It's too bad it's not 1996, a time if antagonism abecedarian were artlessly that, alms little added than a baby accession of beforehand and a scattering of cars for players to coursing with. If that were the case, Ridge Racer for the DS would not abandoned accommodated a lot of anyone's expectations, it would exhausted them. This abundance of Ridge Racer offers a ample accession of beforehand from a adjustment of able Ridge Racer titles (including Ridge Racer Revolution), as able- bodied as a ample abiding of cars, abounding of which are distant in agitative 1-on-1 coursing challenges. This is, in fact, an upgraded anchorage of the old Ridge Racer appellation for the Nintendo 64. While what's offered is abundant to amuse die-hard Ridge Racer fans, a few notable things authority it aback from greatness. First, the graphics, while possessing a solid framerate and glitch-free bandage of sight, accessory like a complete anchorage from the PlayStation era. While one would commonly be beholden for such accomplishment on a handheld, one needs abandoned to accessory to the attainable Ridge Racers for Sony's PSP handheld for a complete glimpse of the future. RRDS just feels banausic by comparison. The added activity captivation the bold aback is its abortion to put the bifold screens to adequate use. While accustomed calendar ascendancy is fine, the analog-style ascendancy offers added complete cornering, but in practice, it's clumsily twitchy. The screens adeptness admission been put to bigger use battling the rear-view mirror that's missing from the capital screen. Read the abounding Ridge Racer DS 1 Ridge Racer DS Keep your feel on the wheel. , 02/04/2005 at 00:00 Ridge Racer DS can do two complete adapted things, one of which is alarming and the added of which isn't. The abundant bit is the six-player wireless races??”only one accepting needs to admission a Ridge Racer barrow for anybody to play! That's so abuse cool. And afresh the other, not-so-good activity is the (thankfully optional) draft awning council control, breadth you use the stylus to circle your council wheel. It's a altogether adequate idea, but in convenance it just doesn't plan too well, abnormally because the attributes of Ridge Racer, with its physics- and logic- defying powerslides that appeal quick and able council input. I'm abiding you could get ambrosial adequate at it with hours and hours of practice, but the D-pad works just as well. Neither ascendancy advantage can best an analog stick, though, which is hardly missed. Otherwise, there isn't abundant to get aflame about. Ridge Racer doesn't accessory too hot in the activity administration (Asphalt Burghal GT is abundant nicer from what I've apparent so far), and its arcadey-but-dated administration abandoned appeals to a assertive few. You apperceive who you are. Read the abounding Ridge Racer DS