Ridge Racer's always been marketed as an arcade style racer... It's not *meant* to be realistic...
However, I won't be getting this version on PS3... I've had pretty much every version of it since the original RR on PS1 (And I remember when everyone thought that was as good as graphics on games consoles were gonna be!
), through Revolution, Rage Racer, RRT4 (With the ridiculous jogcon controller), RRV on ps2, RR on PSP...
But I'm bored of the series now... The more recent titles (RR2 on psp and the RR7 demo) are precisely the same games, just with flashier graphics... They've done nothing new and I'm a bit disappointed in Namco to be honest..
Anyway, recommendations:
Resistance - a must own, especially for online games!
Motorstorm - brilliant game, not had a chance to go online yet though thanks to Tiscali
NBA 2K7 - Not had a chance to play it yet, but it's £18 for a brand new PS3 game from play.com... Can you go wrong?
NHL 2K7 - As above... Play.com = £18. Bonza!