EL33TONLINE: News tag archive: ridgeracerunbounded
“The time has come, to say fair’s fair, to pay the rent, to pay our share. The time has come, a fact’s a fact, it belongs to them, let’s give it back!”
While I’m not quite sure why the lyrics for Midnight Oil’s Beds are Burning just popped into my head, I am sure that we have drawn a winner in our Ridge Racer: Unbounded competition.
Ridge Racer Unbounded is a sizeable departure from previous Ridge Racer games, and almost seems like a spin-off of the series because the signature drifting gameplay is not included. The dominant mechanic this time is city destruction, and while this can be fun for a while it didn’t keep my interest for nearly as long as Ridge Racer 7 did.
Continue reading El33tonline’s review of Ridge Racer Unbounded.
Ridge Racer: Unbounded is the latest example of a Japanese publisher outsourcing a new entry in a well-known franchise to a Western developer.
Finnish studio Bugbear Entertainment has specialised in racing games for over ten years, having worked on such titles as the FlatOut series and Sega Rally Revo. It’s therefore no surprise that Ridge Racer: Unbounded has been met with generally positive reviews that praise its high-octane brand of street-racing and detailed track editor.
El33tonline is teaming up with Megarom to give away a copy of this thrilling racing game on PlayStation 3.
For a chance at the prize, make your way over to our Ridge Racer: Unbounded Competition page and answer an easy question - gearheads, take notice!
Yes Graeme, that means you, too!
With Ridge Racer Unbounded’s UK release this Friday (March 30th) it’s time to turn the spotlight on this high-octane racing title. Earlier this month we posted an incredible trailer which showed some of the game’s cars and environments being ‘compromised’ or completely destroyed in a fantastic flurry of flying metal and explosions.
It’s been a while since we saw a racing game that puts as much emphasis on destruction as Ridge Racer Unbounded does. Not only can you create your own shortcuts by crashing through flimsy sections of the environment - you can also turn your opponents’ cars into burnt-out wrecks simply by giving them a not-so-friendly nudge from behind.
Want to know when the next new arcade-style racing game from Namco Bandai is due for release? Then you’re definitely in the right place, because Ridge Racer: Unbounded has been dated for March 2012, and will become available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC!
If you’re in need of a high-octane trailer to inject some colour into your day then look no further than the new “Create or Destroy” trailer for Ridge Racer Unbounded.
This jaw-dropping spectacle introduces us to a novel feature for the Ridge Racer series - the ability to craft an unlimited number of tracks using the “City Creator” and then share and play them online with friends or foes.
Was there ever any doubt that Namco Bandai would be exhibiting at gamescom in Cologne, Germany this year?
Not really, especially considering the publisher’s presence at the show last year and the release of a list of companies known to be bringing games to the enormous gaming event in 2011.
Where has the magic gone?
Regardless, the news is now official: Namco Bandai will be at gamescom 2011, and these are the games it will be bringing to the show:
“We are both creation, and destruction. We are metal – grinding metal. Shattered glass and fractured concrete. We… are lawless!
“Your rules don’t apply. We are ‘The Unbounded,’ and nothing gets in our way.”
Hmm, that’s nice to know.
The debut in-game trailer for Ridge Racer Unbounded has confirmed previous suspicious that Namco’s long-running drift-based arcade racing series would take a more Burnout approach, mixed with developer Bugbear’s physics- and destruction-oriented gameplay.
Also, the first ever screenshots for the game confirm that drifting is still in:
When Ridge Racer Unbounded was first revealed near the beginning of the year with a quick teaser trailer, it was apparent that the classic racing franchise was going for a more action-racing feel, and in the hands of Bugbear Entertainment (Flatout), it seemed all but confirmed that this next Ridge Racer game was going to be very physical (and use physics for new types of gameplay).
Namco and Bugbear Entertainment (Flatout) have today officially announced the existence of a brand new entry into the incredibly long-running series of Ridge Racer racing games, with a keen teaser trailer releasing alongside the reveal just to assure us of its authenticity. And the inclusion of Reiko.
Entitled ‘Ridge Racer Unbounded,’ this new game is scheduled for release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in 2012, and by the looks of the trailer may feature action racing elements similar to Burnout. Maybe.
The trailer lies in wait below:
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