This game has so much potential. They did a good job with the Ace Combat-esque in-game commentary and rival dialogues, and the premise of the main campaign is solid enough. The game just misses pretty much almost every important aspect of a good racing game, and a good story campaign.

The car physics feel so slippery no matter what car you're driving, and the collision system barely have any meaningful audiovisual impact. It's like driving a tofu on a wet surface. It's just not very fun to drive any car in this game.

The main story campaign is incredibly barebones in terms of actual story content. None of the characters are actually given chances to be actual characters instead of just a draft idea. It feels so impersonal, as if you're just watching the cliffnotes version of the story. It's like they're doing this on a shoestring budget. Ridge Racer Type 4, this is not.

The soundtrack is great, its definitely worthy of being a Ridge Racer game soundtrack. I also like the visual style of the menus and UI and such. A lot of the track environments look great too, especially the non-circuit tracks. That's all the positive feedback I can give for this game.

Reviewed on May 18, 2023


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