R4 Ridge Racer Type 4 for PlayStation 1

Pros: Easy to play, great analog control, cool Grand Prix mode
Cons: Boring music, not really 300 cars

Ridge Racer Type 4 (R4 from here on), is obviously the fourth Ridge Racer game on PlayStation. With improved graphics, plenty of tracks, lots of different cars, and a RPGish season mode, while not Gran Turismo, it brings plenty of racing fun to the...

Pros: Great opening cinemas, good balance between realism and arcade, excellent soundtrack, and of course, Reiko. :)
Cons: Not for die-hard sim fans, some clipping and popup

Remember that tune by Sammy Hagar? They used it for the ads to Ridge Racer Type 4 (R4 from here out). No song ever suited a game better than that.

Sammy's strained vocals aside, I grabbed a copy of R4 as soon as I could. It seems obvious to...

Pros: Replay
Cons: sometimes control can be awkward

It's amazing how Namco's Ridge Racer series has evolved over the past years.
The original Ridge Racer was a first generation game for the Playstation. The game was very basic, but still fun to play among friends. The graphics were good for the...

Pros: Impressive graphics and speed; loads of goodies!
Cons: Unlocking all cars can be tedious...

Ridge Racer Type 4 (R4) is the crown jewel of Namco's Racer series and is quite simply the best overall arcade racing title for the PlayStation, with stellar graphics, catchy tunes, and near-perfect arcade control. It's hard to believe that it's been...

Pros: smooth and polished graphics, nice mix of music, responsive analog control, great 2-player mode
Cons: Needs more tracks and tournaments, way too easy, no true customizable car features

Intro: Yep it’s already up to number four and by the end of this year you’ll be seeing another one on the Playstation 2. The Ridge Racer series has always been classified as “pure arcade racing,” and it’s so very true. ...

Pros: Wonderful graphics and sound. Many cars. Team racing is a great addition to the series. Decal edit mode.
Cons: Not long enough. Annoying announcer. Drifting doesn't want to work half the time.

After playing RR64 for a couple of weeks, I really wanted to look for R4. I finally bought the game, and I was actually impressed. R4 has to be one of the most sharpest Play Station games ever!

The biggest feature here is the graphics....

Pros: excellent graphics, a ton of cars, great tracks
Cons: generic cars, cheesy storyline

Well, R4 is definitely a lot of fun. I found the tracks to be well designed, the graphics to be on par with other playstation racing titles, the car selection was very good, but suffered from generic cars, and the actual storyline was a good idea.
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Pros: arcade style racing, great demo w/it, easy controls
Cons: It is not a Gran Tourismo but...

Watch out Gran Tourismo. Ridge Racer Type four is on your tail. This game has the most easy controls for less realistic play, which means more fun!!! Of course they have eight different tracks that you can burn up going at speeds of 90mph-200mph in...

Pros: lot's of beautifully original car designs, detailed and impressive tracks, control and game engine are both superb
Cons: Unlocking all the cars is too monotonous, should have been more varied gameplay

I never cared for any of the earlier Ridge Racer games, mostly because I demand more simulation than full-on arcade racing in my gaming schedule. How many arcade racing games can you play before you start to tire of the repetetiveness and empty game...

Pros: Beautiful graphics, ultra-stylish, easy control
Cons: No racing game has it all

Ridge Racer: Type 4 (R4) is best thought of as more of an arcade racing game than a simulation racing game. Its control scheme is obviously "arcade-ish" because all it takes to induce drift is a simple tap of the brake button, as opposed to...

Pros: Great graphics and music
Cons: Lacks game depth compared to Gran Turismo

Knowing that this game was made by Namco, I had to get a copy. Sure, Gran Turismo was in the neighborhood, but I had to check out the latest Ridge Racer. I was not disappointed.

I first noticed the graphics: they were so smooth!...

Pros: Great graphics, nice soundtrack, good sense of speed, smooth controls.
Cons: no challenge- power sides are too easy to pull off, uninspired courses.

Intro: Ridge Racer Type 4 (R4) is the final PSX installment in the ever popular Ridge Racer series.

Graphics:
The game starts with a very sleek, sophisticated intro. It first shows Reiko Nagase turning her stereo to max volume and then...

Pros: Graphics, controls, grand prix
Cons: Too easy

The mechanics of R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 are so simple, a 7-year old could learn to play it in no time. To perfect the game, however, is another story. That is the lure of R4: Ridge Racer Type 4. Namco took the same exact concept that they have been...

Pros: fun gameplay, smooth animation and backgrounds
Cons: tedious at times, engine sounds could be better

It is nearly impossible to give R4 a review without mentioning a comparision to gran turismo. but in so comparing, you cannot really say one is overtly better than the other. If you are looking for more of a simulation, gran turismo is the hands down...

Pros: Improved Graphics
Cons: Non

R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 is definitely the best out of the Ridge Racer series. However, it will not knock off Gran Turismo as the best racing game for the PlayStation. R4 does have impressive graphics and better control like Gran Turismo, but lacks in...