Ridge Racer 2 is an arcade racing game that was released by Namco in 1994 for their System 22 hardware. Despite its name, Ridge Racer 2 is more of an updated version of Ridge Racer (which had been released in the previous year), than an actual sequel.
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Well, we got an After Burner II situation with this game, except they add practically no new content to the game. They do make it so that you can play with up to eight people, there are new songs, it looks nicer, and the time of day can change, but in terms of the game itself, nothing changes. It is definitely the superior version of the original game, but that is only by a very slim margin, so if you wanted to check out the original Ridge Racer, but slightly better, then this game is for you!
Update #9
Update #9
IT'S RIDGE RACER! RIIIIIIIIDGE RACER! 2! Drifting is important to staying alive but fuck that yellow car in particular.
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Despite the name, it's not a sequel but an update to the first game. Well, it's not the weirdest thing for arcade games, Sega did way worse with After Burner II.
So, what are the changes?
- There's a rear mirror. You can use it to block the other cars, I guess. Driving well seems like a more effective strategy to me.
- Default car is now a blue Solvalou. It still drives the same than in the first game. It's basically a skin that the operator can change in the dip switches.
- There's a few graphical updates and a more pleasing UI.
- Course is the same, but there's now a helicopter flying above the race track. Cool! (they added it later to the original Ridge Racer Playstation port).
- A brand-new soundtrack: six new songs (including one of my favorite in the series, Grip) and five remixes from the first game.
- And probably the real reason for that update, Ridge Racer 2 introduced a linked multiplayer mode. It was after all one of the key features of Sega's "Ridge Racer killer", Daytona USA, and Namco had to answer back.
To sum up, it's Ridge Racer but slightly better. That's it.
So, what are the changes?
- There's a rear mirror. You can use it to block the other cars, I guess. Driving well seems like a more effective strategy to me.
- Default car is now a blue Solvalou. It still drives the same than in the first game. It's basically a skin that the operator can change in the dip switches.
- There's a few graphical updates and a more pleasing UI.
- Course is the same, but there's now a helicopter flying above the race track. Cool! (they added it later to the original Ridge Racer Playstation port).
- A brand-new soundtrack: six new songs (including one of my favorite in the series, Grip) and five remixes from the first game.
- And probably the real reason for that update, Ridge Racer 2 introduced a linked multiplayer mode. It was after all one of the key features of Sega's "Ridge Racer killer", Daytona USA, and Namco had to answer back.
To sum up, it's Ridge Racer but slightly better. That's it.