Ridge Racer Unbounded

Ridge Racer Unbounded
North American PlayStation 3 cover art
Developer(s)Bugbear Entertainment
Publisher(s)Namco Bandai Games
Producer(s)Joonas Laakso, Kimmo Kari
Designer(s)Karri Kiviluoma
Programmer(s)Fred Sundvik
Composer(s)Hiroshi Okubo, Akitaka Tohyama, Rio Hamamoto, Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Nobuyoshi Sano
SeriesRidge Racer
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Release
  • NA: 27 March 2012
  • NA: 29 March 2012 (PC)
  • EU: 30 March 2012
  • AU: 5 April 2012
  • JP: 31 July 2012
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Ridge Racer Unbounded is a 2012 racing video game developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by Namco Bandai Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the eighth installment of the Ridge Racer franchise following Ridge Racer 7, the first mainline title not to be developed by Namco, and the first in the series overall to be released on Windows. Unbounded is also the most recent game in the series to be released on home consoles as its successors only focused on handheld devices.

Unbounded marks a departure from the traditional Ridge Racer drifting style, and moved to a more combat-oriented and destructive style, similar to the Burnout series and Split/Second, as well as implementing customizations. The game received average reviews.