wipEout Pure PSP game

wipEout Pure

2005

Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5

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The game that made the first PlayStation was wipEout. It's not the sort of thing you can argue about. The appearance of the flimsy grey box in nightclubs, with a 3D graphics futuro-racer pumping techno beats out of it, re-introduced the concept of videogames to a demographic who thought they'd grown out of them. But it wasn't just about trendy marketing manipulation. The first wipEout was an excellent game, a sweaty-handed racer in the tradition of the greatest racing games. Relentlessly fast and unforgiving to the clumsy, it also featured Mario Kart style weapons to take out opponents with. So what better game to herald the arrival of the ultra trendy PSP than a new wipEout? There surely isn't one. wipEout Pure is the name of this new version. Thrown once again into the violent future of 2197, participate in the FX300 racing league in your very own anti-gravity racing machine. Choose from one of eight different hovercraft and prepare yourself for a sensory overload. Just like the original, you'll be bombarded with pumping music (nothing generic neither: tracks by Aphex Twin, LFO and Plump DJs feature) and assailed by the spectacle of the impossibly fast and deadly life or death competition. And not only will you race round 12 completely new tracks, the game's famous lineage is further hammered home with the inclusion of four original tracks from back in the day. The game will also feature downloadable content, and you'll be able to zap new cars and tracks into your PSP using magic of some sort. A similar sort of magic allows you to race against up to seven other PSP owners, impromptu, wherever you like. With updates of wipEout having had varying success since the release of the sublime original, finally we have a title that does the legacy justice, on a new stage to rekindle some of that excitement we first felt back in the 90s.

wipEout Pure details

Format:	3 PSP
Players:	1
Genre:	Racing
Developers:	STUDIO LIVERPOOL
Rental release:	01 Sep 2005

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A worthy sequel

By vandit from Chesterfield , 04 Oct 2005

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'Wipeout Pure' leads the 'Wipeout' series into the 21st century.

The title looks beautiful on the PSP and gameplay is excellent. A slight snag are the 30sec loading times before each race but to be honest they don't really annoy.

For those who like superfast games this is an absolute must, as only the very best get to play the ultimate phantom league.
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By kevmjonez (10 reviews) from Blackburn , 30 Mar 2009

Nothing to write home about
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Fun and Fast

By a customer from Coventry, England , 08 Nov 2006

Having never played a game from the WipEout series I decided to give it go. At first its great getting a real sense of speed from the game, and the graphics from the PSP are great. Although the only problems are the controls, it seems hard to turn tight corners as you progress in the game as it gets faster. And it has downloadable content from the website which is a great feature. So its not all bad, if you need a good game for your PSP try this!
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Average!

By Tony Pearce from Nottingham - England , 11 Jul 2006

I had the 'original' of this game, for the 1st PlayStation, & loved it. I was soooooo looking forward to playing this on my PSP. One of the problems with getting games from sites such as this.... is the lack of a manual. It can take a while to work out how to control a game, & any 'special' moves.

The ships in this version are difficult to control, & as a result the game soon becomes annoying. It also seems to lack some of the depth of the original PlayStation version, in lots of ways. Just glad I rented this game instead of buying it.
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A worthy sequel

By vandit from Chesterfield , 04 Oct 2005

'Wipeout Pure' leads the 'Wipeout' series into the 21st century.

The title looks beautiful on the PSP and gameplay is excellent. A slight snag are the 30sec loading times before each race but to be honest they don't really annoy.

For those who like superfast games this is an absolute must, as only the very best get to play the ultimate phantom league.
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