''Ridge Racer Drift'' is an arcade-style

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for mobile phones, part of the ''

Ridge Racer is a series of racing video games created by Namco and owned by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The first game, ''Ridge Racer (1993 video game), Ridge Racer'' (1993), was originally released in arcades for the Namco System 22 hardware, later ported ...

'' series. It was developed in 2009 originally on the Java (J2ME) platform and released in early 2010.

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distributed the game in some places following a deal between them and Namco Bandai Networks Europe. BREW,

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and

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versions were released later on all U.S. carrier networks. In July 2012 it was released alongside other Namco Bandai titles on the Nokia Store for Asha Touch phones.

Gameplay

The game has the nitrous element as the regular newer ''Ridge Racer'' titles. The Grand Prix mode consists of five tours and a total of nine races Tracks are unlocked one by one and there are a total of six tracks. There is also a feature to post accomplishments online.

Reception

Jon Mundy of

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gave the Java version 3.5 out of 5, giving praise to the powersliding mechanic.

References

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