It's called Ridge Racer, it looks like Burnout, and anyone who has played an arcade racer will, not unreasonably, expect a certain handling model. The Daily Telegraph likewise gave the same console version four stars out of five: 'The problem with Unbounded is that it doesn't seem comfortable sharing its secrets with you. It's anarchic, well designed, thrilling to behold and will put a massive grin on any true petrol-head's face'. The Guardian gave the same console version a similar score of four stars out of five, saying that its frustrating moments 'are far outweighed by the deeply satisfying ones. The Digital Fix gave the Xbox 360 version a score of eight out of ten: 'Everyone involved deserves a huge pat on the back for Ridge Racer Unbounded - Namco for having the stomach and recognition for change and Bugbear for reinventing an aging and tired series'. Ĥ11Mania gave the PlayStation 3 version a score of eight out of ten, calling it 'a welcome addition that fans of the genre should not ignore'. Ridge Racer Unbounded received 'average' reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. A mysterious team led by a Japanese Hashiriya master, called 'The Unbounded', appears playing a major role in the racing activity throughout Shatter Bay.

Competing for money and superiority in fast-paced blasts through the streets dodging traffic and tearing through any obstacles that get in their way. Set in a fictional city called Shatter Bay, racers gather to compete in no-rules, all-out street races. Driftopia was later cancelled, and the beta servers were shut down on 15 August 2014. A beta version was released for Windows and PlayStation 3 in August 2013. Despite this, the game seems to borrow inspiration from Critical Velocity ( クリティカルベロシティ, Kuritikaruberoshiti), a video game released in 2005 that was released only in Japan.Ī free-to-play version called Ridge Racer Driftopia was made. The game was released in March the same year in North America and Europe and later in April in Australia on all platforms.

While Ridge Racer Unbounded was originally scheduled for release in North America and Europe in early March 2012, Namco delayed it just before the planned release, wanting to allow more time 'to pack the disc with features that will truly make the game sing'. Additions to the game include the ability to design and share tracks and a new emphasis on vehicular combat. Ridge Racer Unbounded offers a number of changes that depart from traditional Ridge Racer gameplay.

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