This is an enjoyable racing game for those of you with a DS who are ACHING for a good racing game.
User Rating: 7.3 | Ridge Racer DS DS
Ridge Racer for the DS is a remake of the N64 game by the same name. This game is pretty easy, until the last few stages, which is the same case for the PSP game. Yes, it's true, the PSP version is undeniably superior, but having beaten both, and enjoyed both, I can say that the DS version really isn't all that bad. Its drifing system is dated, and it doesn't have nitrous boosts, but it's a racing game with a challenge, and a neat idea of having a steering wheel controllable with the touch-screen, which I used to beat the game in its entirety. The touch-screen controlled wheel option is a neat idea, but it's a tad overly-sensitive, and may be a bit too awkward for some people used to using an analog stick on their Xbox or PS2 (or PSP for that matter). Like all Ridge Racer games, there's really only a baker's dozen of tracks to play on, and the rest of the game is consisted of slight tweaks in the track, and reverse versions of those tracks. The scenery mainly stays the same. All you really need to do to beat this game %100 is beat all the races in the main single player campaign, because there aren't any extra single player modes to gain extra medals or cars or tracks. Playing just a few rounds of multiplayer with your friends is a big pay-off, because I practically beat the game with a car I gained from playing a few minutes of multiplayer with a friend. The multiplayer is good, but I find it kind of boring, because I never ever lose to anyone. That's the same case with Ridge Racer PSP, though, so no big deal. If you have a friend who's competitive in the game, you might find there's a lot to enjoy in the multiplayer mode. You only need one card to play multiplayer with a friend, but you need multiple game cards to be able to play with any car the two of you have unlocked. The game was almost impossibly hard to beat on %100 in the original 64 game, and it still is on the DS, only harder because of the touch-sensitive wheel. I managed to do it, though, I managed to beat it, and it was a very satisfying victory after weeks of passing time by with this game. If you want a racing game that doesn't really need anything special to entertain you, or you're really intrigued by the touch-screen wheel that takes time to get used to, and you also want a challenging racing game, Ridge Racer DS is a good choice for you.
