<s>
Ridge	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
hand-held	O
console	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
14th	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
launch	O
title	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
Ridge	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
made	O
available	O
worldwide	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Plus	I-General_Concept
Premium	I-General_Concept
subscription	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
is	O
drift	O
racing	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
traditional	O
lap	O
racing	O
against	O
opponents	O
with	O
the	O
added	O
twist	O
of	O
intentionally	O
oversteering	O
and	O
sliding	O
the	O
car	O
through	O
sharp	O
corners	O
and	O
turns	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
drifting	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
earns	O
the	O
player	O
several	O
bonuses	O
during	O
a	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
respects	O
Ridge	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
2	I-Device
can	O
be	O
considered	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
update	O
than	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
original	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
title	O
-	O
it	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
play	O
engine	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
game	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
,	O
cars	O
,	O
and	O
tracks	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
three	O
times	O
as	O
much	O
game	O
play	O
time	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
differences	O
lie	O
in	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
42	O
new	O
racing	O
tracks	O
(	O
of	O
which	O
21	O
are	O
unique	O
tracks	O
,	O
with	O
reversed	O
direction	O
counting	O
as	O
separate	O
track	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
18	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
tracks	O
are	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
three	O
tracks	O
are	O
from	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
four	O
tracks	O
are	O
from	O
Rave	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
,	O
eight	O
tracks	O
are	O
from	O
R4	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ridge	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
Type	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
four	O
tracks	O
are	O
from	O
Rage	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
track	O
from	O
every	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
game	O
released	O
is	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
62	O
fictional	O
cars	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
machines	O
"	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
from	O
seven	O
fictional	O
manufacturers	O
(	O
Kamata	O
,	O
Age	O
,	O
Danver	O
,	O
Gnade	O
,	O
Assoluto	O
,	O
Himmel	O
,	O
and	O
Soldat	O
)	O
that	O
are	O
staple	O
throughout	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
newer	O
cars	O
,	O
Ridge	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
2	I-Device
features	O
"	O
prizes	O
"	O
that	O
are	O
unlocked	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
a	O
tour	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
opening	O
movies	O
of	O
previous	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
titles	O
and	O
E3	O
demo	O
presentations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Special	O
Class	O
cars	O
from	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
have	O
been	O
modified	O
for	O
this	O
release	O
and	O
categorised	O
into	O
two	O
tiered	O
categories	O
with	O
four	O
cars	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
the	O
'	O
Kamata	O
Angelus	O
 '	O
(	O
Special	O
Class	O
1	O
)	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
supercar	O
design	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
appearance	O
to	O
the	O
Angel	O
car	O
from	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
and	O
no	O
longer	O
powered	O
by	O
jet	O
engines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
Soldat	O
Crinale	O
 '	O
(	O
Special	O
Class	O
1	O
)	O
appears	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
previous	O
incarnation	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
car	O
(	O
Special	O
Class	O
2	O
)	O
now	O
resembles	O
a	O
miniature	O
aircraft	O
in	O
design	O
(	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
himself	O
depicted	O
as	O
piloting	O
it	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
powered	O
by	O
propellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	B-Application
Rally-X	I-Application
car	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
entirely	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
'	O
Danver	O
Hijack	O
 '	O
(	O
Special	O
Class	O
1	O
)	O
;	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
super-charged	O
Pickup	O
truck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
Yamasa	O
Raggio	O
 '	O
(	O
Special	O
Class	O
2	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
2006	O
Tokyo	O
Auto	O
Salon	O
as	O
a	O
heavily	O
modified	O
Honda	O
NSX	O
,	O
is	O
unique	O
to	O
Ridge	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
prize	O
"	O
movie	O
that	O
is	O
unlocked	O
after	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
EX	O
tour	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
FMV	B-Application
opening	O
,	O
that	O
shows	O
series	O
mascot	O
Reiko	O
Nagase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	O
Records	O
released	O
a	O
music	O
album	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Ridge	B-Device
Racers	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	O
Direct	O
Audio	O
(	O
titled	O
as	O
RIDGE	B-Device
RACERS	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	O
DIRECT	O
AUDIO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
track	O
list	O
is	O
below	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
these	O
tracks	O
are	O
new	O
to	O
Ridge	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
Ridge	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
still	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
points	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
reviewers	O
were	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
little	O
different	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
