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Ridge Racer 3D - Nintendo 3DS

Platform : Nintendo 3DS |
Rated: Everyone
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 101 ratings
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  • 3D Graphics: Dirt will fly through the screen on rough terrain; Nitrous flames will burst out of tail pipes in a brilliant show of the game's particle effects
  • New Machines: Highly powered muscle machines join the traditional lineup
  • All New Drift Mechanic: Enjoy the thrill of drift racing with ease using the new Drift Button; Attack and drift through tight corners without losing speed and position
  • Breathtaking Environments and Courses: Drift through exciting and vibrant courses; Brand new canyons and snow-capped mountain courses as well as other favorite courses from the past
  • Play with Friends: Up to 4 player high impact, competitive races using Nintendo 3DS Local Play; Choose use a registered Mii, tag, or your very own photo during a race and know exactly who you're racing against

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Drift into victory with high octane 3D racing battles! The Ridge Racer series returns to set the racing world on fire with brand new features, breathtaking stereoscopic 3D visuals, a wider variety of machines, new environments, expanded customization and updated drift mechanics. Ridge Racer 3D will be the hottest racing game on the Nintendo 3DS. Drift through hairpin turns at blistering speeds to edge out the rest of the pack with powerful drift-tuned cars. Using the stereoscopic 3D power of the Nintendo 3DS, players will be able to experience a level of intimacy with the on-screen races like never before. Players can now accurately judge the distance between them and the competition with 3D depth of field for some of the most intense arcade racing available.

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The popular racing series, Ridge Racer®, is back... AND IN 3D!
View larger. Drift into victory with high octane 3D racing battles!
The Ridge Racer® series returns to set the racing world on fire with brand new features, breathtaking stereoscopic 3D visuals, a wider variety of machines, new environments, expanded customization and updated drift mechanics. Ridge Racer® 3D will be the hottest racing game on the Nintendo 3DS.
Drift through hairpin turns at blistering speeds to edge out the rest of the pack with powerful drift-tuned cars. Using the stereoscopic 3D power of the Nintendo 3DS, players will be able to experience a level of intimacy with the on-screen races like never before. Players can now accurately judge the distance between them and the competition with 3D depth of field for some of the most intense arcade racing available.

Key Game Features

  • 3D Graphics:
    • Dirt will fly through the screen on rough terrain
    • Nitrous flames will burst out of tail pipes in a brilliant show of the game's particle effects
  • New Machines:
    • Highly powered muscle machines join the traditional lineup
  • All New Drift Mechanic:
    • Enjoy the thrill of drift racing with ease using the new Drift Button
    • Attack and drift through tight corners without losing speed and position
  • Breathtaking Environments and Courses:
    • Drift through exciting and vibrant courses
    • Brand new canyons and snow-capped mountain courses as well as other favorite courses from the past
  • Play with Friends:
    • Up to 4 player high impact, competitive races using Nintendo 3DS Local Play
    • Choose use a registered Mii, tag, or your very own photo during a race and know exactly who you’re racing against
    • Playing with friends has never been more heated and fun
  • StreetPass Compatible:
    • Swap Ghost Data with other players through StreetPass
    • Create your personal “My Ranking” profile by swapping course records with your friends
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Play with up to 4 of your friends for fun, competitive racing!
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Drive through fresh new scenery or past favorite courses!
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Add some flair to your style with the new drift mechanic!
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3D effects bring a whole new element to your racing experience!
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4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
101 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the music in the game. They say the sound track makes the race more exciting. They also say the game is fun and arcade style racing. However, some customers have reported bugs and issues with the game's quality. Opinions are mixed on quality, difficulty level, and graphics.

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20 customers mention20 positive0 negative

Customers find the racing game really fun, great to play on the Nintendo 3DS, and an arcade style racing experience. They also say it keeps them interested enough to keep playing and that the multiplayer mode can be very fun.

"...Add in the 3D, and WOWZA! Seriously. This is a fun game. I don't review games. This one I had to review. I'm telling ya. Bliss." Read more

"...not super realistic but the 3d is impressive and most of all the game is fun and thats what matters if your looking for a game to tide you over till..." Read more

"...Nintendo 3DS here with Ridge Racer 3D, a highly satisfying and fun racing game that's the perfect alternative to the equally excellent Mario Kart..." Read more

"This is actually a fun game and at a great price. I had looked around at other racing titles...." Read more

8 customers mention6 positive2 negative

Customers like the speed of the video game. They say it has the same drifty, high speed gameplay that identifies the Ridge. They also mention that the game is very fast paced with a lot of drifting, and that the speed feelling are amazing when you use nitro.

"...speed you reach during extraordinary tight corners, you hardly lose much speed at all. Ridge Racer 3D hardly strays from this formula...." Read more

"...The action is fast, and you can tune your cars to your play style." Read more

"...It is Good: * The drift are very fluid and fun * The speed feelling are amazing when you use nitro * the card details are very..." Read more

"This is a really fun racing game. It is very fast paced with a lot of drifting...." Read more

7 customers mention7 positive0 negative

Customers find the music in the video game software good, making the races more exciting. They also say the soundtrack is great and hot.

"...Good graphics, good music, plus that something else...." Read more

"...The music is still hot. And the gameplay is still as fun as ever...." Read more

"...The sound is alright, yet the commentary by others as you drift and put the petal to the metal can be a little irritating...." Read more

"...Ridge Racer 3D's soundtrack is great, but don't be surprised if your favorite songs from previous games are absent...." Read more

6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers find the controls of the video game simple and easy to maintain for beginner racers. They also appreciate the analog slide pad and circle pad. Customers also mention that the one-touch drift button is interesting.

"...The one-touch drift button is interesting, I guess, but thankfully the tried and true method of brake-steer-gas still works, which is great because..." Read more

"...The control is very simple and easy to maintain for beginner racers, and more advanced racers to the finish line by drifting, adding top speed by..." Read more

"...and i love the controls its probly one of my favorite things about this game...." Read more

"...The controls are also easy thanks to the circle pad. All in all this is a great game for the 3DS." Read more

19 customers mention12 positive7 negative

Customers are mixed about the graphics. Some mention that good graphics are important, and the intro looks stunning in 3D. They say the graphics for each race handle well in the regular vision, while others say that the graphics look fairly crummy and pixelated. They also mention that there are a few graphical glitches and the image appears shaky.

"...Something intangible. Good graphics are important, but they're not everything.Ridge Racer 3D, is in my opinion, the best of them all...." Read more

"...maybe its not super realistic but the 3d is impressive and most of all the game is fun and thats what matters if your looking for a game to tide you..." Read more

"...The graphics for each race handle well in the regular vision, but can honestly get very fuzzy in the 3D mode...." Read more

"...feelling are amazing when you use nitro * the card details are very realistic * The circuit graphics somtimes are pixeless but doesn't..." Read more

10 customers mention6 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the difficulty level. Some mention that it's real challenging, while others say that it gets tedious.

"...The AI is a lot more challenging in this version with the addition of the slipstream mechanic, so you'll actually have to earn your position rather..." Read more

"...The control is very simple and easy to maintain for beginner racers, and more advanced racers to the finish line by drifting, adding top speed by..." Read more

"Great 3d effects.Fantastic race locations. Challenging,yet not impossibly so" Read more

"...We cannot put it down. Great graphics and real challenging as well." Read more

9 customers mention6 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the video game. Some mention it's very good, competent, and satisfying, while others say it'll be silly and not super realistic.

"...car to take the lead ever so carefully, and, well jack...it's pure meditative bliss. Add in the 3D, and WOWZA! Seriously. This is a fun game...." Read more

"...maybe its not super realistic but the 3d is impressive and most of all the game is fun and thats what matters if your looking for a game to tide you..." Read more

"...We are going to the Nintendo 3DS here with Ridge Racer 3D, a highly satisfying and fun racing game that's the perfect alternative to the equally..." Read more

"...The graphics are average, not good, not bad. One minor thing that disappointed me was the one-size-fits-all speedometer...." Read more

6 customers mention1 positive5 negative

Customers dislike the bugs in the video game software. They say the game is seriously buggy, and the quality of the graphics is so so. Some customers also mention that the gameplay has been made even more annoying, and there is no real incentive to keep playing.

"This purchase didn't work at all" Read more

"...About bugs in the gameplay:The game play is just as 'crappy' as the other versions. Why 'crappy'?:..." Read more

"...There are some problems with the game, but overall it's not that bad. Once you get past some of the problems with the game, it's extremely fun...." Read more

"...THE GOOD:Ridge Racer 3D works. There's no game ending bugs, no glitchy levels, no impossible-to-fix bugs...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

Emcee Hamner
5.0 out of 5 stars Bliss
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2013
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I've been playing Ridge Racer games since the PS1 days. (I've been playing racing games since Enduro for the Atari 2600, actually. Rad Racer for the NES. In "3D" anyone?) But I like my racers arcadey and fast, not too realistic with the physics please, I'm playing a game here, not taking Drivers Ed.

Anyway, I've played Asphalt, Need For Speed, Dirt, Gran Turismo, Forza, and you name it, pretty much all racing games ever made, for all variety of systems. What can I say...I like racers. Mostly for the scenery and music though, which is weird maybe, but I also have to be hooked by something else. Something intangible. Good graphics are important, but they're not everything.

Ridge Racer 3D, is in my opinion, the best of them all. Good graphics, good music, plus that something else. I prefer it even over the Xbox360 and PS3 versions of their best rated racers (not just their Ridge Racers, 6 and 7 respectively, but also those too). The 3DS version of Ridge Racer seems to take everything that worked from previous incarnations of Ridge Racer, and improves upon those things that didn't work so well. The inclusion of "slip-stream" boosting is particularly awesome. There are tons of tracks with great graphics, lots of cars with upgrades to buy. (But, and this is pretty great too, your cars never take any damage, which means you can race however you want. No worries. No headaches. Just fun. Do it again!)

And I tell you, when you're in the zone in this game...slip-streaming behind the leader car, drifting, and then you nitrous boost past that car to take the lead ever so carefully, and, well jack...it's pure meditative bliss. Add in the 3D, and WOWZA! Seriously. This is a fun game. I don't review games. This one I had to review. I'm telling ya. Bliss.
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oscar
5.0 out of 5 stars Go Go Go!
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2011
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this is the only game i have for my 3ds and the reason i bought this one instead of street fighter is because i'm not much for that genre i guess you could say im a lover not a fighter lol. but anyways back to the review. this game is mainly purchased as to give me something to do to wait for the bigger titles releasing in june like zelda and resident evil i mean the bestselling game for the 3ds is a game thats not even out yet lol so many of the launch titles ant got much selection. But dont listen to anyone who says this game is bad because it is not. maybe its not super realistic but the 3d is impressive and most of all the game is fun and thats what matters if your looking for a game to tide you over till zelda because your getting tired of fighting or cats are creeping you out and even if you think your not a racing gamer try this game and you wont be disappointed. excuse me i have to go get first place again cause im that good.

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announcer isn't annoying if your playing the game
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C. H. Mauricio
4.0 out of 5 stars In this game, you drive sideways.
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2012
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Ridge Racer is not a very shy series. It has a habit of always showing up to a system launch where its simple but highly accessible gameplay gets much exposure. It's a formula that has worked with the franchise since its first home console appearance on the original PlayStation back in 1995. Since then, a Ridge Racer game has launched with the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Nintendo 3DS, and the PlayStation Vita. We are going to the Nintendo 3DS here with Ridge Racer 3D, a highly satisfying and fun racing game that's the perfect alternative to the equally excellent Mario Kart 7.

Ridge Racer 3D may have 3D in its title but it isn't the first title to be in stereoscopic 3D, it is in fact Ridge Racer 7 that first introduced 3D for the franchise when it got its 3D license update back in 2010. Ridge Racer 3D is however, the first 3D game on a portable device and the first not to require 3D glasses.

Driving in Ridge Racer has always been easy on the senses and ultimately satisfying. Unlike in most racing games, you hardly use the brakes in Ridge Racer. When you reach a tight turn, you simply left off the gas and tap the brakes and turn, you start drifting and once again gun it with the gas to regain control of your vehicle. Some call it being jerked around with a rubber band kind of sensation. The great part is the speed you reach during extraordinary tight corners, you hardly lose much speed at all. Ridge Racer 3D hardly strays from this formula.

There's the standard set of mode such as a lengthy Grand Prix Mode where you race in over 50 events with four races per each event. It does get on the tedious side as the events all follow the same order. Place 4th or better on the first heat, 3rd or better on the second heat, 2nd or better on the third heat, and 1st on the final heat. Races get progressively more harder and faster as you get access to faster race car classes, but that's it. They kinda limited what you can do unlike in Ridge Racer 7. I wish they spiced up the Grand Prix Mode by forcing you to race with certain kind of cars by drift classes (MILD, STANDARD, and DYNAMIC, you can tell how cars handle their drifts by the names of their classes). Or win races with no nitrous (nitrous has been a Ridge Racer standard since the PSP games). Or have some events be strictly time attack races.

You also have your standard time attack, single race, one make races, and quick tour racing repertoire. Unfortunately, even with the 3DS' online capabilities, NAMCO didn't bother to make an online mode for multiplayer. Opting instead to have local races between 3DS systems set nearby.

Ridge Racer has been traditionally a game that's easy on the eyes. A game that showcases a brand new console's fancy new graphics (though not maximizing it because they're traditionally launch games). Ridge Racer 3D, is unfortunately NOT one of those games. At first glance Ridge Racer 3D is very rough on the eyes. Screen jaggies are EVERYWHERE which gives the game an aged and dated look. Car models look like PS1 models with simple geometry. Details such as mirror reflections look pixelated and the framerate is low. But then when you look deeper in the game, you notice things like how the 3D effects have a subtle but noticeable effect on the immersion. Road textures look pretty sharp. The geometry of the landscapes have a lot of detail. And effects such as water splashing on your windshield, blowing leaves, sparks flying from collisions and confetti, really make a positive impression. The jaggies ultimately bring down the presentation the most.

Ridge Racer 3D is very much a competent, full fledged Ridge Racer title that's still very much fun to play despite its shortcomings. There are 15 race courses to race on doubling the count if you play them on reverse. The music is still hot. And the gameplay is still as fun as ever. This game kept me occupied durring the the 3DS' initial drought and its still a fun game to play.
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Mat
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2016
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Mike
2.0 out of 5 stars What was I thinking? Way too arcadey.
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2011
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(Insert significant buyer's remorse here) Having been estranged from the franchise since the original, I'm not sure what I was expecting. I purchased it based on positive reviews across the board, and now I need to figure out the cheapest/quickest way to dump it and try something else.

This title is beyond arcadey... It's so silly I half-expect redemption game tickets to start spewing out of my 3DS. Heck, Mario Kart is less arcadey (which I think I'll wait for before I try another 3DS racing title).
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Dan D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Actually a great game
Reviewed in Canada on August 18, 2023
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I remember playing the original on ps1 didn’t know a ds version was a thing I bought it and it’s a super solid race game
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Thomas J Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars Great transaction
Reviewed in Canada on March 25, 2018
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Exactly as described, Fast delivery
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Tina
3.0 out of 5 stars Arrived earlier then expected.
Reviewed in Canada on November 29, 2018
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Awesome game.
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Christiane Brûlé
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on December 9, 2017
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Très satisfaite merci beaucoup.
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