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Ride
Developer(s)Milestone srl
Publisher(s)Milestone srl
Designer(s)
  • Irvin Zonca
  • Matteo Pezzotti
Programmer(s)Salvatore Fiduccia
Artist(s)
  • Mauro Ferrari
  • Luca Naitza
EngineUnreal Engine 4(Ride 3 and 4)
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

Rideis aracing video gamedeveloped and published byMilestone.The game was released on March 27, 2015, in Europe, and on October 6, 2015, in North America forMicrosoft Windows,PlayStation 3,PlayStation 4,Xbox One,andXbox 360.[1][2]

Development[edit]

On September 15, 2014,Milestoneannounced the development ofRide,a motorcycle racing video game.[3]The studio had previously developed racing games within the licensed seriesWorld Rally Championship,MotoGP,SBK,andMXGP.[4]

Reception[edit]

Reviewers described the game as "Forza Motorsportwith bikes. "[6][7][8]It was also noted as being more accessible to newcomers than other bike games.[8]Richard Seagrave ofGameSpewcomplained about the long loading times.[6]

The game reached number 10 in the UK PS3 sales charts, and number 13 in the PS4 charts.[9]

Sequels[edit]

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

Ride 3was released on November 30, 2018, for Xbox One, PS4 and Microsoft Windows.[11]The game features 230 bikes, from 1966 to current-day. The track list was expanded to 30, including Garda Lake, Imatra, and Tenerife.

Ride 4was announced on December 4, 2019, on the official Ride page on Facebook and was released on October 8, 2020, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One,[12]forPlayStation 5andXbox Series X/Son January 21, 2021, and forAmazon Lunaon April 8, 2021, with features dynamic weather, time of day, endurance racing and pitstops.[13][14]In September 2021, a gameplay video went viral, with the wet-weather graphics looking so good that people confused it with real life.[15]The video amassed more than 3 million views in just over a week.[16]

It was nominated for "Best Italian Game" at the Italian Video Game Awards.[17]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Ride - Information".PQube.Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2015.Retrieved25 March2015.
  2. ^"The Revolution is RIDE".Bandai Namco Games.RetrievedMarch 25,2015.
  3. ^"Milestone Presents Ride".Ride.14 September 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 26 March 2015.Retrieved25 March2015.
  4. ^"Milestone picks up MotoGP licence".Eurogamer.January 18, 2013.RetrievedMarch 25,2015.
  5. ^"Ride for PlayStation 4 reviews".Metacritic.CBS Interactive.RetrievedApril 16,2015.
  6. ^abSeagrave, Richard (27 March 2015)."Ride Review".Retrieved6 December2018.
  7. ^"RIDE Playstation 4 Review".20 May 2015.Retrieved6 December2018.
  8. ^abOne, Justin Towell 2015-03-27T07:00:00 85ZXbox (27 March 2015)."Ride review".gamesradar.Retrieved6 December2018.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^"GFK Chart-Track".www.chart-track.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 6 December 2018.Retrieved6 December2018.
  10. ^"'Ride 2' Announced With More Bikes And Increased Customization ".Forbes.com.
  11. ^"Milestone's Ride 3 has a New Release Date and New Trailer".www.bleedingcool.com.21 September 2018.Retrieved2019-02-01.
  12. ^Aguilos, Pia."Milestone confirms October release date for Ride 4".whatoplay.com.whatoplay.Retrieved18 May2020.
  13. ^"RIDE 4 coming to PS5, Xbox Series X on January 21, 2021".Gematsu.2020-09-05.Retrieved2020-09-05.
  14. ^New on Luna+: RIDE 4,retrieved2022-12-18
  15. ^"Here's Why That Ride 4 Footage Looks So Realistic".October 2021.
  16. ^"Ride 4 PS5: What Is This Surprise Viral Sensation?".Downtime Bros.2021-09-28.
  17. ^"Italian Video Game Awards Nominees and Winners".Italian Video Game Awards.2019-04-11. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-04-12.Retrieved2019-05-25.
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