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Game entry

R4: Ridge Racer Type 4

1998 · Racing · PlayStation, PSP, PlayStation 3, Android · Namco

R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 is ranked no. 4,132 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,397 and 37% of duels won. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 68 out of 78 (1998).

World rank

no. 4,132

ELO score

1,397

Wins

37%

Duels played

70

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About R4: Ridge Racer Type 4

R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 is the fourth game in the Ridge Racer series. It includes eight tracks (with reverse variants, for a total of 16 layouts) and 321 vehicles, all of which are fictional. This iteration was one of the first PlayStation titles to feature Gouraud shading on polygons, giving the game a visual depth that was previously missing. It was also the first Ridge Racer game on the system to feature two-player split-screen mode and offered two different driving models.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,397 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 4,129 Ziggurat 1,397
  2. 4,130 Clustertruck 1,397
  3. 4,131 Teslagrad 1,397
  4. 4,132 R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 1,397
  5. 4,133 EA Sports UFC 1,397
  6. 4,134 The End Is Nigh 1,397
  7. 4,135 Destroy All Humans! 2 1,397

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The standing

Where R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 68 out of 78 (1998).

Where R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 4,132 5,046
Racing 210 259
1990s 549 659
1998 68 78

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