In one you’ll simply have to escape from the police, which is exactly as you’d imagine it.
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Time Attack is yet another mode, split into two types. If you’re not a fan of destroying other racers and want a tighter, more tense race, then Shindo Racing might be the one for you, as the destructible areas that reveal shortcuts aren’t a factor here. Shindo Racing is similar to the Domination Race mode, but the power meter is replaced with a boost meter (that is collected in the same way drifting).
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As with all modes, there are three standards of placing awarded, each more tricky than the other. The other vehicles are removed from the course and you are tasked with scoring points through drifting. For example, get a certain amount of airtime and you’ll unlock the corresponding award.ĭrift Attack is exactly as you’d imagine. You can get your power meter up quicker by collecting awards. Using the power meter you can also smash through various buildings and other obstacles to open up shortcuts and get the jump on your opponents. In Domination Race mode you’ll be speeding around trying to overtake your opponents and smash them to pieces with the destructive power meter that is built up through performing drifts.
RIDGE RACER UNBOUNDED GAMEPLAY SERIES
Starting with simple Domination Race mode and, let’s get this out of the way right up front, Unbounded is very much derivative of the Burnout series of old…in a good way! Even down to the slow motion crash camera cutaway. Vibrant neon racing lights litter the courses as you tear around them in the different game modes, which – thankfully – are all fun. Shatter Bay is the setting, an area that you’ll be smashing to bits in no time. They’ve shown a penchant for destruction and chaos in their racers, which has most definitely seeped into the Ridge Racer series, with Unbounded.
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Helsinki based team Bugbear Entertainment have previous knowledge of racing games, with the likes of the Flatout series. It’s also a risk to release something that veers too far from the franchise that the fans know and love they are in a tricky spot indeed. If they were to release another game in the same vein as the previous Ridge Racer titles, they would more than likely get complained at by fans for lack of innovation. Namco Bandai are in a strange spot with Ridge Racer at the moment.