Ridge Racer 6 (Japanese to American English)

**Ridge Racer 6** is a racing game released by Namco (later known as Bandai Namco Entertainment) exclusively for the Xbox 360.

## Overview

Including "Ridge Racers", this is the seventh installment in the "Ridge Racer" series of consumer games, and the first numbered title to be released in five years and nine months since "Ridge Racer V". It was released as a launch title for the Xbox 360, and the design of the game's menu screen, etc., was designed around the two colors of yellow-green and white, the same as the image colors of the Xbox 360. While the previous titles in the series were released mainly on the PlayStation series, "6" is a title released on a console other than the PlayStation series.

It is the first in the series to support high-definition output up to 720p (D4). It also supports Dolby Digital 5.1ch, which allows you to enjoy surround sound effects, but the background music is in stereo except for the opening song. It also supports the Xbox LIVE online environment, allowing online battles and downloading of machines and background music. To enjoy online battles, you need to subscribe to a paid Xbox LIVE Gold membership.

The behavior of the machines is similar to that of "Racers", and the nitro system newly introduced in "Racers" has been upgraded in this game.

Pac-Man is included as a mini-game when the game starts up, which is a familiar feature of the series. The race queen in this game is Reiko Nagase, as in "Racers". In addition, Heihachi Mishima (CV: Daisuke Gori), a character from the Tekken series, occasionally serves as the DJ during races.

Until the last game, the stickers on the machines were only based on Namco arcade games such as Xevious, Galaga, Gil & Kai and the names of characters from those games, but from this game, stickers modeled on characters and companies from the Ace Combat series, Tekken series, Soul Calibur series, and other home video game titles such as General Resource, Xiaoyu, and Talim are available.

This is the first game in the Ridge Racer series to use DVD-ROM, and the first game in the series to feature live action in Japanese as well as English.

## System

### Operation method

As in the previous series, the left stick or directional pad is used to control the steering wheel, and the A and B buttons are used to accelerate and brake. You can choose between AT and MT transmissions, and in the case of MT, you control downshifting and upshifting by yourself. In the case of manual transmission, you can choose from six pre-designed control settings.

### Drifting

When you turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to turn, release the accelerator, and then press the accelerator again, the machine will drift. Each car has one of the following drift types, each with a different drift behavior. In this game, there are now two standard cars in one class, the Ultimate Charge Rate parameter has been introduced, and the deceleration rate during straight line drifting has been corrected.

**Standard**

> The most well-balanced type and easy to handle. There is little loss of speed when drifting.
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**Mild**

> The vehicle does not lean too much when drifting and is easy to control. Charge characteristics are about the same or slightly worse than standard.
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**Dynamic**

> It is difficult to control the vehicle because it leans heavily when drifting, and it is difficult to charge nitro because of the large drop in speed. For this reason, the Ultimate Charge rate is set to be much higher.
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### Nitro

When you drift, nitro is charged, and when a certain amount of nitro is charged, you can activate it. When you activate Nitro, you will accelerate rapidly, but if you drift while Nitro is activated, Nitro will not be charged. Nitro can be recharged up to three times.

The above rules are almost the same as the nitro system in "Ridge Racers", but this title allows you to use nitro two or three times at the same time.

**Single nitro**

> Activated by pulling the right trigger. Duration is 5.0 seconds.
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**Double nitro**

> Activated by pulling the left trigger. Duration is 7.5 seconds. Maximum speed is higher than single nitro.
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**Triple nitro**

> Activated by pulling the right and left triggers simultaneously. Duration is 10 seconds. The maximum speed is higher than Double Nitro.
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The maximum speed when using nitro varies from machine to machine, with Dynamic, Standard, and Mild being the highest in order of drift type. However, in Ultimate Charge, Dynamic has the most advantage and is not generally disadvantageous.

### Ultimate Charge

By drifting while not using nitro, but at a speed higher than your original maximum speed, you can charge more nitro than normal. This is called Ultimate Charge. The Ultimate Charge is only possible for a small amount of time after the nitro ends.

If you start drifting right after you've finished using nitro and successfully complete an Ultimate Charge, the nitro gauge will light up, but if you drift downhill or use an enemy car's push to drift above your maximum speed, the gauge won't light up, but you'll still accumulate nitro at the same speed as the Ultimate Charge.