<s>
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
console	O
published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
26	O
February	O
2011	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
22	O
March	O
,	O
five	O
days	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
itself	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
25	O
March	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
31	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
3D	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
racing	O
game	O
revolving	O
around	O
cars	O
racing	O
around	O
high	O
speed	O
tracks	O
while	O
drifting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versus	O
is	O
a	O
multi-player	O
mode	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
via	O
a	O
wireless	O
connection	O
in	O
Standard	O
Race	O
,	O
One-Make	O
Race	O
and	O
Team	O
Battle	O
by	O
either	O
hosting	O
or	O
joining	O
a	O
race	O
using	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
local	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
minor	O
gameplay	O
types	O
include	O
:	O
Records	O
(	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
view	O
their	O
records	O
achieved	O
in	O
Single	O
Player	O
and	O
check	O
local	O
rankings	O
based	O
on	O
records	O
acquired	O
from	O
friends	O
or	O
via	O
StreetPass	B-Device
)	O
,	O
AV	O
player	O
(	O
allowing	O
to	O
watch	O
replays	O
of	O
past	O
races	O
while	O
listening	O
to	O
music	O
of	O
choice	O
)	O
,	O
Options	O
,	O
and	O
Garage	O
(	O
allowing	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
modify	O
cars	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
acquired	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StreetPass	B-Device
Duel	O
:	O
Racing	O
against	O
the	O
ghosts	O
of	O
other	O
players	O
acquired	O
via	O
StreetPass	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
116,000	O
copies	O
,	O
20,000	O
more	O
than	O
its	O
portable	O
predecessor	O
Ridge	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
great	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
Joystiq	O
claimed	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer'''s	O
review	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
lacking	O
new	O
courses	O
but	O
praised	O
it	O
overall	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
experience	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
unlike	O
any	O
other	O
"	O
by	O
virtue	O
of	O
its	O
3D	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
racing	O
game	O
launch	O
title	O
Asphalt	B-Device
3D	I-Device
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
said	O
that	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
3Ds	I-Application
quality	O
and	O
polish	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
far	O
superior	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
publications	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
still	O
kept	O
the	O
core	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
mechanics	O
intact	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
drifting	O
,	O
and	O
retained	O
what	O
they	O
felt	O
made	O
the	O
franchise	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendojo	O
said	O
it	O
set	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
racing	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
and	O
IGN	O
agreed	O
,	O
with	O
Eurogamer	O
stating	O
it	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
portable	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
applauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
early	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
StreetPass	B-Device
function	O
through	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
leaderboards	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
found	O
the	O
tracks	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
rehashes	O
of	O
earlier	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
Joystiq	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
online	O
mode	O
might	O
put	O
off	O
some	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
several	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
being	O
fuzzy	O
and	O
unimpressive	O
,	O
with	O
GamePro	O
saying	O
they	O
were	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Destructoid	O
disagreed	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
bright	O
and	O
colorful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
claimed	O
that	O
3Ds	B-Operating_System
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
add	O
much	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
lacking	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
instead	O
borrowing	O
many	O
elements	O
from	O
its	O
console	O
predecessor	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
