Ever since Ridge Racer series added nitros it's been like this jokey throwaway Hyper Realistic Car Drifting Simulator meme game. "Ahaha. Car go fast around turns." It's mind boggling how utterly padded and repetitive the game is, having to play for hours before you can unlock an engine class can be remotely be considered not slow (although still not remotely challenging) and yet someone thought it warranted releasing the exact same game six plus times not including mobile. It's as if they think Ridge Racer fans crave suffering through the same bare bones campaign structure that many times. That said, if you're going to play a game in the nitros formula then 7 is arguably as good a choice as any other.. is what I would say, but to be perfectly honest I have much fonder memories of 6 and 3D. This could be simply due to the fact I played 6 first, and the fact I played online multiplayer in that whereas I didn't in 7. And as for 3D, it's basically to 7 what 7 was to 6, aside from demade graphics (which if anything added to the charm imho), remixed course selection, a campaign length that for once actually feels proportionate to the amount of content and gameplay depth on offer, plus the benefit of being on a handheld.