The controversial WipEout poster featuring television presenter and DJ Sara Cox, leftmost in the poster. The game also supports the NeGcon, a third-party controller designed by Namco. Wipeout features a multiplayer mode using the PlayStation Link Cable, allowing two player to race against each other and the six remaining AI competitors. After all tracks have been completed on the Rapier Championship, a hidden track (Firestar), set on Mars is unlocked. There are seven race tracks in the game, six of them located in futuristic versions of countries such as Canada, the United States and Japan. The power-ups allow the player to either protect their craft or disrupt the competitors' craft. By piloting their craft over power-up pads found on the tracks, the player can pick up various weapons and power-ups such as shields, turbo boosts, mines, shock waves, rockets, or missiles.
Each ship has its distinct characteristics of acceleration, top speed, mass, and turning radius. There are four racing teams to choose from, and two ships for each team. The game allows the player to pilot one of a selection of craft in races on several different tracks. Wipeout is a racing game that is set in 2052, where players compete in the F3600 anti-gravity racing league. Wipeout spawned several sequels to critical acclaim.įrom left to right clockwise, the interface displays the number of laps, current weapon, race position, speedometer, and lap time. However, it was criticised for its in-game physics. The game was critically acclaimed on release critics praised the game for its originality and its vast "unique techno soundtrack". The game features original music from CoLD SToRAGE, with tracks by Leftfield, The Chemical Brothers and Orbital appearing on some versions. Unique at the time, Wipeout was noted for its futuristic setting, weapons designed to both stall and destroy enemy opponents and its marketing campaign designed by Keith Hopwood and The Designers Republic. Set in 2052, players compete in the F3600 anti-gravity racing league, piloting one of a selection of craft in races on several tracks around the world. It was re-released as a downloadable game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable via the PlayStation Network in 2007. It was originally released in 1995 for PlayStation and DOS, and in 1996 for Sega Saturn, being a launch title for the PlayStation in Europe. It is the first game in the Wipeout series. Wipeout (stylised as wipE′out″) is a futuristic racing video game developed and published by Psygnosis.
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