unfortunately underated, but its a really great game and you shouldnt miss out. racing at its best

User Rating: 7.8 | Ridge Racer DS DS
I am really sorry to say that this game is underated because overall this is a great game it has great gameplay mechanics and a great control system because you can control the car with with the touch screen which is a really neat idea and works well touch screen control has 2 modes stylus and thumb strap both modes are mostly the same except the thumb strap mode is a little more senstive. Using the thumb strap is actually really hard and is a lot easier to use and if you can master it, it makes the game much more skillfull and enjoyable but if all this touch screen contol sounds complicted and hard there is a normal control mode which is very easy to use

Gameplay: It has really great gameplay and you need to be skilled to play the game the drifting thing may sound like a small thing but it really makes a big difference, it makes going round corners easier and puts some much needed skill into the racing and gamplay. Also the touch screen control that i mentioned at the beginning of the review is used very well and if you can master it makes the game easier for you

Graphics: The graphics are really nice and clean, the game always keeps a high frame rate which makes the races really nice and when you are racing you always notice the scenery in the backround which gives the game really nice effect. If you are reading this review you may have noticed the i havent said anything bad about this game but dont worry its coming up. The real problem with the game is that there are only really 3 tracks all the others are vairations on each of the 3 tracks which really lets the game down ALOT because after a while it can get boring.

Sound: The other anoying thing about this game is the sound it stays the same for most of the game but for some reason you dont really sceem to notice, beacuse you are too busy concentrating on the tracks beacuse you need to. So the sound its not really a problem but if you are someone who listens to the music you might find this anoying

Value: The game is really great value for money even though it has a few problems this is mainly because of the touch screen control it uses the ds's touch screen to its potential unlike any other racing game on the DS. You really shoud'nt miss out because at the moment you can get it at a great price

Overall: Overall this is a really great game and for anybody who wants a good racing game on the DS (apart from mario kart) should defintely not miss out. I think its a real shame that this game is so underated beacuse it has loads or cars lots of vairations of cars, modes and tracks even if they are only vairations this game will keep ypu playing your DS for ages so if i were you get this game.