Ridge Racer 6
| Ridge Racer 6 | |
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North American box art | |
| Developer(s) | Namco |
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| Designer(s) | Hisashi Kawamura Kazuo Yamamoto Kenichi Shimada |
| Series | Ridge Racer |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Ridge Racer 6 is a racing video game developed and published by Namco for the Xbox 360. It is an installment in the Ridge Racer series. Unlike the previous mainline entries, which were released for either PlayStation or Nintendo consoles, this entry was released exclusively as a launch title for the Xbox 360 in 2005, marking the series' debut on Xbox consoles, while a European release followed in January 2006 though a co-publishing agreement with Electronic Arts.
It is the last Ridge Racer game made by Namco as an independent company, as they would later merge with Bandai's video game division to form Namco Bandai Games in 2006. Ridge Racer 6 was followed by Ridge Racer 7 on PlayStation 3, a largely enhanced and expanded version. The game was added on the Xbox backward compatible list in November 2021 as part of the Xbox 20th anniversary, playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S consoles.