187 Ride or Die

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187 Ride or Die
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Developer(s) Ubisoft Paris
Virtuos (PSP)
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Producer(s) Ali Kojori
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable
Release
PSP
  • EU: March 31, 2006
Genre(s) Vehicular combat, racing
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer, online

187 Ride or Die is a 2005 urban street racing vehicular combat video game developed and published by Ubisoft. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in late August 2005 in North America and Europe. A port for the PlayStation Portable developed by Virtuos was released only in Europe in March 2006 under the title Street Riders.

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Gameplay

187 Ride or Die is set in Los Angeles' infamous South Central region, where players must race and defeat opponents through a variety of stages to become the "top dog". The game also features a co-op mechanic, in which one player can be the driver and the second player rides along as the shooter, whether playing through the story or online. There are a variety of modes available to the player.

Reception

187 Ride or Die received mixed reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [4] [5]

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