,,, (o o) ---------------------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------------------------------------- FROM NOW ON, GO TO GAME WINNERS (http://www.gamewinners.com) FOR ALL FUTURE UPDATES AND ALL FUTURE GUIDES OF MINE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 Strategy Guide for Sony PlayStation ///, //// \ /, / >. \ /, _/ /. \_ /_/ /. _____ _____ \__/_ < / __ \__________ / __ \___ _ _____ _________ _ ____ __ /<<< \_\_ / / / / ___/ __ \ / / / / // \/ __ \/ ___/ Y \/__/ \/ / /,)^>>_._ \ / /_/ / _/_/ /_/ // /_/ / _~ / /_/ / _/_/ \ / /> < (/ \\ /\\\ /__/ \ >____/_____// ____/__//__/\_____/_____/__//__/\_//__/\_\ // ```` ======\/============\_/========[red_phoenix_1@hotmail.com]============((`======= Last Time Updated: 01/13/00 This guide is complete. I am no longer going to add anything to this guide. No more GameShark codes! Also, I am no longer accepting questions for this game. They will just be deleted! ===================================== Table of Contents ------------------------------------- I. Introduction II. The Complete List of Vehicles (321) III. Decals IV. The Tracks V. Driving Tips VI. Unlocking a Specific Car VII. GameShark Codes VIII. Credits IX. Farewell! ===================================== I. Introduction ===================================== Namco has really developed a good racing game in Ridge Racer Type 4. Unfortunately for Namco, there is another racing game about to be released, Gran Turismo 2. R4 has an awesome selection of playable vehicles. R4 has the best graphics of any Ridge Racer to date. There are four teams. Micro Mouse Mappy (M.M.M.)- Easy- France Dig Racing Team (D.R.T.)- Expert- USA Pac Racing Team (P.R.C)- Normal- Japan Racing Team Solvalou (R.T.S)- Hard- Italy There are also four car manufacturers. Assoluto- Drift- Italy Lizard- Drift- USA Terrazi- Grip- Japan Age Solo- Grip- France When choosing a car manufacturer, keep in mind that drift cars are more difficult to control. ======================================= II. The Complete List of Vehicles (321) ======================================= Like I said earlier, R4 has an awesome selection of vehicles. ASSOLUTO Name Stage Handling Overall Rating M.M.M. D.R.T. P.R.C. R.T.S. 1 Promessa 1 Poor Poor 162 166 171 180 2 Promessa 2 Average Poor 178 180 187 194 3 Bisonte 2 Average Average 182 184 191 200 4 Regalo 2 Average Average 187 191 198 205 5 Fatalita 2 Average Good 194 203 208 212 6 Promessa 3 Average Average 194 196 200 212 7 Bisonte 3 Average Good 196 203 207 216 8 Regalo 3 Fair Good 203 207 212 223 9 Fatalia 3 Fair Good 205 212 216 226 10 Rondine 3 Fair Good 212 223 227 232 11 Cavaliere 3 Good Good 216 222 226 237 12 Infinito 3 Good Good 221 248 232 242 13 Promessa 4 Good Great 280 285 290 301 14 Bisonte 4 Good Great 287 292 296 306 15 Regalo 4 Great Great 292 296 303 312 16 Fatalita 4 Great Great 296 303 306 317 17 Aquila 4 Great Great 303 312 312 321 18 Estasi 4 Excellent Excellent 308 324 317 326 19 Squalo 4 Great Excellent 312 321 340 331 20 Vulcano 4 Average Extreme 356 360 358 374 LIZARD Name Stage Handling Overall Rating M.M.M. D.R.T. P.R.C. R.T.S. 1 Bonfire 1 Poor Poor 162 164 169 178 2 Bonfire 2 Average Poor 175 178 184 194 3 Detector 2 Average Average 178 184 189 198 4 Wisdom 2 Average Average 184 189 194 203 5 Officer 2 Average Good 184 189 194 203 6 Bonfire 3 Average Average 191 194 198 210 7 Detector 3 Average Good 196 200 205 214 8 Wisdom 3 Fair Good 200 205 207 219 9 Officer 3 Fair Good 200 205 207 219 10 Colleague 3 Fair Good 216 233 223 235 11 Comrade 3 Good Good 216 230 223 235 12 Ignition 3 Great Good 219 246 230 239 13 Bonfire 4 Average Great 280 285 290 301 14 Detector 4 Average Great 285 290 294 306 15 Wisdom 4 Great Great 290 294 301 312 16 Officer 4 Average Great 290 294 301 312 17 Tamer 4 Average Great 299 310 310 321 18 Cataract 4 Average Excellent 303 319 317 324 19 Reckless 4 Extreme Excellent 308 335 319 328 20 Nightmare 4 Great Extreme 351 369 353 358 TERRAZI Name Stage Handling Overall Rating M.M.M. D.R.T. P.R.C. R.T.S. 1 Ambitious 1 Poor Poor 159 166 171 180 2 Ambitious 2 Fair Poor 175 182 187 198 3 Troop 2 Average Average 180 187 191 203 4 Rumor 2 Average Average 187 191 196 207 5 Wildboar 2 Average Good 191 203 200 212 6 Ambitious 3 Average Average 189 194 203 210 7 Troop 3 Average Good 196 200 207 216 8 Rumor 3 Fair Good 203 205 210 221 9 Wildboar 3 Good Good 210 219 219 230 10 Capital 3 Fair Good 210 219 219 230 11 Cowboy 3 Good Good 214 230 223 235 12 Starlight 3 Excellent Great 221 246 232 239 13 Ambitious 4 Good Great 278 285 292 301 14 Troop 4 Good Great 283 287 296 303 15 Rumor 4 Great Great 287 296 299 310 16 Wildboar 4 Great Great 294 301 306 317 17 Decision 4 Excellent Great 301 310 310 319 18 Terrific 4 Great Excellent 306 321 315 326 19 Destroyer 4 Great Excellent 310 337 319 331 20 Utopia 4 Tricky Extreme 392 395 399 397 AGE SOLO Name Stage Handling Overall Rating M.M.M. D.R.T. P.R.C. R.T.S. 1 Prophetie 1 Poor Poor 159 164 169 164 2 Prophetie 2 Average Poor 173 180 187 180 3 Dirigeant 2 Average Average 178 187 189 187 4 Bataille 2 Average Average 184 189 194 189 5 Megere 2 Average Good 189 200 198 201 6 Prophetie 3 Average Average 191 196 200 196 7 Dirigeant 3 Average Good 194 200 205 200 8 Bataille 3 Fair Good 203 200 207 203 8 Megere 3 Fair Good 203 210 216 210 8 Antilope 3 Fair Good 207 219 219 221 11 Averse 3 Good Good 214 228 223 228 12 Licorne 3 Great Good 219 244 230 244 13 Prophetie 4 Good Great 287 287 287 287 14 Dirigeant 4 Good Great 287 290 294 290 15 Bataille 4 Great Great 290 294 301 294 16 Megere 4 Great Great 297 299 303 299 17 Espion 4 Great Great 301 312 308 312 18 Sorciere 4 Great Excellent 303 319 315 319 19 Supernova 4 Great Excellent 310 335 321 335 20 Ecureuil 4 Touchy Odd 312 301 294 306 The Pac- Man car will be released when all other 320 cars have been released. The top speed is 242. ======================================== III. Decals ======================================== I recommend that you make your own custom decals for your car. It sets your car out from the others. There are also some previously made decals you can select from: 00 Custom 01 Armadillo Racing 02 Bosconian 03 Baraduke 04 Dragon Saber 05 Black Knight 06 Galaga 07 Galaxian3 08 ????????? 09 GunBarl/ GunBullet 10 Klonoa from Klonoa: Door to Phantomile 11 Metro Cross 12 A monster from Klonoa: Door to Phantomile 13 Ordyne 14 Sky Kid 15 Starblade 16 Techno Drive 17 Yoshimitsu 18 Thunder Ceptor 19 Sophita from Soul Edge/ Soul Blade 20 World Stadium 2 21 Reiko Nagase (Blue)- D.R.T. 22 Reiko Nagase (Orange)- M.M.M. 23 Reiko Nagase (Green)- P.R.C. 24 Reiko Nagase (Red)- R.T.S. For Reiko Nagase's stickers, you'll have to complete the specified team without repeating trial, while getting first for every race. ======================================== IV. The Tracks ======================================== HELTER SKELTER (Course 1) 3 laps 3.262 miles Easy WONDERHILL (Course 2) 3 laps 4.178 miles Moderate EDGE OF THE EARTH (Course 3) 3 laps 3.540 miles Moderate OUT OF BLUE (Course 4) 3 laps 3.477 miles Moderate PHANTOMILE (Course 5) 3 laps 1.882 miles Moderate BRIGHTEST NITE (Course 6) 3 laps 3.667 miles Hard HEAVEN & HELL (Course 7) 3 laps 4.305 miles Hard SHOOTING HOOPS (Course 8) 6 laps 2.475 miles Moderate ====================================== V. Driving Tips ====================================== There aren't many tips that I can give you. Really the only tips deal with cornering. The Grip cars have excellent traction and a stiff suspension. 1. Turn 2. While full throttle, tap the brakes 3. Feather the brakes until you're through the turn. The Drift cars are more difficult to control. Some corners don't require sliding, but you should feather the brakes. 1. Turn 2. Release the gas 3. After losing traction, hit the throttle. 4. Turn the steering wheel, so you stay on the track. ===================================== VI. Unlocking a Specific Vehicle ===================================== First Heat Second Heat Final GP Cars Unlocked Trial 1 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1, 2, 6, 13 Trail 2 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1, 2, 7, 14 Trial 3 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1, 2, 8, 15 Trial 4 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1, 2, 9, 16 Trial 5 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1, 3, 10, 17 Trial 6 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1, 4, 11, 18 Trial 7 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1, 5, 12, 19 Extra Trial Trial 1 1st 20 ===================================== VII. GameShark Codes ===================================== Unlock Extra Trial 800F3754 0001 Complete Extra Trial 800F375C 0101 800F375E 0101 Unlock all D.R.T. Cars 800F3710 FFFF 800F3712 FFFF 800F3714 FFFF 800F3716 FFFF 800F3718 FFFF 800F371A FFFF 800F371C FFFF 800F371E FFFF Unlock all R.T.S. Cars 800F3740 FFFF 800F3742 FFFF 800F3744 FFFF 800F3746 FFFF 800F3748 FFFF 800F374A FFFF 800F374C FFFF 800F374E FFFF Unlock all M.M.M. Cars 800F3720 FFFF 800F3722 FFFF 800F3724 FFFF 800F3726 FFFF 800F3728 FFFF 800F372A FFFF 800F372C FFFF 800F372E FFFF Unlock all P.R.C. Cars 800F3730 FFFF 800F3732 FFFF 800F3734 FFFF 800F3736 FFFF 800F3738 FFFF 800F373A FFFF 800F373C FFFF 800F373E FFFF ===================================== VIII. Credits ===================================== - Expert Gamer - GameFaqs and CJayC - Al Amaloo at Game Winners - 'Jacel' Joseph Ong-- Decals section. ===================================== IX. Farewell! ===================================== I hope you enjoyed the strategy guide. I have already written a strategy guide for Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri for PC, so check it out. You can't copyright facts, only style. Nevertheless, this document is Copyright 1999 Jim Chamberlin. ///, //// \ /, / >. \ /, _/ /. - (C)Red Phoenix \_ /_/ /. _____ _____ \__/_ < / __ \__________ / __ \___ _ _____ _________ _ ____ __ /<<< \_\_ / / / / ___/ __ \ / / / / // \/ __ \/ ___/ Y \/__/ \/ / /,)^>>_._ \ / /_/ / _/_/ /_/ // /_/ / _~ / /_/ / _/_/ \ / /> < (/ \\ /\\\ /__/ \ >____/_____// ____/__//__/\_____/_____/__//__/\_//__/\_\ // ```` ======\/============\_/========[red_phoenix_1@hotmail.com]============((`=======