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Ridge Racer 7 for PlayStation 3
Ridge Racer 7 for PlayStation 3 is an arcade racer built around drifting and nitrous. Fictional sports cars follow asphalt circuits with long bends and straights for building speed. Cars need not grip like a simulation: controlled drifting carries you through corners and contributes to nitrous. Aim for a good exit so your next acceleration is not wasted correcting.
Ridge State Grand Prix earns fame and credits through racing. Manufacturer trials help unlock cars and parts. Body pieces and colours change appearance; engines, tyres, suspension and nitrous equipment alter performance. Visual changes are separate from performance choices. Give a favourite car a new look while seeking drift behaviour and acceleration that suit your driving.
Alongside the solo career, two players can race locally in split-screen, each with a PS3 controller. Pair Time Attack also supports two on one console. This describes the original offline PS3 game and standard content. Old network rankings, extra internet events and online races are not guaranteed current services. Standard and Platinum releases share drifting, nitrous and customisation.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Ridge Racer 7 for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Ridge Racer 7
Namco Bandai developed Ridge Racer 7 for PlayStation 3. It launched with the Japanese console in November 2006 and reached Europe in 2007, continuing the series’ connection with new PlayStation hardware. Ridge Racer began as an arcade racer in 1993. The seventh retained drifting and speed while expanding options to personalise cars and performance.
Official explanations separated body changes from technical modifications. Tyres and suspension affected drifting, nitrous equipment its charge and use. This encouraged trying familiar models differently as well as unlocking new cars. Ridge State linked parts to races and manufacturer trials. Progress therefore meant more than another cup: it expanded your collection’s possibilities.
The PS3 release offered local racing and Pair Time Attack alongside career. Its original site also described network competition and rankings at launch. These historical features do not guarantee current online operation. The described offline races need no network match. Ridge Racer 7 remains about asphalt, drift lines and nitrous, not Blur’s collectible attacks or Apocalypse’s changing disaster tracks.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
MotorStorm mixes classes across PS3 rocks, sand and mud. Ridge Racer 7 stays on asphalt with drift-focused fictional cars. MotorStorm limits boost by heat; Ridge Racer builds nitrous by driving. Locally, original MotorStorm is solo on one console, Ridge Racer supports two.
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift uses branching PS3 island tracks and four local players. Water and lava affect engine heat. Ridge Racer 7 gives two players tighter asphalt with nitrous and setup. Both require route knowledge, but Pacific Rift weights classes and terrain more than refining drift lines.
MotorStorm: Apocalypse changes PS3 roads during disaster and mixes many classes. Ridge Racer 7 has no comparable collapses as a central feature, asking you to learn fixed tracks and nitrous setup. Apocalypse offers four locals and three drivers’ festival story; Ridge Racer two and Grand Prix progression with manufacturer trials and credits.
Blur gives licensed PS3 cars collectible attacks and shields. Ridge Racer 7 uses fictional models and technical setup without that arsenal. Drifting helps both but serves different meters and goals. Blur has four local players and fan challenges; Ridge Racer two with greater emphasis on car building and nitrous.
Split/Second: Velocity rewards PS3 driving with energy for scenery attacks. Ridge Racer 7 uses nitrous for your own speed. Both support two local players, but Split/Second centres hazards and changed passages. Ridge Racer emphasises parts and drifting without triggering major destruction to eliminate rivals.
