<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
by	O
Namco	O
released	O
in	O
2005	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
console	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
but	O
unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
mainline	O
entries	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
consoles	O
,	O
this	O
entry	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
on	O
PS1	O
,	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
V	I-Application
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Ridge	O
Racer(s )	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
eventually	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
7	I-Application
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
game	O
made	O
by	O
Namco	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
company	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
would	O
later	O
merge	O
with	O
Bandai	O
's	O
video	O
game	O
division	O
to	O
form	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
gameplay	O
is	O
on	O
placing	O
first	O
out	O
of	O
14	O
in	O
numerous	O
3-lap	O
races	O
across	O
several	O
tracks	O
and	O
numerous	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
6	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
career-mode	O
"	O
World	O
Xplorer	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
branching-tree	O
arrangement	O
of	O
races	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
only	O
attempt	O
races	O
next	O
to	O
a	O
race	O
that	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
successfully	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
is	O
possible	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
14	O
players	O
racing	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
downloadable	O
content	O
was	O
available	O
via	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
download	O
another	O
player	O
's	O
"	O
ghost	O
"	O
replay	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
beat	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
games	O
,	O
this	O
iteration	O
goes	O
beyond	O
cars	O
to	O
feature	O
other	O
outlandish	O
vehicles	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
special	O
machines	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
all	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
,	O
contains	O
copious	O
numbers	O
of	O
references	O
to	O
other	O
Namco	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
FMV	B-Application
opening	O
,	O
starring	O
series	O
mascot	O
Reiko	O
Nagase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Namco	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
expected	O
to	O
sell	O
500,000	O
copies	O
of	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
6	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
although	O
far	O
fewer	O
copies	O
were	O
actually	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
7	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
is	O
largely	O
an	O
expanded	O
and	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
6	I-Application
;	O
differences	O
include	O
improved	O
resolution	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
vibrant	O
color	O
scheme	O
,	O
new	O
circuits	O
such	O
as	O
Bayside	O
Freeway	O
and	O
Shadow	O
Caves	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
vehicles	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
6	I-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sinseong	O
Jujak	O
from	O
Sinseong	O
Motors	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
South	O
Korean	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
added	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
backward	O
compatible	O
list	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
20th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
playable	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
One	O
,	O
S	O
,	O
X	O
and	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Series	O
S&X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
after	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
to	O
feature	O
composers	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
older	O
and	O
newer	O
game	O
sound	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
contractors	O
who	O
formerly	O
worked	O
in-house	O
include	O
the	O
original	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
sound	O
team	O
consisting	O
of	O
Shinji	O
Hosoe	O
,	O
Ayako	O
Saso	O
,	O
Nobuyoshi	O
Sano	O
,	O
and	O
Takayuki	O
Aihara	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Asuka	O
Sakai	O
and	O
Kohta	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
composed	O
for	O
R4	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ridge	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
Type	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
R	B-Application
:	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
,	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
through	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
high	O
demand	O
from	O
fans	O
,	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
titled	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
6	I-Application
Direct	O
Audio	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
SuperSweep	O
Records	O
on	O
14	O
January	O
2009	O
.	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>
X-Play	O
was	O
more	O
negative	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
considering	O
more	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
arcade	O
racing	O
titles	O
,	O
like	O
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
or	O
Need	B-Application
For	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
.	O
</s>
