Ride (video game)

Ride
Developer(s) Milestone S.r.l.
Publisher(s) Milestone S.r.l.
Designer(s) Irvin Zonca
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Release
  • EU: March 27, 2015
  • NA: October 6, 2015
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Ride is a motorcycle racing video game developed and published by Milestone S.r.l.. The game was released on March 27, 2015, in Europe, and on October 6, 2015 in North America for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox 360[1][2]

Development

On September 15, 2014, Milestone announced the development of Ride, a motorcycle racing video game.[3] The studio had previously developed racing games within the licensed series World Rally Championship, MotoGP, SBK and MXGP.[4]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic66/100[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GamesMaster64%
GamesTM5/10
IGN70%
OPM (UK)60%
OXM (UK)6/20

Many reviewers described the game as "Forza Motorsport with bikes."[6][7][8] It was also noted as being more accessible to newcomers than other bike games.[8] One complaint was the long loading times.[6] The game reached number 10 in the UK PS3 sales charts, and number 13 in the PS4 charts.[9]

Sequel

Ride 2 was released for PC on October 7, 2016, and for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on February 14, 2017.[10] It features over 200 bikes from 15 different categories (as opposed to the 4 categories in the original game) with additional bike customization options.

Ride 3 is due for release in 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "Ride - Information". PQube. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Revolution is RIDE". Bandai Namco Games. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Milestone Presents Ride". Ride. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Milestone picks up MotoGP licence". Eurogamer. January 18, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ride for PlayStation 4 reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  6. 1 2 http://gamespew.com/2015/03/ride-game-review/
  7. ↑ http://www.isrtv.com/ride/ride-playstation-4-review/
  8. 1 2 http://www.gamesradar.com/ride-review/
  9. ↑ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fsoftware%2Fuk%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=110042&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=13
  10. ↑ "'Ride 2' Announced With More Bikes And Increased Customization". Forbes.com.
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