Ridge Racer 6
I picked up a used copy of Ridge Racer 6 today, along with House of the Dead 2 & 3 for Wii. There's little that needs to be said of House of the Dead; it's brilliant, and the Wii can use more games like this (note to self: shame on you for not getting Umbrella Chronicles right away). One thing I did find is that playing a light-gun game with a nakes Wiimote sucks because it's like using a pistol that has a trigger and no grip. Playing with my hand tilter forward not only strains my wrist and cripples my accuracy, but feels wrong in the context of a game like House of the Dead. I'm going to pick up a copy of Link's Crossbow Training (with the Wii zapper dealie) as soon as I have the chance.Anyway, Ridge Racer 6 has been really good so far. My biggest worry was that the game wouldn't resemble earlier Ridge Racer titles, particularly in terms of gameplay, and that it would end up being merely a bland, weaker version of Project Gotham Racing. Ridge Racer Revolution, Rage Racer, and Ridge Racer Type 4 were among the most fun PlayStation games that I've ever played, and I wanted Ridge Racer 6 to be like those. Thankfully, it is.
One huge complaint that I have is that the audio in the game sucks. What really drives it over the edge is are the frequent interjections from your "sidekick," who gets to be pretty obnoxious after a while. They really should have toned that down. I'll be looking for an option to turn it off the next time I play.
Also important to note here is that Ridge Racer 6 has a very unconventional control scheme compared to games like PGR and Gran Turismo. As my buddy Fritzkrieg says, Ridge Racer games play more like combo-based fighting games than proper racing games. Knowledge of cars and road physics are utterly useless here, so hardcore racing fans may be turned off. I doubt that anyone like that reads this blog anyway, but it doesn't hurt to be clear about that.
I've also only just scratched the surface of RR6, but if my opinion changes much (in any interesting way, that is) I'll write about it some more.
By the way, if you're looking for some fun, free PC games on the web, here are a few that I've found worthwhile lately:
Harpooned
Every Extend
Tetroid 2012
I have yet to start playing Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core. :/
posted by Parappa @ 12:12 AM
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