This sounds nothing like a Ridge Racer game, and that's the whole point. R:Racing Evolution's direct audio, composed by Yuu Miyake, Hiroshi Okubo, and Akitaka Tohyama at Namco, trades eurobeat cheese for slick downtempo grooves and electronic funk.
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"Liquid Soul" has this thick bass pocket that feels like cruising at 2AM through city lights instead of screaming around hairpins. "Funk-A-Tronic" lives up to its name with a filtered synth line that just bounces. "Mars Landing" goes full atmospheric, almost ambient.
The whole tracklist reads like Namco's sound team wanted to prove they could do cool and restrained instead of loud. If you like racing games that let the music breathe between corners, this one delivers.