SeekerRidge Racer Unbounded
The Bugbear Entertainment-developed Ridge Racer Unbounded takes the classic arcade racing series in a more "extreme" direction, breathing new life into a very familiar franchise.
-- As reviewed by PCMag
Product details
- Crash through everything – Cutting edge physics and effects combine to bring direct destruction like you've never seen before. Unleash your rage to obliterate everything in your way and carve your own path.
- Race in urban environments – Shatter Bay lives by its own rules and is ripe for being torn apart by the overpowered vehicles rampaging through its many areas, including the commercial zone, refi nery, port, and high-rise construction site.
- New breed of racing machines – Traditional racing machines are out and dozens of badass street machines are in, including legendary RIDGE RACER Angel and Devil cars.
- Design your own destruction – Use the simple but powerful tile-based City Creator to design incredible original tracks in minutes, each loaded with all the game's destructive features and varied environments.
PROS
+ Extremely fun, fast-paced arcade action.
+ Intense multiplayer sessions.
+ Excellent car selection.
+ Fast, but not overwhelming, sense of speed.
CONS
- Extremely hard to maintain a lead versus the computer AI.
- You can't publish a created city until you create tracks for all events.
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Expert reviews and ratings
By PCMag on April 11, 2012
The Bugbear Entertainment-developed Ridge Racer Unbounded takes the classic arcade racing series in a more "extreme" direction, breathing new life into a very familiar franchise.
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By IGN on March 31, 2012
Bugbear has traditionally developed cult hits, so it's great to see the studio given the opportunity to work with a major franchise. Unbounded may not have much to do with the things that defined Ridge Racer, but if you can get over that, you'll discover an energetic, entertaining racer, with gratifyingly destructive environments, challenging gameplay and interesting online. Ridge Racer was due for a reboot, and here it is.
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