Ridge Racer

THE BAD:
Slight repetition after a while

SUMMARY:
This was my very first game for the PSP, and a good game it is, and I'd highly recommend this to anyone who owns a PSP. It's easy to pick up, and hard to put down. With great visuals and a great soundtrack, this game is brilliantly suited to the racing genre. Take a plunge in to World Tour Mode and fight your way through the numerous races and challenges in the game, to unlock more courses and more cars.

In all there are 24 courses to unlock, along with 6 Classes of Cars and a Special class, and as you complete each individual tour, of which they are nearly 50 overall, you will unlock more cars and tracks. It also provides a great challenge. Each tour requires you to finish in a certain position, e.g. top 3, top 2 or first, and you'll be there on a few occasions having to repeat races which you have found difficult to conquer, and it provides a great challenge and game longe...

THE BAD:

SUMMARY:
I think that this is a great first game to get for the PSP. It's a pretty simple game in the beginning, but as you get up in the tours, it gets harder and harder. The other cars start to go faster, the tracks get slightly harder as you go on, they get the ability to use turbos too, etc. Eventually, after (about) tour 28, you have 1-on-1 races. They have a really good car that goes the same speed, if not faster, as you. It gets really challenging at that point.

The game has wonderful graphics. The headlights blur (and leave a trail behind) when you're going fast. When you go into a tunnel, your speedometer turns a brighter color so you can see it better. The cars and water have reflections on them. The graphics are magnificent.

The controls for the game are incredibly easy (and realistic). There's basic controls (x for gas, etc.) like every other racing game, so there's no new controls to learn. Some cars have better turning ...

THE BAD:
If you're not using the in-car camera, there are times when it gets stuck in an overhead view which is impossible to use. Small, and rare glitch. The menu music gets very repetitive after a few races. When running into some walls, you don't lose your speed, you just get bumped into the center of the track, which in some ways can be a big help, but it's just not proper.

SUMMARY:
If you're looking for a great game to buy when you get your PSP, this should be worth a look. Most places sell it on the low end of PSP game prices, which when you're shelling out the cash for the system is a sigh of relief. There are a few other games on the low price end that are also nice, depending on your taste in games. Racing game love...