ridge racer unbounded is one of the games of all time

downloaded it on a whim with a bunch of other ps3 games, I half-remembered a scathing review, the game opened with an amazing menu and the first dance started with Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

it plays like ass but I kinda love how unapologetically this game is… like that

the boost button lets you drive through walls (but only specific ones) or "frag" opponents (yes, they call it that) which sounds much cooler than it is. It's Burnout but not fun. Your car has health even though the game ostensibly wants you to drive into things and you can get randomly "fragged" from behind with no recourse.

this main menu screen is the definition of committing to the bit. Seeing "DOMINATE SHATTER BAY. DOMINATE THE WORLD" set my expectations to exactly the right amount