by replacing the CD in the PlayStation, where he raced to his own music tracks. To ensure that his music fit with the game, he played R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 while composing the tracks in his studio. Arcade Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle, the arcade port of Ridge Racer V, first appeared in 2001 for the Namco System 246 arcade platform. The arcade version has some features such as Duel, Free Run and Pac-Man GP removed. It was the last Ridge Racer game for arcades until Pachislot Ridge Racer, which was a pachislot game released seven years later (and the last traditional racing game for that market). Reception The PS2 version received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen, however, said that his quote "bears repeating: 'Like its predecessors, Ridge Racer V will amaze you with flashy graphics and a great sense of speed. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of meat under the basic shell of the game.'" In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one nine, one ten, one eight, and one nine for a total of 36 out of 40. Also in Japan, Game Machine listed the arcade version in their February 1, 2001 issue as the second most-successful dedicated arcade game of the year. The PlayStation 2 version was a runner-up for "Racing Game of 2000" in both Editors' Choice and Readers' Choice at IGNs Best of 2000 Awards. It was a finalist for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' 2000 "Console Racing Game of the Year" award, which went to SSX. References Notes Footnotes Further reading External links 2000 video games Arcade video games Multiplayer and single-player video games Namco games Namco arcade games PlayStation 2 games Racing video games Ridge Racer Sony Interactive Entertainment games Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Yuu Miyake