Ridge Racer V

Ridge Racer V
Developer	Namco
Publisher	Namco
Release date	March 4, 2000 October 25, 2000 November 24, 2000
Genre	Racing
Game modes	Single-player, multiplayer
ESRB	E
Platform	PlayStation 2
Media	DVD Rom

Ridge Racer V (RRV), the fifth game in the Ridge Racer series on the PlayStation, became one of the launch games for the PlayStation 2. It features 14 tracks and 18 vehicles, with 5 modes of play.

Ridge Racer V (PS2 Intro)

Gameplay

Racing on RRV subdivides into different race formats.

Grand Prix has two formats: Standard and Extra. The GP names depend on the difficulty you select (Easy, Medium or Hard) at the start of the game.

In Standard, the player races factory stock cars from the various manufacturers, racing in 4 races. There is one GP in the Standard class.

Note: Seaside Route 765 is called Sunny Beach here, and Ridge City Highway is called Green Field.

• Basis GP/Frontal GP/Fountain GP Normal
  • Round 1 Park Town (Day)
  • Round 2 Outer Pass (Evening)
  • Round 3 Above the City (Day)
  • Round 4 Bayside Line (Evening)

Extra features extensively modified cars of the stock versions, and the format is split up into 4 different GP's.

• Heroic GP/Bravery GP/Spartan GP Normal
  • Round 1 Outer Pass (Day)
  • Round 2 Above the City (Night)
  • Round 3 Bayside Line (Evening)
  • Round 4 Sunny Beach (Day)

Prizes unlocked: Acquisition of Extra class car, Sunny Beach track unlocked, extra two paint schemes, extra three wheel colors.

• Blast GP/Gale GP/Tornado GP Sudden Death
  • Round 1 Bayside Line (Evening)
  • Round 2 Sunny Beach (Evening)
  • Round 3 Park Town (Night)
  • Round 4 Green Field (Day)

Prizes unlocked: Acquisition of Extra class car, Green Field track unlocked

• Knight GP/Baron GP/Duke GP Reverse
  • Round 1 Above the City (Day)
  • Round 2 Sunny Beach (Day)
  • Round 3 Green Field (Evening)
  • Round 4 Park Town (Evening)

Prizes unlocked: Acquisition of Extra class car, all reverse tracks unlocked

• Throne GP/Monarch GP/Tyrant GP Oval
  • Round 1 Airport Oval (Evening)

Prizes unlocked: Acquisition of Oval engine, Airport Oval and its reverse track unlocked, extra "Tricolor" paint scheme, new song (if you have 250 miles)

• Ultimate GP (Only available in Hard mode)
  • Round 1 Sunny Beach (Evening)
  • Round 2 Green Field (Day)
  • Round 3 Outer Pass (Evening)
  • Round 4 Above the City (Night)

A special race is unlocked after the player fulfils certain requirements. The Pac-Man GP runs with the iconic Namco character Pac-Man in a roadster and the 4 Ghosts Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde on scooters.

Other racing formats in RRV include Time Attack, 99 Trial (99 runs around Sunny Beach), Duel, and Free Run.

Tracks

Sunny Beach

A reworked version of the Novice course in Ridge Racer. Standard course running through town to the shoreline.

Green Field

A reworked version of the Advanced course in Ridge Racer. Extension of Sunny Beach, with high speeds being the norm.

Park Town

A simple Figure 8 track with long straightaways and simple turns.

Outer Pass

A slightly modified version of Sunny Beach, defined with a mountainous terrain in the first half of the track.

Above the City

An extension of Park Town, the track experiences sudden elevation drops and irregular corners.

Bayside Line

Longest track in Ridge Racer V, meant to challenge the most experienced drivers. This course is an extension of Outer Pass.

Airport Oval

Setup similar to a NASCAR race, this ten-lap race is highlighted by the use of special Oval Engines; high power engines meant for full throttle racing.

Car List

Regular Cars

• Kamata Fiaro
• Danver Toreador
• Rivelta Solare
• Kamata Fortune
• Rivelta Mercurio
• Himmel E.O.

Duel Cars

Duelists are mostly known by the letter R ('Rival') next to their name and 1st place records (separately) in both Beginner and Advanced class Time Attack records.

In order to challenge a Duelist, both time records need to be beaten with using both Beginner and Advanced class cars with the manufacturer of your choice.

Danver Spectra (resembles Plymouth GTX)

Driver: Pluto

'Explosive acceleration is this rival's trademark.'

A drift-type car with gut-wrenching acceleration at the expense of all-round functionality. Can only be obtained by defeating "Pluto" in an Above the City Duel.

Soldat Crinale (a.k.a. "13th Racing") (resembles Porsche Schuppan 962CR)

Driver: Devil

'This rival sports tricky tactics.'

A fast drift-type car which slides very easily. This car has been reworked from the original Ridge Racer and is well known for its black paint job, yellow-devil logo and the yellow number "13". Can only be obtained by defeating "Devil" in a Green Field Duel.

NOTE: The car's name is actually "Rivelta Crinale" in-game, as the Crinale was a Rivelta product before being acquired by Soldat following their purchase and absorption of Rivelta in the later games.

Soldat Rumeur (resembling a Volkswagen New Beetle and Fiat Nuova 500 respectively)

Driver: Spirit

'Cornering is this rival's specialty.'

A fast and nimble car most well known for peerless handling. Can only be obtained by defeating "Spirit" in a Bayside Line Duel.

Kamata Angelus (a.k.a. "White Angel") (resembles a Ferrari F50 and McLaren F1)

Driver: Angel

'This rival is known to have no weaknesses.'

Another legendary car reworked from Ridge Racer Revolution, well known for its deceivingly pristine white paint job, blue angel logo and the blue number 0.

This is the fastest car in the game (and the entire series), as well as being a grip-type car which doesn't drift (at all). Can only be obtained by defeating ANGEL in a Sunny Beach Duel.

Namco Pac-Man (The Red Roadster driven by himself, which resembles a 1957 Porsche 356 A Speedster)

Exceed 3,000 kilometers (1,500 miles) in total distance in order to get this red roadster and unlock the Pac-Man Race at the same time.

The 4 Ghosts

Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde on scooters

Win the Pac-Man mode to obtain the scooters in the Park Town battle.

Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle

Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle, the arcade port of Ridge Racer V, first appeared in 2001 for the Namco System 246 arcade platform. It is the last Ridge Racer for arcade platform.

Song list

Played by the Ridge City FM 76.5 MHz Call sign RIDGE

• Fogbound by the Boom Boom Satellites
• DRFTDVL by Takeshi Ueda (not released on soundtrack)
• Dare Devil by Kohta
• Rare Hero 2000 by sanodg
• Tsui Tsui by U
• Euphoria by Kohta
• Paris by sanodg
• LOLO 1010 by U
• Gammon by U
• Samurai Rocket by Kohta
• Hydro Prism by U
• Grip Millenium by Kohta
• Burnout by Mijk van Dijk
• Junx by Kohta (remixed by Mijk van Dijk)
• Power Slide by Mijk van Dijk
• Nightride by Mijk van Dijk
• Electroglide by Mijk van Dijk
• Motor Pac 5 by Kisaburo
• On The Painted Desert (Vocal Mix feat. Dice) by the Boom Boom Satellites (Music for end credits)

Trivia

• Memory card icon will change as you play through the game. Starts out as a car then once everything is unlocked the icon will change to Ai Fukami.
• Notice that the names holding many of the top times in the records screen are from other Namco games like characters from Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere including Rena, Fiona and Dision.
• Press L1 or R1 during the opening sequence to cycle through a variety of effects such as black and white, a yellowish filter and a blurring filter which smooths out the jaggies.
• Every time you log over 250 miles of racing you will unlock three additional music tracks.
• Judging by the ambience and storyline of Ridge Racer V, the races depicted in the game are basically street circuit racing hosted by a radio station (Ridge City FM).