Ridge Racer Accelerated is an arcade racing video game developed by Namco. It is the first smartphone game in the series, released on IOS via the Apple App Store. It used micro-transactions for unlocking more courses and an extra machine class.
Like many other games in the series, it features a Full Motion Video opening that stars Reiko Nagase.
Gameplay[]

The core aspect of the entire Ridge Racer series is drift racing, that is traditional lap racing against opponents with the added twist of intentionally oversteering and sliding the machine through sharp corners and turns, known as "drifting", which earns the player several bonuses during a race.
Controlling the machine is done by tilting/using a slider/using directional buttons to steer, on-screen buttons for acceleration and braking. The game modes consist of an Arcade, Duel, Survival and Time Attack mode.
Nitrous[]
Notable also is the "nitrous boost" system from the PSP games. The player has a Nitrous Gauge made up of three nitrous tanks, which at the start of a race are either completely depleted or only partially full. As the player drifts through the corners (especially at very high drift speeds and angles) during the race, their nitrous gauge fills up. When the player fills up one of the three nitrous tanks, it can be activated by tapping the nitrous tank itself to achieve a temporary speed boost. The nitrous tanks cannot be recharged while any tank is in use though, but the residual speed increase when the nitrous boost expires can be used just before entering corners to recharge the player's nitrous tanks at a faster rate than normal.
Courses[]
Ridge Racer Accelerated features a total of 11 unique courses that can be raced in both normal and reverse directions. These courses, although having come from different games in the Ridge Racer series, are based on their Ridge Racers and Ridge Racers 2 incarnations.
For the initial iPhone release, the game featured only two courses upon purchase:
By the release of Ridge Racer Acclerated HD, six additional courses were made available upon purchase:
- Seaside Route 765
- Crystal Coast Highway
- Extreme Oval
- Diablo Canyon Road
- Midtown Expressway
- Silvercreek Dam
In both versions, three more courses were offered as an in-app purchase:
Machines[]
The machines in the game include six classes, each increasing in speed and difficulty. There is a seventh (Special) class.
The game features 48 machines (9 machines in 5 classes with 3 in a Special Class) with another class that could only be bought in-game. Each class of machines has 3 ready-to-drive machines with 6 machines waiting to be unlocked. The Special Class has 1 machine available with 2 machines waiting to be unlocked. Including purchased machines, the total rides comes to 57.
Class 1/4[]
- Kamata Fiera Type-S
- Age Prophetie Type-S
- Danver Bayonet Type-S
- Kamata Fiera Type-R
- Age Prophetie Type-R
- Danver Bayonet Type-R
- Kamata Fiera Type-Z
- Age Prophetie Type-Z
- Danver Bayonet Type-Z
Class 2/5 (Class 5 is paid)[]
- Age Abeille Type-S
- Gnade Esperanza Type-S
- Assoluto Bisonte Type-S
- Age Abeille Type-R
- Gnade Esperanza Type-R
- Assoluto Bisonte Type-R
- Age Abeille Type-Z
- Gnade Esperanza Type-Z
- Assoluto Bisonte Type-Z
Class 3/6[]
- Assoluto Fatalita Type-S
- Himmel E.O. Type-S
- Soldat Raggio Type-S
- Assoluto Fatalita Type-R
- Himmel E.O. Type-R
- Soldat Raggio Type-R
- Assoluto Fatalita Type-Z
- Himmel E.O. Type-Z
- Soldat Raggio Type-Z
Class SP1[]
Music[]
The music in the game is a collection of songs taken from Ridge Racer (PSP), but it only features Red Disc, Blue Disc, and Classic Disc 1 (Classic Disc in Accelerated). You can also play your own music from your device.
Red Disc[]
- Highride
- Warp Trooper
- Bassrider
- Pulse Phaze (remix of Katamari on the Funk)
- Chrome Drive
- Synthetic Life
Blue Disc[]
- Disco Ball
- Night Stream
- Light Groove (seemingly inspired by Dave Brubeck's song Take Five)
- Vanishing Horizon
- Tunnel Visionary
- Tek Trek
Classic Disc[]
- Ridge Racer - from the PSX title, Ridge Racer.
- Grip - from the arcade title, Ridge Racer 2, and the PSX, Ridge Racer Revolution.
- Euphoria - from the arcade title, Rave Racer.
- Silver Stream - from the PSX title, Rage Racer.
- Naked Glow - from the PSX, Ridge Racer Type 4
- Your Vibe - from the PSX title, Ridge Racer Type 4.
Delisting + Incompatibility[]
Since the game was delisted, it's in-app purchases are no longer possible. However, most portions of the game can still be played normally.
The game is only fully playable up to iOS 6, because the game will hang on iOS 8+ versions if certain dialogue boxes are open, which in turn makes the game virtually unplayable from that point on.
Starting from iOS 8+, the game hangs when a prompt, such as selecting a transmission as shown here, would appear
There are also reports of the game not saving any progress on iOS 7 (unconfirmed).
Ridge Racer series | ||
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Arcade games | Ridge Racer ยท 2 ยท Rave Racer ยท Pocket Racer ยท V: Arcade Battle | |
Console and handheld games | Ridge Racer ยท Revolution ยท Rage Racer ยท Type 4 ยท 64 (DS) ยท V ยท Ridge Racer (PSP) (2) ยท 6 ยท 7 ยท 3D ยท Unbounded (Driftopia) ยท Ridge Racer (PlayStation Vita) | |
Mobile games | Ridge Racer ยท Drift ยท Accelerated ยท Slipstream ยท Draw & Drift | |
Related games | SimDrive ยท Ace Driver (Victory Lap ยท 3: Final Turn) ยท Dirt Dash ยท R: Racing Evolution ยท Critical Velocity ยท Pachi-Slot | |
Universe and people | Ridge City ยท Ridge State ยท Shatter Bay ยท Real Racing Roots ยท UFRA ยท Reiko Nagase ยท Enki Gilbert ยท Shinji Yazaki ยท Sophie Cavalier ยท Robert Chrisman ยท Ai Fukami ยท Rena Hayami ยท Gina Cavalli ยท Stephan Garnier ยท Kara Shindo | |
Game mechanics | Drifting ยท Grand Prix ยท Slipstream ยท Nitrous ยท Car Classes ยท Customization ยท Special Machine ยท Rocket Start |