Console: | PC |
TV Standard: | PAL |
Developer(s): | BUGBEAR |
Publisher(s): | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
Release Date: | 2012-03-27 |
Players: | 1 |
Co-op: | No |
ESRB: | Not Rated |
Type: | Racing |
Ridge Racer Unbounded (リッジレーサー アンバウンデッド Rijji Rẽsā Anbaundeddo?) is a racing video game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Part of the long-running Ridge Racer franchise, the game is published by Namco Bandai Games and developed by Bugbear Entertainment. Unbounded is the first game in the series (not including R: Racing Evolution) to receive a "Teen" rating by the ESRB. It is also the first game in the series (not including Rave Racer, whose Windows version was cancelled) to feature a Microsoft Windows version. A free-to-play version called Ridge Racer Driftopia was announced on 12 April 2013.[2][3] A beta version was released for Windows and PlayStation 3 in August 2013.[4][5] On 19 June 2014, Bandai Namco announced that Driftopia has been cancelled, and the beta servers were shut down on 15 August 2014.[6] The online servers and the multiplayer modes of Ridge Racer Unbounded were shut down and discontinued on 27 February 2015 in Europe.[7]