<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
sequel	O
of	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
(	O
the	O
arcade	O
sequel	O
is	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
races	O
computer-controlled	O
cars	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
of	O
winning	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
races	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
Namco	O
's	O
NeGcon	B-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
adds	O
two	O
hidden	O
cars	O
,	O
and	O
two-player	O
support	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
,	O
and	O
took	O
roughly	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
to	O
develop	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
borrows	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
from	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
The	I-Device
Best	I-Device
range	O
in	O
June	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Platinum	O
Range	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
criticised	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Rage	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
system	O
remains	O
unchanged	O
from	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
the	O
checkpoint	O
and	O
time	O
limit	O
system	O
remain	O
the	O
same	O
;	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
time	O
ends	O
the	O
race	O
and	O
passing	O
through	O
checkpoints	O
grants	O
additional	O
time	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
car	O
drifting	O
is	O
more	O
like	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
supports	O
Namco	O
's	O
NeGcon	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
a	O
rear-view	O
mirror	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
in-car	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
courses	O
:	O
'	O
Novice	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Intermediate	O
 '	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
'	O
Advanced	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
'	O
Expert	O
 '	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
different	O
sections	O
opened	O
,	O
and	O
incorporates	O
modes	O
from	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	O
;	O
Race	O
,	O
against	O
eleven	O
opponents	O
,	O
and	O
Time	O
Trial	O
,	O
against	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
mode	O
:	O
Free	O
Run	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
other	O
cars	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
practises	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
features	O
a	O
two-player	O
link-up	B-Device
mode	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
players	O
access	O
to	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Ridge	O
Racer'''s	O
courses	O
known	O
as	O
'	O
Special	O
1	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
Special	O
2	O
 '	O
.Special	O
Extended	O
Play	O
,	O
p	O
.	O
70	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
modes	O
in	O
two-player	O
link-up	B-Device
:	O
Race	O
,	O
identical	O
to	O
its	O
single-player	O
counterpart	O
,	O
and	O
Versus	O
,	O
where	O
only	O
the	O
players	O
race	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
normally	O
starts	O
with	O
four	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
eight	O
are	O
selectable	O
on	O
winning	O
the	O
mini	O
game	O
before	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
(	O
the	O
mini	O
game	O
is	O
Galaga	B-Application
'	I-Application
88	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	O
's	O
Galaxian	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
secret	O
cars	O
;	O
the	O
'	O
13th	O
Racing	O
 '	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
)	O
of	O
the	O
Novice	O
course	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
'	O
13th	O
Racing	O
Kid	O
 '	O
(	O
of	O
the	O
Intermediate	O
course	O
)	O
and	O
'	O
White	O
Angel	O
 '	O
(	O
of	O
the	O
Expert	O
course	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
car	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
art.Winning	O
Strategy	O
Guide	O
,	O
pp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirrored	O
tracks	O
that	O
function	O
identically	O
to	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	O
are	O
accessible.Perfect	O
Guide	O
,	O
p	O
.	O
76	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
last	O
course	O
played	O
is	O
loaded	O
into	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
memory	O
;	O
to	O
switch	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
disc	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
reinserted	O
before	O
loading.Certain	O
Victory	O
Guide	O
,	O
p	O
.	O
82	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
eight	O
months	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
twenty	O
people	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
whom	O
joined	O
just	O
for	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biggest	O
difficulties	O
were	O
the	O
link-up	B-Device
mode	O
,	O
rear-view	O
mirror	O
,	O
and	O
running	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
high	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
players	O
to	O
enjoy	O
a	O
more	O
in-depth	O
game	O
than	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
,	O
so	O
rather	O
than	O
develop	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
many	O
features	O
as	O
possible	O
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rear-view	O
mirror	O
was	O
added	O
primarily	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
player	O
link-up	B-Device
mode	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
mostly	O
taken	O
from	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
sound	O
was	O
finished	O
more	O
quickly	O
than	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrack	O
composition	O
for	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
involved	O
Shinji	O
Hosoe	O
,	O
Nobuyoshi	O
Sano	O
,	O
Ayako	O
Saso	O
,	O
and	O
Takayuki	O
Aihara	O
,	O
although	O
new	O
tracks	O
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Hiroshi	O
Okubo	O
and	O
Nobuhide	O
Isayama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
kept	O
exploring	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
capabilities	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
high	O
speed	O
problem	O
,	O
although	O
were	O
confident	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designer	O
,	O
Hiroyuki	O
Onada	O
,	O
commented	O
that	O
designing	O
an	O
original	O
course	O
was	O
a	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
director	O
Kazumi	O
Mizuno	O
believed	O
that	O
graphics	O
quality	O
would	O
be	O
degraded	O
with	O
a	O
split-screen	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
link-up	B-Device
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
multi-format	O
chart	O
in	O
May	B-Application
1996	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
additional	O
features	O
and	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
were	O
given	O
high	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
from	O
Absolute	O
PlayStation	B-Device
concurred	O
with	O
this	O
by	O
praising	O
its	O
playability	O
,	O
its	O
"	O
greatly	O
"	O
improved	O
artificial	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
two-player	O
link-up	B-Device
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
thought	O
that	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
better	O
than	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
cleaner	O
graphics	O
and	O
improved	O
handling	O
on	O
the	O
cars	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
believed	O
makes	O
them	O
easier	O
to	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Hodgson	O
of	O
Maximum	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
but	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
strong	O
recommendation	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
slowdown	O
and	O
track	O
updating	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
,	O
the	O
unlockables	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two-player	O
mode	O
make	O
it	O
worth	O
buying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
colours	O
are	O
"	O
sharp	O
and	O
pretty	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
link-up	B-Device
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
lauded	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
remixed	O
music	O
tracks	O
were	O
criticised	O
because	O
they	O
"	O
pale	O
greatly	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
tracks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
Mike	O
of	O
GamePro	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
surpassed	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
upheld	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
tradition	O
,	O
and	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
reviewer	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
Everything	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
maniacs	O
could	O
have	O
wanted	O
from	O
a	O
sequel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
criticised	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
split-screen	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
critical	O
reviewer	O
was	O
from	O
Edge	O
;	O
he	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
virtually	O
indistinguishable	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
does	O
not	O
fulfil	O
the	O
expectations	O
evoked	O
by	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
simply	O
a	O
"	O
jazzed-up	O
"	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
criticised	O
as	O
"	O
antiquated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
contended	O
that	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
was	O
rushed	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
launch	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
whereas	O
rival	O
Sega	O
had	O
done	O
an	O
exceptional	O
job	O
of	O
fixing	O
their	O
own	O
launch	O
day	O
rush	O
job	O
with	O
Virtua	O
Fighter	O
Remix	O
,	O
"	O
Namco	O
has	O
simply	O
released	O
a	O
disc	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
track	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
flawed	O
game	O
engine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Groves	O
of	O
the	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine''	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
poor	O
sequel	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
liked	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
options	O
provided	O
.	O
</s>
