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{{InfoboxGame
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  |image  = 310351-r-racing-evolution-playstation-2-front-cover.jpg
  |image  = 310351-r-racing-evolution-playstation-2-front-cover.jpg
  |developer = Namco
  |developer = Namco
  |publisher = Namco
  |publisher = Namco
  |platforms = GameCube, PS2, Xbox
  |platforms = {{plat-ngc}} • {{plat-ps2}} • {{plat-xbox}}
  |date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''November 27, 2003 (original)'''
  |date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''November 27, 2003 (original)'''
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">{{Flag-JP}} November 27, 2003<br>{{Flag-US}} December 9, 2003<br>{{Flag-EU}} April 2, 2004</div></div>
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">{{Flag-JP}} November 27, 2003<br>{{Flag-US}} December 9, 2003<br>{{Flag-EU}} April 2, 2004</div></div>
  |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R:_Racing_Evolution
  |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R:_Racing_Evolution
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/rracing-evolution
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/15590/rracing-evolution
 
  |related = Spinoff of [[Ridge Racer (series)]]}}
  |related = Spinoff of [[Ridge Racer (series)]]
}}


'''R: Racing Evolution''' (known as '''R: Racing''' in Europe and Australia) is a 2003 racing game by Namco and a spinoff of the ''Ridge Racer'' series. Unlike its precursor, it features licensed cars and a story mode.
'''R: Racing Evolution''' (known as '''R: Racing''' in Europe and Australia) is a 2003 racing game by Namco and a spinoff of the ''Ridge Racer'' series. Unlike its precursor, it features licensed cars and a story mode.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Some SKUs of the GameCube version came with [[Pac-Man Vs.]] included in the box.
* Some SKUs of the GameCube version came with [[Pac-Man Vs.]] included in the box.
* The Xbox version features an exclusive vehicle, the Hummer H1.
* The Xbox version features an exclusive vehicle, the Hummer H1.
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* The developers hoped to make a sequel if the game was successful enough, but it never received one.
* The developers hoped to make a sequel if the game was successful enough, but it never received one.


== Previews ==
== Ads ==
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|title=US print ad
|date=December 2003
|country=US
|description=from Electronic Gaming Monthly
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}


== News ==
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|file=2003-11-21 Nintendo Dream (JP) 101 - p24 (f2b20ce5).png
|title=Nintendo Dream
|date=21 November 2003
|country=JP
|description=News about Pac-Man Vs. bundle
}}
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|file=2003-12 Play (US) 24 - p21 - (2dcf0bf6).jpg
|title=Play
|date=December 2003
|country=US
|description=News about Pac-Man Vs. bundle
}}
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|file=2004-01 GamePro (US) 184 - p24 (54855cf4).jpg
|title=GamePro
|date=January 2004
|country=US
|description=News about Pac-Man Vs. bundle
}}
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|file=2004-01 GMR (US) 12 - p22 (718fdeb1).jpg
|title=GMR
|date=January 2004
|country=US
|description=News about Pac-Man Vs. bundle
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}


== Previews ==
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|date=July 2003
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|date=September 2003
|date=September 2003
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|country=UK
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|country=CN
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{{GalleryEnd}}


== Covers ==
== Covers ==
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|date=June 2003
|date=June 2003
|country=CN
|country=CN
}}
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|country=CN
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}}
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== Features ==
== Features ==
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryStart}}
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|file=NOURS Magazine - Volume 41 - Summer 2003 pages 12, 13.pdf
|file=NOURS Magazine - Volume 41 - Summer 2003 pages 12, 13.pdf
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|date=Summer 2003
|date=Summer 2003
|country=JP
|country=JP
|description=Interview with producer Isao Nakamura and director Hideo Teramoto
|description=Interview with producer Isao Nakamura/director Hideo Teramoto
}}
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|file=2003-07 Famitsu Xbox (JP) - p34-37.pdf
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}}
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{{GalleryCard
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|file=Play-023_pages_60_61_optim.pdf
|file=Play-023_pages_60_61_optim.pdf
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|description=Interview with Hideo Teramoto, director
|description=Interview with Hideo Teramoto, director
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|file=Famitsu_Xbox_2004-01_092-095.pdf
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|date=January 2004
|date=January 2004
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|country=JP
|description=Tips and developer interview
|description=includes interview with producer Isao Nakamura/director Hideo Teramoto/programmer Satoru Ouchi
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{{GalleryEnd}}


== Reviews ==
== Reviews ==
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|file=2004-02 Nintendo Power (US) 176 - p148 R Racing (e34ba149).jpg
|title=Nintendo Power
|date=February 2004
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|title=NGC
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== Manual ==
== Manual ==
* https://archive.org/details/ps2_R-_Racing_Evolution_USA
* https://archive.org/details/ps2_R-_Racing_Evolution_USA


<includeonly>[[Category:Game]]</includeonly>
[[Category:Game]]

Latest revision as of 02:01, 23 October 2024

R: Racing Evolution (known as R: Racing in Europe and Australia) is a 2003 racing game by Namco and a spinoff of the Ridge Racer series. Unlike its precursor, it features licensed cars and a story mode.

Trivia[edit]

  • Some SKUs of the GameCube version came with Pac-Man Vs. included in the box.
  • The Xbox version features an exclusive vehicle, the Hummer H1.
  • The cover art featured different cars in Japan, the Americas and Europe.
  • Never made available by digital download, and the Xbox version is not 360-compatible.
  • The developers hoped to make a sequel if the game was successful enough, but it never received one.

Ads[edit]

News[edit]

Previews[edit]

Covers[edit]

Features[edit]

Reviews[edit]

Manual[edit]