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Good Arcade Racer
posted by chuck74 (SAN DIEGO, CA) Apr 13, 2012
Member since Dec 2009
10 out of 10 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Overview
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I don't think many of the reviews are fair that are below 5-6. They are either complaining that it is an arcade racer or that it isn't like old Ridge Racer games. All you had to do is read a preview or review and you wouldn't be suprised. Neither of those are good reasons to rate a game as a 1... A 1 should be received for a horrific game (worst you've ever played). This game would not fit that description for any rational person.
The bottom-line is that this is an arcade racer that is a mix of Burnout and Split Second (ie. crashing other racers and environment destruction). The game is quite fun at what it is. My single gripe would be like other reviewers that the drifting is hard to adjust to.
Another thing of note is that this game doesn't allow customization of your car. This doesn't bother me, but I'm sure others will complain since they didn't read a preview or review.
Pros
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1) fun arcade style racer with environment destruction
2) nice graphics (not too dim on my tv - see other reviews complaints)
3) track builder
Cons
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1) drifting is little hard to adjust to
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I don't think many of the reviews are fair that are below 5-6. They are either complaining that it is an arcade racer or that it isn't like old Ridge Racer games. All you had to do is read a preview or review and you wouldn't be suprised. Neither of those are good reasons to rate a game as a 1... A 1 should be received for a horrific game (worst you've ever played). This game would not fit that description for any rational person.
The bottom-line is that this is an arcade racer that is a mix of Burnout and Split Second (ie. crashing other racers and environment destruction). The game is quite fun at what it is. My single gripe would be like other reviewers that the drifting is hard to adjust to.
Another thing of note is that this game doesn't allow customization of your car. This doesn't bother me, but I'm sure others will complain since they didn't read a preview or review.
Pros
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1) fun arcade style racer with environment destruction
2) nice graphics (not too dim on my tv - see other reviews complaints)
3) track builder
Cons
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1) drifting is little hard to adjust to
Arcade Racer
posted by Ekuriox (FORT WORTH, TX) Apr 12, 2012
Member since May 2003
4 out of 5 gamers (80%) found this review helpful
Very fun and easy to play racing game... Ridgeracer: Unbound has the traditional arcade racing style very well polished but limits the driver to only using non-customizable cars.
The Story is pretty retro and common for racing titles. You are a rookie driver that is to merge to being the top driver in every racing class and own the World at racing.
The game is very easy to play and fun. The arcade style of gameplay is not that bad and the over all game dynamics are pretty cool. There is basically 4 types of racing... Drifting, time trials, elimination, Racing, and a few different sorting of variants of those racing types.
The coolest aspect that makes the title brilliant is the ability to create your own WORLD of racing areas. While you can't build a free-roam stage. You CAN create numerous types of maps with your own course layout. Share and challenge the maps you create with your friends or take them to the online world and show your style.
I only wish they would have allowed the cars to be more customizable, but never-the-less it is a clever, easy to use, and unique game.
The Story is pretty retro and common for racing titles. You are a rookie driver that is to merge to being the top driver in every racing class and own the World at racing.
The game is very easy to play and fun. The arcade style of gameplay is not that bad and the over all game dynamics are pretty cool. There is basically 4 types of racing... Drifting, time trials, elimination, Racing, and a few different sorting of variants of those racing types.
The coolest aspect that makes the title brilliant is the ability to create your own WORLD of racing areas. While you can't build a free-roam stage. You CAN create numerous types of maps with your own course layout. Share and challenge the maps you create with your friends or take them to the online world and show your style.
I only wish they would have allowed the cars to be more customizable, but never-the-less it is a clever, easy to use, and unique game.
A knockoff of Need for Speed
posted by shooterjunkie56 (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) Apr 4, 2012
Member since May 2011
I was excited when I first heard about RR unbounded. It was going to try something different with the series and try to be more of an action racing game than a traditional arcade racer. Sadly while a good attempt the execution was quite poor.
Ridge Racer unbounded is without a doubt a knockoff of games such as Need for Speed Hot Pursuit and NFS the Run. There's nothing wrong with trying to be better than those games but with this game it just falls on its face. The driving is very bad. It's very stiff meaning the cars don't turn very well. Drifting is also terrible. Most of the time you end up running into objects along the way when you try to correct the drift. The graphics aren't the good either. The cars look ok but the environments lack detail and can look a bit pixelated at times.
Nothing about RR Unbounded is any good. I'd say this is one of the worst racers I've played since Jimmie Johnson's Anything with an engine. Just stay away from this game.
Ridge Racer unbounded is without a doubt a knockoff of games such as Need for Speed Hot Pursuit and NFS the Run. There's nothing wrong with trying to be better than those games but with this game it just falls on its face. The driving is very bad. It's very stiff meaning the cars don't turn very well. Drifting is also terrible. Most of the time you end up running into objects along the way when you try to correct the drift. The graphics aren't the good either. The cars look ok but the environments lack detail and can look a bit pixelated at times.
Nothing about RR Unbounded is any good. I'd say this is one of the worst racers I've played since Jimmie Johnson's Anything with an engine. Just stay away from this game.
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