R: Racing Evolution

R: Racing Evolution

USA cover Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-20721 Release date: December 9, 2003 CRCs: C6DDDB74 Windows Status: Ingame Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SLES-52309 Release date: April 2, 2004 CRCs: C3CA06E4 Windows Status: Ingame Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region NTSC-J/C/K: Serial numbers: SLPS-25300 SCAJ-20048 SLPM-60216 (Trial) Release date: November 27, 2003 Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Namco
Publisher(s): Namco
Genre: Racing
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 66/100
Game description: Not your ordinary racer, R: Racing Evolution features a story mode, in-game radio communications, and authentic licensed cars. R: Racing Evolution chronicles the intense competition and deep rivalries found only within the professional racing circuit. Upgrade and modify your vehicle to compete in five game modes, including Racing Life, Event Challenge, Time Attack, Arcade, and Versus. New features such as the Interactive Driver AI System and in-game radio communications bring players close to the racing action.
The game offers a story mode where the player follows the racing career of Rena Hayami as she struggles to deal with the busy life of a professional race car driver and the politics of the sport. The mode features 14 chapters, in which the player earns new cars, RP points for new purchases, and views CG movies proceeding every chapter.
The game also features a system referred to as the pressure meter, a fighting game-esque gauge that fills up as the player gets closer to a rival car; the higher the meter, the greater the likelihood that the AI will make a critical mistake. Most of the time, when the player overtakes an NPC, it will trigger a dialog, complimenting your movements, and it might also trigger a dialog when the pressure meter is full/half-full, with the opponent slowly feeling the pressure, ending up, most likely, screaming out of control.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U/PAL	?	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 GeForce 7900 GTX	0.9.6 RC	GSDX r890	SPU2ghz 1.9.0 Lilypad 0.9.9	BIOS: USA v02.00, Last tested in PCSX2 0.9.6 with complains of cars not appearing on races, unknown status with 0.9.8 or later.	Machina
PAL	Windows	I5 3330 HD radeon 6850	1.3 Git 28 of May	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), The others cars are Invisibles.	DESTRUIDOR
NTSC-U	Windows	I5 3330 HD radeon 6850	1.3 5 of June	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Others cars are invisibles	DESTRUIDOR

Trivia

• Original names: R レーシングエヴォリューション (SLPS-25300)
• Also known as R: Racing (EU), R:Racing Evolution: Life in the Fast Lane (JP)
• Progressive for NTSC only supported in NTSC-U version

Known Issues

Cars on track are invisible

• Status: Active
• Type: Serious
• Description: All cars on track are invisible, both during races and in menu's.
• Workaround: There is no known workaround.

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