187 Ride or Die

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.

187 Ride or Die
Developer(s)	Ubisoft Paris Virtuos (PSP)
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft
Producer(s)	Ali Kojori
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable
Release	NA: August 23, 2005[1] AU: August 25, 2005[2] EU: August 26, 2005[3] PSP EU: March 31, 2006
Genre(s)	Vehicular combat, racing
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer, online

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. 187 Ride or Die is now playable online again on the replacement Xbox Live servers called Insignia.^[4][5]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	52/100[6]	51/100[7]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PS2	Xbox
Eurogamer	4/10[8]	N/A
GameRevolution	D+[9]	D+[9]
GameSpot	6.2/10[10]	6.2/10[10]
GameSpy	[11]	[11]
GameTrailers	7/10[12]	7/10[12]
GameZone	6/10[13]	5.9/10[14]
IGN	5/10[15]	5/10[15]
Jeuxvideo.com	15/20[16]	6.5/10[17]
VideoGamer.com	5/10[18]	5/10[18]
Detroit Free Press	N/A	[19]
El Español	6.1/10[20]	6.1/10[20]
Meristation	7/10[21]	7/10[21]
The Sydney Morning Herald	[22]	[22]

Reception

187 Ride or Die received mixed reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[6][7]

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. 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. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
6. "187 Ride or Die for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
7. "187 Ride or Die for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
8. Coxall, Martin (September 22, 2005). "187: Ride or Die (PS2)". Eurogamer. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
9. 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. Gerstmann, Jeff (August 29, 2005). "187 Ride or Die Review". GameSpot. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
11. Chapman, David (August 31, 2005). "GameSpy: 187 Ride or Die". GameSpy. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
12. "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. Clayman, David (August 26, 2005). "187 Ride or Die". IGN. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
16. Rivaol (August 24, 2005). "Test : 187 Ride Or Die (PS2)". Jeuxvideo.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
17. Rivaol (August 24, 2005). "Test : 187 Ride Or Die (XBOX)". Jeuxvideo.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
18. Orry, Tom (September 16, 2005). "187 Ride or Die Review". VideoGamer. 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. Grandio, Pablo (September 22, 2005). "Análisis de 187 Ride or Die (PS2, Xbox)". El Español. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
21. Porteiro, Juan (August 30, 2005). "Velocidad armada..." Meristation. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
22. Fish, Eliot (September 3, 2005). "Killing vroom". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved October 31, 2014.

External links

• 187 Ride or Die at MobyGames