November 22, 2005 - Leading video games developer and publisher Namco Hometek Inc. today announced Ridge Racer(TM) 6 has shipped to retail outlets throughout North America. The premiere racing game for the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Ridge Racer 6 continues the series' trademark pulse-pounding drift racing action with true next generation graphics, a massive single-player mode and online gameplay modes for the first time in Ridge Racer history. Ridge Racer 6 is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.
Ridge Racer 6 takes the race online over the Xbox Live(R) online game service, a historic first for the storied Ridge Racer series. Players can choose to compete in a wide selection of different modes for up to 14 players, with voice chat support, including Rank Match and Player Match. Rank Match is tied into the game's persistent leaderboard, allowing players to compete for World Ranking Points in a series of races that can be customized by the game's host. Players can enjoy more casual races in Player Match, with outcomes that are not tied into World Ranking Points and settings that are also customizable by the game's host. In either Rank Match or Player Match, players can choose to get behind the wheel and take part in the action, or observe the four wheeled fury from a variety of different camera angles as a spectator.
"The Ridge Racer series has a history of delivering the most advanced next generation experience on new gaming hardware, and Ridge Racer 6 continues this tradition on the Xbox 360 with awe-inspiring graphics, original gameplay mechanics and thrilling online multiplayer for up to 14 players," said Yoshi Niki, Business Unit Director with Namco Hometek Inc. "The sense of speed is tremendous, the drifting is smooth and the nitrous is more powerful than ever -- Ridge Racer 6 is here and the next generation of gaming has arrived."
For more information on Ridge Racer 6, please visit www.namco.com.
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