I bought my PSP back in November (In anticipation of my graduation from the MBA program), so I've had this game for quite some time now, but I did not really get into it until recently. Sure, I played a few rounds, cleared a few of the basic tours, but nothing more than that.

Recently, I picked up the game again, after a long time of abstinence, and I think I am hooked. I haven't completed all of the courses yet (I think I have 6 EX tours and 4 PRO left) but I am now the new Ridge Racer (i.e. I've completed the game). I find this weird.

Usually, in all previous games I have played (from my Atari to Sony consoles) you usually needed to finish all tours, all courses, all levels before you got to the "congrats! you've completed the game" movie scene.

I am still going through the game (although less now since the end of the semester is near and I need to really focus on getting those final projects done), so that I can clear all courses and see if there are hidden goodies in the game (beyond racing against some weird propeller propelled rocket car).

This game was really nice, but I did have one problem. When I hit walls head-on, or boulders, I would slow down (sometimes enough to lose a match), but my car was never totaled (or damaged in any way), so I could come back from a really bad crash. Now I could see myself annoyed by having a system that destroyed my car with every minor scratch on the side walls. All things considered though, a great game!