Ridge Racer é um videogame de corrida de arcade com o nome da série de videogames homônima Ridge Racer à qual pertence. Ridge Racer foi descrito como uma "compilação" da série, com faixas, carros e trilha sonora remixada de títulos anteriores na década de 1990.

The core aspect of the entire Ridge Racer series is drift racing, that is traditional lap racing against opponents with the added twist of intentionally oversteering and sliding the car through sharp corners and turns, known as "drifting", which earns the player several bonuses during a race. Game modes are World Tour, Single race, Time Trial, and Wireless Battle, which supports up to 8 player multiplayer over the PSP's ad hoc, Wi-Fi network capability (see PSP Wireless Networking for further information). The game also features a Full Motion Video opening, that shows series mascot Reiko Nagase.