Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle
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Description
An arcade version of Namco's PlayStation 2 racing game.
Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle was produced by Namco in 2001.
Namco released 310 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1977. Namco was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Namco during the time period Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle was produced include: Jewelry Crane, Rock N Bowl, Photo Battle, Flamin Finger, Namco 20 Year Reunion, Footbal Power, Namco System 246, Samurai Surfin', Tekken 4, and Wanagan Midnight
Specs
| Name | Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle |
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| Developer | Namco (Japan) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 9314 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Racing |
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| Conversion Class | Namco System 246 |
| # Simultaneous Players | 2 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Competitive |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Stereo (two channel) |
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Game Introduction
Ridge City is holding their road race around the city, and you are ready to take on the challenge. Race against 13 computer opponents, or challenge a friend in this continuation of the Ridge Racer seires.
Game Play
Pick from one of four tracks, including the original Ridge Racer track, and race on tracks in "Ridge City" in one of six high performance cars. The physics are like the original Ridge Racer.
Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.30 (1 vote)
Fun Factor: 4.60
Overall Like |
5.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 5.00 |
| Fun (Solo) | 5.00 |
| Collector Desire | 3.00 |
Technical Rating: 4.00
| Gameplay | 5.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 5.00 |
| Originality | 3.00 |
| Sound/Music | 3.00 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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Trivia
This is the first time that a Ridge Racer game appeared in the arcades since Rave Racer. Most titles in the series up until now appeared on the original Sony PlayStation, with one appearing on the Nintendo 64 under the guise of "Ridge Racer 64."
Cabinet Information
The cabinet comes only in a twin unit.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle Census
There are 15,268 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,671 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,977 machines (7,000 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 13 known instances of this machine owned by Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle collectors who are active members. Of these, 6 of them are original dedicated machines. 7 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with a Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle machine for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle circuit board for sale.
Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle.
This game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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Flyers
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Technical
This game uses the Namco System 246 unit, which is based on the Sony PlayStation 2.
Legacy
- Ridge Racer
- Ridge Racer 2
- Ridge Racer R
- Rave Racer
- Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle
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