187 Ride or Die

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187 Ride or Die
187 Ride or Die.jpg
North American PlayStation 2 cover art
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) Racing, vehicular combat
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

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, such as system link and online multiplayer. Multiplayer on Xbox Live was available to players until 15 April 2010. The game is now playable online again on the replacement Xbox Live servers called Insignia. [4] [5]

Reception

187 Ride or Die received mixed reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [6] [7] Though some praise was given to the game's graphics and voice acting, reviewers criticised its gameplay, writing and presentation, particularly its stereotyped depiction of gangsta rap and hip-hop culture as well as its gratuitous use of street slang.

Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot gave the game a 6.2/10, noting the game's repetitive gameplay and forced use of its "gangsta" theme, stating "187 Ride or Die is a fairly standard car combat game with extremely repetitive gameplay and a hip-hop theme that feels about as fake and forced as it possibly could." [10] Martin Coxall of Eurogamer also gave the game a similarly negative review, comparing it unfavourably with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in terms of presentation: "It feels like a parody of Gangsta-speak, or perhaps more accurately, a script written by some preppy WASP kid using an English-to-Gangsta translator page they found on the web one morning. There's only so much 'Yo shizzle, Gangsta!' a person can take." [8]

References

  1. ↑ Adams, David (August 16, 2005). "187 Ride or Die Reaches Finish Line". IGN. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ Chris-Leigh (August 22, 2005). "Updated Australian Release List - 22/08/05". PALGN. Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (August 26, 2005). "What's New? (26th August 2005)". Eurogamer . Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Insignia - 187 Ride or Die". insignia.live. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ Xbox, Pure (November 16, 2023). "Xbox Live 1.0 Replacement 'Insignia' Now Supports 150 Games". Pure Xbox. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "187 Ride or Die for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "187 Ride or Die for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Coxall, Martin (September 22, 2005). "187: Ride or Die (PS2)". Eurogamer . Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  9. 1 2 Reilly, Mike (September 9, 2005). "187 Ride or Die Review". Game Revolution . Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 Gerstmann, Jeff (August 29, 2005). "187 Ride or Die Review". GameSpot . Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  11. 1 2 Chapman, David (August 31, 2005). "GameSpy: 187 Ride or Die". GameSpy . Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  12. 1 2 "187 Ride or Die Review". GameTrailers . August 22, 2005. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  13. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (September 5, 2005). "187 Ride Or Die - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 14, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  14. ↑ Zacarias, Eduardo (September 5, 2005). "187 Ride Or Die - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  15. 1 2 Clayman, David (August 26, 2005). "187 Ride or Die". IGN . Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  16. ↑ Rivaol (August 24, 2005). "Test : 187 Ride Or Die (PS2)". Jeuxvideo.com . Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  17. ↑ Rivaol (August 24, 2005). "Test : 187 Ride Or Die (XBOX)". Jeuxvideo.com . Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  18. 1 2 Orry, Tom (September 16, 2005). "187 Ride or Die Review". VideoGamer. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  19. ↑ Schaefer, Jim (September 25, 2005). "STREET NASTY". Detroit Free Press . ProQuest   436599068. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  20. 1 2 Grandio, Pablo (September 22, 2005). "Análisis de 187 Ride or Die (PS2, Xbox)". El Español . Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  21. 1 2 Porteiro, Juan (August 30, 2005). "Velocidad armada..." Meristation. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  22. 1 2 Fish, Eliot (September 3, 2005). "Killing vroom". The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
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