187 Ride or Die

 Xbox
Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 40
  3. Negative: 16 out of 40
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  1. XGP Gaming
    49
    Vehicle customization would have been a welcomed addition to a very shallow game.
  2. Play Magazine
    45
    Hip-hop-fueld thug culture that seems too forced to come anywhere but from a marketer's meeting. [Oct 2005, p.69]
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  3. 1UP
    45
    187 basically defines "average." While the graphics err on the nicer side and the story dips a bit below the equator, most of the game is competent but unspectacular. Every good feature seems to have a bad one that balances it out.
  5. DailyGame
    45
    Straight outta' crap-ton.
  6. BonusStage
    45
    I can't really find one redeeming quality about 187 Ride or Die, outside of the fact that the game runs smooth online and the two-player dynamic of car combat is something we definitely wouldn't mind seeing in something like "Twisted Metal."
  7. Xbox Evolved
    45
    It tries to do to many things at once, and ultimately it looks like they took a bunch of the top racing genre titles of the past three years and slapped them together.
  8. Gaming Target
    45
    You might find a few minutes of amusement playing against your friends but why bother? There are a lot better games out there.
  9. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    43
    If only the Eskimos had 144 words for "tasteless" in their language, I would totally learn Inuit just to describe 187. As a game, I give 187 a 40, but as a product, my score is a negative f*** you. [Oct 2005, p.115]
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  10. Cheat Code Central
    40
    187 Ride or Die is bad - but it's not so bad that it's good. There's nothing good about it, period.
  11. Computer and Video Games
    40
    It's so gangsta. It's so street. It's so shite. Painfully forcing every urban cliché going into every line of dialogue, the cutscenes reduced us to fits of laughter. That's laughing at, not with. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
  12. G4 TV
    40
    If you're looking for a game to kill some time with and don't mind if it's a little stupid or embarrassing, Ride or Die is a racer that's easy to pick up and fairly easy to put down.
  13. Official Xbox Magazine
    39
    It tries so hard to keep it real that it comes off hilariously fake. [Nov 2005, p.130]
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  14. Game Revolution
    33
    The dialogue is wretchedly forced in its unrealistic, overly ghettoized slang penned by writers who have read every stereotypical hip-hop street language book on the shelf. Expect something like: "My big dog G-gangsta Buck, dog! You blaze down the streets and show them that I'm the real street O.G. Ya heard?"
  15. TotalGames.net
    31
    Even the hippity-hop music is utterly lacklustre, and somehow it feels out of place in a G-Ridin' gangsta game. How is this? Avoid this unless you bought "FIFA Street," in which case you're beyond our help.
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  16. Gaming Age
    25
    This whole game just offends me. Offends me more as a gamer than anything else.
  17. Gaming Nexus
    20
    At it's best moments, 187 is an entertaining, if only slightly piece of action gaming. In it's worse, it's attempting to convey it's horrifically trite storyline to you by means of ancient looking CG and characters as cliché as the stereotypes they were meant to portray.

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#75 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2005
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#62 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2005

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User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. Krakken11
    Sep 4, 2022
    4
    the game is a big troll to the gangsta culture. the campaign is bad. its always the same kind of race with the same weapon . very boring
  2. UndisputedXbox
    May 10, 2021
    6
    Firstly I have to say, I'm not sure if this game is meant to be serious or satire. everything feels a bit cliche & stereotypical of americanFirstly I have to say, I'm not sure if this game is meant to be serious or satire. everything feels a bit cliche & stereotypical of american gangsta culture and borders on silly at times. From the silly 'Gangsta' car names, to the ridiculous Tutorial. However the game has a charm to it that makes you want to love it.

    The game is an OK attempt at a 'Burnout' clone with the added element of gun battles. This brings an interesting dynamic to the game and adds that extra challenge to the game to keep it exciting. The Similarities to 'Burnout' are plentiful with the biggest being the 'Takedown' Camera cuts that play when you take a rival out.

    One thing I'm pleased about is the rubber banding in this game, It's there but it's not as unforgiving as it is in EA's racing series' and makes for a less stressful experience

    I think the games biggest issue has to be the longevity, I found it gets too samey too quickly and even the different game modes don't help because we've seen them all before in other similar games.

    Apart from the shooting element, this game really doesn't offer up much that hasn't been done better before. The co-op is a nice touch though, takes me back to my 'Mario Kart: Double Dash' days    … Full Review »
  3. Lucas
    Nov 12, 2005
    1
    "There goes the neighborhood!" Tasteless, it's good to know stereotypes are alive and well in the gaming arena which resembles Hollywood "There goes the neighborhood!" Tasteless, it's good to know stereotypes are alive and well in the gaming arena which resembles Hollywood in the 1950's when it comes to GOOD, SOLID, ethnic characters! (Sorry Super Mario doesn't count!)… Full Review »
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