Ridge Racer 6 for Xbox 360

Pros: Great tracks and hot drifting action! Huge single player setup, Xbox Live play
Cons: As always, the announcer is a loser, graphics are good but not great

There's something to be said about a console having a Ridge Racer game available on the first day; after all, Sony has launched every PlayStation console with one, and each has turned out to be a pretty successful piece of hardware. It could be just a ...

Pros: It's fun for a few hours.
Cons: There's not much depth to the game.

One of my fondest gaming memories revolves around the launch of the Sony PlayStation back in the mid-1990s. I was in my early twenties at that point, out of college, married, and a dad. I'd been what would have been called a "hardcore gamer" in my youth ...

Pros: Fun, drifting action, good sense of speed, fun music
Cons: Bad physics, no car damage, the announcer starts to grate...

I'd never heard the term "drifting" when applied to racing games. Apparently, drifting is the art and science of turning a corner while sliding. The key to drifting is timing the drift such that the turning, squealing of tires, and seemingly ...