<s>
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
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
that	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
V	I-Application
the	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
driver	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
events	O
across	O
Ridge	O
City	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
fictional	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
race	O
is	O
unlocked	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
fulfills	O
certain	O
requirements	O
:	O
it	O
features	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
characters	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
in	O
a	O
roadster	O
and	O
Blinky	O
,	O
Pinky	O
,	O
Inky	O
and	O
Clyde	B-Application
on	O
scooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kohta	O
Takahashi	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
sound	O
director	O
and	O
lead	O
composer	O
of	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
previously	O
involved	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
composers	O
of	O
R4	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ridge	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
Type	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	O
Dijk	O
felt	O
honored	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
already	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
swap	O
the	O
music	O
by	O
replacing	O
the	O
CD	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
raced	O
to	O
his	O
own	O
music	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ensure	O
that	O
his	O
music	O
fit	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
played	O
R4	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ridge	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
Type	I-Application
4	I-Application
while	O
composing	O
the	O
tracks	O
in	O
his	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	O
Arcade	O
Battle	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	O
port	O
of	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
2001	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
246	I-Application
arcade	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
has	O
some	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Duel	O
,	O
Free	O
Run	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
GP	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
game	O
for	O
arcades	O
until	O
Pachislot	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
pachislot	O
game	O
released	O
seven	O
years	O
later	O
(	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
traditional	O
racing	O
game	O
for	O
that	O
market	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
of	O
NextGen	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
his	O
quote	O
"	O
bears	O
repeating	O
:	O
'	O
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
V	I-Application
will	O
amaze	O
you	O
with	O
flashy	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
in	O
their	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2001	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
2000	O
"	O
in	O
both	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
and	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
at	O
IGNs	O
Best	O
of	O
2000	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
2000	O
"	O
Console	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
SSX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
