187 Ride or Die

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187 Ride or Die
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Developer(s) Ubisoft Paris
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Producer(s) Ali Kojori
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
  • NA: August 23, 2005 (PS2)
  • NA: August 24, 2005 (Xbox)
  • AU: August 25, 2005 (PS2)
  • EU: August 26, 2005
Genre(s) Vehicular combat, racing
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer, online

187 Ride or Die is a video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, developed and published by Ubisoft. It is a vehicular combat racing game and was released for the PS2 and Xbox before being ported to the PlayStation Portable under the title Street Riders .

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Gameplay

In order to become "top dog" of the game, the player must race and defeat opponents through a variety of different stages all set in Los Angeles's infamous South Central region. If playing with another player, one can be the driver and the other can be the shooter (co-op). This can be done in the story and online mode. 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. [1] [2]

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