It's that time again. A new system comes out and the frenzy
starts. If you were one of the lucky few to get your mitts on an Xbox 360,
congratulations, you now have another mouth to feed. Now that you have your 360
and thinking about buying a racing game, you have a few choices to choose from.
You have Project Gotham Racing 3 which is more realistic with licensed cars.
Need For Speed Most Wanted where you can outrun cops in tricked out rides (also
licensed) and befriend a hot mama, but if you're down for a title that's about
power sliding through hairpin turns while using nitrous then you've found your
calling! Ridge Racer 6, Namco's 1st edition to the 360.
Although RR6 follows its previous versions, it does have a few
nice lil' tweaks in it such as "nitrous" which was introduced in the 5th
version. Nice additions include a plethora of cars,130 to be exact, and 30
circuits to unlock, the usual killer soundtrack. Not to mention the online
capability where you can download songs from the previous R.R. games which is
hot! Also you can unlock cars and trailers and if you have an HDTV, all I can
say is "SWEET!" This has to be one of the best looking titles. The game modes
are World Xplorer, Global Time Attack, Single Battle, Online Battle, And Multi
Battle. World Xplorer is where you race to open up the secrets of the game. You
also get achievement points as you play through this and the other modes as
well. Global Time Attack is where you race against the clock. This race is done
online and puts your finishing score amongst the world's greatest racers. See if
you can top it. Single Battle is a quick race. Online Battle is where you race
against competitors around the world and I must say, I got my but kicked quite a
few times I'm afraid. Multi Battle is where you link up Xboxes to play against a
friend’s split-screen. So there you have it. There is more to do so I won't give
away everything. On that note, Happy Gaming!