| Ridge Racer 7 | |
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| Developer(s) | Bandai Namco Games |
| Publisher(s) | Bandai Namco Games |
| Series | Ridge Racer |
| Release date(s) | JP November 11, 2006 NA November 17, 2006 EU March 23, 2007 |
| Release type | PlayStation 3 exclusive |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
| GameID(s) | BCES00009 (IRD), BLUS30001 (IRD), BCAS20001 (IRD), BLJS10001 (IRD), BCKS10001 (IRD), BLJS50001, BLJS50010 3D NPUB30457 Demo NPEA90011, NPUB90006 |
| Internal resolution | 1920x1080 |
| Quick links | Check Compatibility Open Issues Search Google Wikipedia Page |
Ridge Racer 7 (Japanese: リッジレーサー7) is the seventh console installment in the Ridge Racer series of Arcade racing games, released on the PlayStation 3 as a launch title. The game has around 40 cars, many of which return from Ridge Racer 6 and the PSP incarnations of the game. There are also 22 courses, available in forward, reverse and mirror mode. The game runs at 1080p native resolution and 60 frames per second. As in previous games within the Ridge Racer series, the gameplay centers on high speed circuit racing featuring "drift" handling, where the player slides the car around turns without great loss of speed. New features in this iteration include car body and engine customization which can affect the performance, handling and nitrous boost system of the car. Ridge Racer 7 also actively encourages players to slipstream other cars, whereas previous iterations did not mention that this technique increases speed.
Configuration
Options that deviate from RPCS3's default settings and provide the best experience with this title are listed below.
GPU configuration
| Setting | Option | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Shader quality | High | Required to fix reflections on some tracks affects Nvidia GPUs |
Advanced configuration
| Setting | Option | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Accurate RSX reservation access | On | Lowers occurences of FIFO desync errors at the cost of performance. |
Known Issues
This game has been listed as playable since 2019-04, however for most people has only been loadable due to rampant crashes and desyncs in the game menus, and FMV playback as of now does not work and crashes the game, the easiest workaround so far is to spam the START button every time a cutscene is played, especially to avoid crashing on RSGP 14 Final State
Cars crash in Attract Mode
- Issue 9650: In the Attract Mode demo, the CPU-controlled cars don't follow the expected path and end up crashing into walls.
Special Notes
The game's speed is tied to 60 FPS so adjustments to the Vblank frequency will only increase the game's speed and not in-game FPS.
Netplay testing
For the complete list of games tested with RPCN, please check the RPCN Compatibility List.
| Game Version | RPCS3 Version | Connects? | Create/Join lobbies? | Match with others? | Online features working? | Requires custom servers? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 | Yes | No | No | No | Game freezes whenever you try to go online. |