R: Racing Evolution
From Videogame Morgue File
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.
- 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.
US print ad
🇺🇸 December 2003
from Electronic Gaming Monthly
Nintendo Dream
🇯🇵 21 November 2003
News about Pac-Man Vs. bundle
Play
🇺🇸 December 2003
News about Pac-Man Vs. bundle
GamePro
🇺🇸 January 2004
News about Pac-Man Vs. bundle
GMR
🇺🇸 January 2004
News about Pac-Man Vs. bundle
Previews[edit]
Nintendo Dream
🇯🇵 June 21 2003
Official US PlayStation Magazine
🇺🇸 July 2003
Famitsu Xbox
🇯🇵 August 2003
Official US PlayStation Magazine
🇺🇸 August 2003
Computer and Video Games
🇬🇧 September 2003
GamesMaster
🇬🇧 September 2003
Official US PlayStation Magazine
🇺🇸 November 2003
Official Xbox Magazine
🇬🇧 January 2004
Nintendo Power
🇺🇸 January 2004
PlayStation 2 Official Magazine
🇬🇧 February 2004
Official PlayStation 2 Magazine
🇦🇺 February 2004
Features[edit]
NOURS
🇯🇵 Summer 2003
Interview with producer Isao Nakamura/director Hideo Teramoto
Famitsu Xbox
🇯🇵 July 2003
Interview with producer Isao Nakamura/director Hideo Teramoto, preview, racing game timeline
PSM
🇺🇸 July 2003
Interview with producer Isao Nakamura
Play
🇺🇸 November 2003
Interview with Hideo Teramoto, director
Famitsu Xbox
🇯🇵 November 2003
includes interview with producer Isao Nakamura/director Hideo Teramoto
Famitsu Xbox
🇯🇵 December 2003
includes interviews with producer Isao Nakamura/director Hideo Teramoto and sound designer Hiroshi Okubo
Famitsu Xbox
🇯🇵 January 2004
includes interview with producer Isao Nakamura/director Hideo Teramoto/programmer Satoru Ouchi
Famitsu Xbox
🇯🇵 February 2004
driving tips
Reviews[edit]
Famitsu Xbox
🇯🇵 January 2004
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 2004
Official US PlayStation Magazine
🇺🇸 January 2004
Official Xbox Magazine
🇺🇸 January 2004
GamesMaster
🇬🇧 February 2004
Nintendo Power
🇺🇸 February 2004
Game Informer
🇺🇸 February 2004
Play
🇺🇸 February 2004
Racing-Sim Game of the Year
PlayStation 2 Official Magazine
🇬🇧 March 2004
Official Xbox Magazine
🇬🇧 March 2004
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