Ribbon Racer

Ribbon Racer is a racing game where you collect bonuses to upgrade your car during a race. Bonus boxes appear in random places on the track and keep replenishing, while the player sets the number of laps. Cars can reach speeds above 500 km/h. Each car has its own active power, passive ability and ammunition type for attacking rivals.

Cars and bonuses

The game has six car types: five for players and one reserved for AI opponents. Five special powers are available: turbo mode, flight mode, forming stones, a pool of ice and slowing time. Five types of bonuses, not counting bonus traps, can improve cars; orange boxes replenish energy and ammunition, while cyan boxes improve handling at high speeds.

Tracks and racing

There are 19 tracks, each with its own soundtrack. They include a Tower Defence track with moving obstacles and traps, and a Hobbit track that follows the same road in both directions, with cars approaching from the opposite direction. Cars can be controlled in the air, though the yellow car has more aerial control than the others.

Modes and options

Local split-screen multiplayer supports up to four players, using split-screen or additional displays. The game can use up to five screens; when there are fewer players, an extra screen can show a map. There is no online multiplayer. In Team Racing, players join forces against AI opponents, and a tournament lets you link tracks into a competition scored across the full set. Car and opponent selections cannot be changed between tournament routes.

Race options can change how events play out. Random AI cars lets computer-controlled opponents choose from different car types instead of being limited to white cars. One-time bonuses determines whether collected bonus boxes disappear or remain available to other players. Traps only replaces all bonus boxes with random traps. Lap records are tracked by route and car type.