Disney and Pixar's movies have spawned their share of video game adaptations, and it tends to be a coin flip whether the ensuing project will be surprisingly good or among the worst titles on a console. If only one of these two titles could be added to the service, the 2006 entry was the right game to highlight.Ĭonsidering the terrible reputation of licensed products, anyone would be forgiven for ignoring Cars 2: The Video Game. As valid as these criticisms are, they are not that relevant in this day and age, particularly for PS Plus Premium subscribers. Consequently, this release can feel like a glorified expansion rather than a proper sequel.
That's not to say Ridge Racer 2 has nothing new to offer, just that the additions come in the form of tracks rather than mechanics. RELATED: Best PS5 Games On PlayStation Plus Premium & Extra
The 2006 sequel is not quite as decorated, but that primarily comes down to a lack of notable additions and improvements rather than a decline in quality. The PSP kept up this trend with Ridge Racer, which is still among the highest-rated games on the console. The franchise's games often acted as showcases of a console's hardware, all the while being very good arcade racers in their own right. Informed heavily by its Sega AM2 ancestors and the very finest of the best-in-class British arcade racers that followed in their slipstream – including Burnout and Split/Second – Hotshot Racing is extremely easy to pick and play but demands near-perfection when tackled at Expert difficultly.Up until the PS3 era, Ridge Racer was a staple of Sony's PlayStation launch lineups. Boost is a potent way to catch opponents (although largely useless to shake them), and there’s a surprisingly powerful drafting mechanic that facilitates some furiously fast slingshot manoeuvres. The drifting is painless to trigger with a quick dab of brake, and it’s very easy to add or reduce drift angle throughout a slide to balance your speed for a perfect corner exit. Cars feel planted on the road with a satisfying sense of weight that’s sometimes absent from pure arcade racers, but they’re still snappy and responsive enough to obey your inputs instantly as you hurl them into sweeping bends. Arcade racers live and die on their driving dynamics, but Hotshot Racing boasts a very finely-honed handling model. “Better still, however, is the handling of most of the cars.
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