R-Racing - Playstation 2 - PS2

R-Racing:

The Race is just the Beginning !!

When it comes to racing games, much of Namco's recent focus has been on its popular motorcycle racing series for the PlayStation 2, MotoGP. But the company also has a history with racing of the four-wheeled variety with the seemingly dormant Ridge Racer series. R: Racing Evolution is Namco's latest, and it's an entirely different beast that has more in common with Namco's motorcycle efforts than with the more arcade-friendly racing the Ridge Racer series is known for. Still, it's a game that tries to walk the line, so to speak, offering a driving model with simulation-like configuration options while also trying to be novice-friendly with relatively easy handling and a braking assistance option. Unfortunately, as with most games that try to cater to both crowds, R: Racing Evolution fails to impress regardless of which side of the fence you're on.

Most games these days try to find a hook or gimmick that can help to differentiate them from the pack. Given the overcrowded state of the racing genre, these gimmicks are perhaps more important than ever. R: Racing Evolution's twist on the standard racing game is the pressure meter. When you get behind an opposing vehicle and ride in its slipstream, a meter appears and slowly fills. This is meant to show that you're applying pressure to another driver. When the meter fills, it begins blinking red, and the AI driver you're heating up will make a mistake, usually spinning out around the next turn. While it's sort of an interesting idea, R's pressure meter is a one-trick pony that doesn't really add much in the way of strategy to the game. It just means that you'll never have to wait for a real opening to pass, since you can just ride in someone's wake and wait for that driver to blow it. Since each race contains only six cars, you'll have to beat only five cars to get to the front of the pack, and staying there isn't very tough. The game's brake assist feature, which defaults to on, only serves to make the game even easier, since you can play most of the game with the accelerator pegged and let the assist feature decide how fast you should be taking any given turn. Serious race fans are advised to turn the brake assist off from the get-go, though the overall physics model for the driving itself isn't particularly noteworthy either way.

Mint Condition

Rating (7:10)

Original Game, Manual & Box

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