbering doesn't support R: Racing Evolution (which came out in 2003) as being part of the series:
Ridge Racer (1994)
Ridge Racer Revolution (#2, 1995)
Rage Racer (#3, 1996)
Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998)
Ridge Racer V (2000)
Ridge Racer 6 (2005)
15:08, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
The list is of the major console games, that's what it says in the sentence right before the list. Ridge Racer 2 and Rave Racer are arcade games. There was no need to include minor games in the series which have Ridge Racer in their name. Also you are the one who needs to calm down, you're just mad because your inaccurate info has been called into question with solid evidence. Note R: Racing Evolution really has no relevance to Ridge Racer as it is not an arcade racing game.
The Ridge Racer series of games are arcade racers, R: Racing Evolution is a sim racer in the same category as Gran Turismo. Unless someone can provide link to something where Namco states it's part of the series then it's safe to say it's not since it's definitely a different type of game.
Sounds like a sim racer to me: http://www.namco.com/games/rracingevolution/ http://ps2.ign.com/objects/566/566214.html http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/r-racing-evolution/
Do you have evidence to the contrary ? Wanting it to be part of the Ridge Racer series doesn't make it so.
Nowhere in the official statement from Namco is there a claim that this game is part of the Ridge Racer series. Just because it was done by the same team doesn't mean anything, is Moto GP part of the Ridge Racer series ? There is already an article for R: Racing Evolution, why isn't this enough ? Clearly many people aren't going to accept the claim that this game is part of the Ridge Racer without a concrete statement from Namco saying as much so why keep pushing it ?
You are the one who needs to desist in your baseless fanboy claims. Either provide real proof of this or stop making a claim driven by personal opinion and supposition instead of fact. The Ridge Racer series are arcade racers, a sim racer with a minor arcade mode doesn't count unless Namco says it counts and as far as I can tell Namco never made such a claim (I did check their website). As I understand it Namco made R: Racing Evolution in an attempt to compete with sim racers like Gran Tursimo and they weren't successful with it so they went back to doing Ridge Racer games. Clearly they're different types of racing games, you can't deny that so please stop making this claim unless you can provide real proof to support it.
(bangs head off keyboard) Done yet? Okay, I can see a difference of opinion here, but just keep it cool people. Well, I'm not a great fan of Ridge Racer (I played the DS version for about 10 seconds and crashed) but as far as all the extensive reviews in magazines I've read, have considered a R:Racing Evolution a RR title.
Facts for this claim:
Hopefully that has settled this, sure you could re-work but whatever. As it stands, no matter if R:RE is a RR title or not, it's close enough to merit a mention within this article. If it isn't a sequel, it's at least a second pillar in the RR series. Like cheese and onion and ready salted crisps, both different but both very connected. Please don't go into white rage over this, it's just a game. I know you both have strong sides on the matter, but can you please just come to a compromise, agreeing it's a valid nod to RR and neither write "R:RE is the sequel to RR" or "R:RE has nothing to do with RR".
If you have any othwer points on the matter (listing them below would help) please make them, and if you both can settle maturely without any more fights, I'll close the matter without another mediator having to be involved. I'll come and check how things go, and cheers, H ig hway Rainbow Sneakers 17:45, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
Trying hard to fit stuff to your liking aren't you ? The text on Namco's own page (
http://racing-evolution.com/news/shipsretail.html) doesn't make any statement that this is part of the Ridge Racer series, it says that it was developed by the same team. A game being developed by the same team doesn't automatically make part of the same series, consider are Lumines and Meteos part of the same series ? Heck the guy who designed Pac-Man also designed Gee Bee, Bomb Bee and Cuite Q and later designed Libble Rabble, are you going to say that all of those games are related to Pac-Man ? Also the majority of these links are third-party reviews and really don't count as a definitive statement.
Who is to say that R: Racing Evolution doesn't refer to the main character Rena's evolution from ambulance driver to race car driver ?
Finally if someone provided a link to a first-party source (meaning Namco the developer and publisher) saying that it is part of the Ridge Racer then so be it, otherwise based upon the gameplay it's simply too different from the Ridge Racer games to be counted as part of the series. All of the Ridge Racer games except for two of them have "Ridge Racer" in their name and the other two (Rage Racer and Rave Racer) are unquestionably part of the series. If you so desperately want to mention R: Racing Evolution as a side game or something in the history then fine, but it's not part of the true Ridge Racer series.
Also similar controls means nothing, heck Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast has similar controls to Ridge Racer, what does that prove ?
This statement was added to the interesting facts section:
"A related game is R: Racing Evolution, released by Namco in 2003 on the PlayStation 2 and GameCube consoles. Although some of the classic Ridge Racer elements are retained, the emphasis is on simulation type driving and having an appreciation of the forces that affect a track car."
That's fair enough, I will go as far as saying it's related (sort of) simply because it's a Namco car racing game with a similar graphical look to Ridge Racer V but it's not part of the Ridge Racer series, again you can't deny it's a different type of racing game. ALL of the reviews agree that it's more like Gran Turismo than Ridge Racer.
MMZ called me in to offer a third opinion, and, after reviewing the links offered and the lengthy arguments, I don't see where it says that R: Racing Evolution is a proper Ridge Racer game, or that the R in R:RE stands for "Ridge" or "Ridge Racer." The links offered simply attest that it was developed by the same developers as Ridge Racer (and in the same breath attest that the same team did MotoGP; is R:RE a MotoGP game?)
Now, it is appropriate to note R:RE's existance and differences in this article, as it was developed by the same team and has a number of similarities. I do not, however, see anything to support quotes like "R:Racing Evolution (short for Ridge Racing: Evolution)..."
My suggestion would be to separate the list in this article to "Main series" and "Spin-offs", and put R:RE in the latter. - A Man In Bl♟ck ( conspire | past ops) 03:25, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
R: Racing Evolution has been removed again, please do NOT put it back in the list without definitive proof from Namco saying that it is part of the Ridge Racer series. It is quite ridiculous to keep insisting that a sim racer is part of an arcade racer series without such proof.
Tried the compromise already and will try it again but nothing will satisfy MMZ, he is being really ridiculous about this. So far he has only provided loads of supposition and even his sources all agree the game is different from the Ridge Racer games. Additionally some rather ludicrous statements have been made such as it being developed by the same team automatically making it part of the Ridge Racer series. I don't understand the sheer childish desperation to say that R: Racing Evolution is part of the Ridge Racer series, clearly this is a debatable claim and failing any definitive statement one way or the other from Namco then it is quite reasonable due to the differences to say that it is not part of the series but mention it in the Ridge Racer article. 70.231.132.250 15:16, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
By the way the Metroid and Mario arguments are invalid, those games actually have Metroid and Mario in their names. If this game actually had Ridge in its name then there wouldn't be a question but it doesn't and there's a good reason why Namco didn't put Ridge in its name, it's because it a different type of racing game. Please end this debate and leave both articles as they are now. 15:24, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
For crying out loud you really are a rampant fanboy of this game aren't you ? Why else would you go on about it this hard AND add articles about the characters from it ?
Facts:
- Ridge Racer games are arcade racers
- R: Racing Evolution is a sim racer
- Namco has not made a statement either way regarding the name of the game or whether it's part of the Ridge Racer series or not but clearly they could've called it "Ridge Racer Evolution" but didn't
- Except for two links, the links you provided were reviews of the game and don't count as true sources
- The two links you did provide with info from Namco only said that R: Racing Evolution is a different type of racing game and it was developed by the team who did the Ridge Racer and Moto GP series
Bottom line, you can't claim definitely that it is in fact part of the Ridge Racer series. As it stands some people say yes and others say no. What's in the article now is a fair compromise and should be satisfactory (unless you're a rampant fanboy). If a definitive statement from Namco can be provided then so be it. I'd imagine in your zeal you have searched Namco's website high and low and came up empty so considering the ambiguity please let this matter drop once and for all. 03:07, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
One other thing, don't go removing games which are definitely part of the Ridge Racer series from the list again in your ridiculous fanboyism. Rage Racer is definitely third in the series of Ridge Racer console games and Rave Racer says "Ridge Racer Project" in attract mode. Additionally tracks from both games are used in Ridge Racer PSP. 03:12, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
Zero has asked me for my input so here goes. From what I have read and gathered, R: Racing Evolution isn't really in the main Ridge Racer series, but Zero has shown a lot of sources stating otherwise. However, I am not familiar with the series (I've personally never played a Ridge Racer game), so I am not as "educated" on the series, so I may not be the one for final consensus. I generally agree with what A Man In Black has said earlier in this discussion. Thunderbrand 04:15, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
Good idea Lumina83 and you actually satisfied Megafan, great. By the way I don't like using third-hand info and don't source them because sometimes errors will get propagated. Reviews are just the opinion of whomever wrote the review and isn't a valid source of info.
Namco says that R: Racing Evolution is separate from the Ridge Racer series -
http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=127&pg=2&comments=&preview=
The specific quote from Jeff Lujan, business director at Namco - "Separate from the Ridge Racer series, we hope to provide a new driving style in R: Racing Evolution. Much of this involves the human aspects to gameplay added through elements like the Interactive Driver AI System. "
Frankly this should've been obvious, a simulation racer which uses licensed cars, real world tracks and has a story mode certainly is NOT the same as a drift-heavy arcade racer with made up cars, set in fictional Ridge City (or Rave City) and no story. Hopefully this is the end of this controversy. 03:24, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
I have just created articles for Rena Hayami and Gina Cavalli. I'll begin working on the other lady a bit later. - Zero Talk 16:10, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
Can someone add that the reason there was unenthusiastic applause when he mentioned Ridge Racer was because the audience were most likely noobs who's first system was a PS2.
I'll get right on it. Or maybe not. I don't really care about games, games consoles or any of it, but having seen the video, you have to admit that man going 'Riiiiiiiiidge Racerrr!' is faintly ludicrous, to say the least. Although personally I find the fact that giant crabs are an integral part of Japanese history funnier. 86.0.232.60 19:40, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
Removed or altered several items in this article:
"*Almost all of the Ridge Racer games have been launch titles for a certain console in one way or another." (removed)
The only launch titles in the series were RR, RR5, RR DS, Ridge Racer(s) for the PSP and RR 6 for the XBox 360. Missing are Revolution, Rage Racer, Type 4, 64 - nearly half the games in the series. Going forward, RR 7 may be a launch title, and Ridge Racer(s) 2 for the PSP will definately not be. This still makes the count nearly half, definately 'not all'.
"*Ridge Racer Revolution uses the soundtrack from the arcade Ridge Racer 2, though the meat of the game itself is completely new." (modified)
"This leads to a constantly fast paced game that is accented highly by the soundtrack."
Removed, since the correlation between unrealisic powersliding and the soundtrack is tenuous, at best.
Also, are we sure that it was Reiko Nagase in the pre-Type 4 games, or is this just speculation?
With the exception of RR64, when a Ridge Racer game is released for a new console, it's always a launch game or released just after the launch. Don't know if it's worth mentioning in the article though. -- Mika1h ( talk) 20:26, 16 March 2008 (UTC)