Ridge Racer

, originally named , is a racing video game released for the PlayStation Vita as a launch title on 17 December 2011 in Japan, 22 February 2012 in Europe, 23 February in Australia and 13 March in North America. It is the 5th handheld game in the Ridge Racer series. The game was developed by Cellius and published by Namco Bandai Games. The game continues the Ridge Racer tradition of arcade racing and supports single-player as well as local and Wi-Fi multiplayer games. Upon release, Ridge Racer was mostly panned by video game critics. Downloadable content The Hornet from Sega's Daytona USA makes a cameo appearance as available DLC, as well as an exclusive song (with lyrics by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi) and course inspired by both franchises. Other cameos include cars with paint schemes derived from The Idolmaster, as well as DoCoMO and Pac-Man-themed versions of the Kamata SYNCi, the game's cover car. The DoCoMo and Idolmaster cars are not available outside Japan. Other downloadable content include new cars and courses, as well as music tracks from previous entries in the franchise.