<s>
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
racing	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
their	O
System	B-Application
22	I-Application
hardware	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
name	O
,	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
(	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
)	O
,	O
than	O
an	O
actual	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
much	O
like	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
the	O
vanilla	B-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
(	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
single-player	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
simultaneously	O
when	O
four	O
two-player	O
cabinets	O
are	O
linked	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enormous	O
television	O
screen	O
above	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
tunnel	O
shows	O
footage	O
from	O
Namco	O
's	O
1979	O
title	O
Galaxian	B-Application
(	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
playing	O
Mappy	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
Ridge	O
Racer/Ridge	O
Racer	O
2	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
true	O
sequels	O
:	O
an	O
arcade	O
sequel	O
,	O
named	O
Rave	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Namco	O
's	O
System	B-Application
22	I-Application
hardware	I-Application
and	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
sequel	O
,	O
named	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
which	O
inherited	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
soundtrack	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
1994	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
eight-user	O
multi-player	O
link-up	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
enable	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
compete	O
on	O
equal	O
footing	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
and	O
Namco	O
's	O
new	O
Ace	O
Driver.	O
"	O
</s>
