Ride (video game)

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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

Ride is a racing video game developed and published by Milestone. 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[edit]

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[edit]

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] Richard Seagrave of GameSpew complained 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 2 was 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 3 was 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 4 was 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] for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on January 21, 2021, and for Amazon Luna on 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. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ^ "The Revolution is RIDE". Bandai Namco Games. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "Milestone Presents Ride". Ride. 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. 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. ^ a b Seagrave, Richard (27 March 2015). "Ride Review". Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. ^ "RIDE Playstation 4 Review". 20 May 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  8. ^ a b One, Justin Towell 2015-03-27T07:00:00 85ZXbox (27 March 2015). "Ride review". gamesradar. Retrieved 6 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "GFK Chart-Track". www.chart-track.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  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. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  12. ^ Aguilos, Pia. "Milestone confirms October release date for Ride 4". whatoplay.com. whatoplay. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  13. ^ "RIDE 4 coming to PS5, Xbox Series X on January 21, 2021". Gematsu. 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  14. ^ New on Luna+: RIDE 4, retrieved 2022-12-18
  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. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
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