<s>
(	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Type	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2011	O
,	O
again	O
in	O
2023	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
pre-loaded	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
use	O
Gouraud	B-Algorithm
shading	I-Algorithm
on	O
polygons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R4	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ridge	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
Type	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
racing	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
emphasis	O
on	O
powersliding	O
around	O
corners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
select	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
teams	O
;	O
R.C	B-Application
Micro	I-Application
Mouse	I-Application
Mappy	I-Application
(	O
France	O
)	O
,	O
Pac	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
Club	I-Application
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
Racing	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Solvalou	I-Application
(	O
Italy	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Dig	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
Team	I-Application
(	O
United	O
States	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
each	O
have	O
varying	O
difficulties	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
manufacturers	O
;	O
Age	O
Solo	O
(	O
France	O
)	O
,	O
Lizard	O
(	O
United	O
States	O
)	O
,	O
Assoluto	O
(	O
Italy	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Terrazi	O
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
determines	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
car	O
and	O
powerslide	O
type	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
players	O
unlock	O
all	O
320	O
cars	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
unlock	O
an	O
additional	O
one	O
modelled	O
after	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
321	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
Time	O
Attack	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
attempt	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
fastest	O
time	O
on	O
each	O
course	O
,	O
and	O
VS.	O
Battle	O
,	O
a	O
split-screen	O
mode	O
for	O
two	O
players	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
series	O
)	O
and	O
an	O
undocumented	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
mode	O
,	O
allowing	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Device
JogCon	I-Device
peripheral	O
and	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
device	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
trade	O
cars	O
with	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
peripheral	O
,	O
the	B-Device
JogCon	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
packaged	O
in	O
special	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R4	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ridge	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
Type	I-Application
4	I-Application
Direct	O
Audio	O
is	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
composed	O
in	O
1998	O
by	O
the	O
Namco	O
Sound	O
Team	O
(	O
Kohta	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
Hiroshi	O
Okubo	O
,	O
Asuka	O
Sakai	O
,	O
Tetsukazu	O
Nakanishi	O
,	O
and	O
Koji	O
Nakagawa	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
team	O
was	O
a	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
usual	O
rave	O
music	O
theme	O
that	O
were	O
supplied	O
by	O
Namco	O
's	O
old	O
sound	O
team	O
,	O
Sampling	O
Masters	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
installments	O
:	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Rave	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
,	O
although	O
Okubo	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
and	O
with	O
Nakanishi	O
on	O
Rage	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
track	O
"	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
(	O
One	O
More	O
Win	O
)	O
"	O
features	O
American	O
singer	O
Kimara	O
Lovelace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
O'Neill	O
of	O
Push	O
Square	O
noted	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
PS1	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Time	O
Extension	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
first	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Games	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
20	O
PlayStation	B-Device
One	O
Games	O
That	O
Were	O
Way	O
Ahead	O
of	O
Their	O
Time	O
"	O
for	O
getting	O
the	O
balance	O
of	O
"	O
arcadey	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
realistic	O
"	O
right	O
,	O
also	O
noting	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-looking	O
PS1	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
