Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5830 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2006-06-02
• Platform: Sony PSP

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Racing games have never really worked on a portable before, but now with the PSP you can’t move for top quality driving games. WipeEout Pure jostles with Namco’s Ridge Racer as not just the best racer but the best overall game on the PSP. The fact that at the same time it also rescues the WipEout series from the doldrums that WipEout Fusion on the PS2 left it in is just another testament to the game’s quality.

Although the game is, naturally, still a futuristic racer in the mould of F-Zero it tries to add as much variety as possible with three quite different race types. The main eight tracks look incredible and feature a number of new gameplay features, with unwanted weapon power-ups now healing your ship (instead of pit stops), a new side shift mode and much tighter track design.

On top of this there are four tracks culled from the PS one WipEout games, which are presented as virtual reality simulations with striking neon colours. The third race type is called Zone and has you flying round four circular tracks as you try to last as long as possible before crashing and burning. If that doesn’t sound quite enough you can even download new ships and tracks online for free.

The game does have a few minor faults, most notably some slowdown when the action gets busy. Some may also find the controls too oversensitive, but a little practise and you’ll be able to appreciate this as one of the best racers of recent years, on any format. -- Harrison Dent

This preview is based on an incomplete version of the game; features or problems mentioned above may not appear in the finished game.

Manufacturer's Description
The latest and the greatest in the seminal WipEout series, 'Pure' distils the essence of anti-gravity racing and futuristic adrenaline-fuelled combat. Hi-tech weapons, hi-octane speed and a high-tempo dance soundtrack combine to deliver an explosive taste of the future directly into your hands.

Customer Reviews

High Speed Anti Grav Excellence
I have run out of superlatives to describe this, but I will sum it up by saying that Wipeout Pure is an excellent game. I am a veteran of the original Wipeout game on PSone and that inspired me to make this my first PSP purchase and it blew me away.

That this game is on the PSP platform makes this game even more exceptional, as it would still be fantastic even if the identical game was on PS2. This way you can take the fun anywhere you go.

The presentation is slick, the graphics are smooth and detailed, the sound fx and soundtrack pushes the psp experience to the limit and I haven't even mentioned the gameplay yet...

Choose your anti-grav ship and get racing. There are several ships to choose from, each with their own attributes, so choose carefully. You are introduced gently into the experience, you are rewarded with higher classes in which your ship increases in speed and your opponents get better. There remains the single races, tournament and time trial modes of the original wipeout and some "classic" circuits are included for your perusal, while a new "zone" mode tests your ability to survive without the use of brakes.

In summary, if you have a PSP, you must buy this game, especially at this price!

Tip: try playing this game on the bus, the cornering motion makes the experience almost a virtual reality.

Wipeout Pure- Simply Brilliant!!
I bought a PSP with Wipeout Pure off Amazon 2 days ago, and since then havent stopped playing, the exception of having sleep, but very little :)

Everywhere I had looked before, Wipeout Pure had excellent reviews and looked pretty good, so i thought it must be excellent to play, but even then i was wrong, because it still exceded high expectations.

There are many games on the PSP market, but even though Wipeout was a launch date release, it shows no signs of being aged, the graphics are undescribable, every track looks amazing, and all different too, but each track has a cheering crowd to welcome you to the finish line which is fantastic. Even though this is a racing game set into the future, it is very very realistic. Passing neon landscapes at 600km/h has never been so much fun, and you can unlock faster ships to travel at unbelievable speeds, which also increases the difficulty of racing.

There are some different single player race modes. Single Race, Tournament, Time Trial, Zone and Free Play. These are all excellent.

The ships (in the right hands) control brilliantly. After about half an hours practice you will be swooping round corners with complete ease.

The difficulty of the game is quite tough. You have to win gold medals on these single player modes to progress. At first it is pretty easy on "vector" speed to win golds, but as you unlock the faster ship classes like "flash" it starts becoming a real challenge, and you will have to really race well to get a medal. I have been doing some time trials and i find them frustrating because it is very hard to do to get a medal, even on vector, because you have to hit all the speedpads on the course, which is hard at first, and on higher speeds it is easy to miss them.

The weapons in this game, like everything else in the game, superb. There is nothing like missiling an opponent to slow him down and then sneaking ahead at the finish line. But a great thing about these weapons is that they require alot of skill to use, and when you get a turbo boost its brilliant. I wont reveal all the weapons but they are 10 and you should check them out.

So, overall this game would be 10/10 in every area. There is so much to do and it is so much fun to do it all. I havent mentioned the soundtrack, which is also good. Mainly dance music but even though i did not like that type of music, it goes brilliantly with the game. If you have a PSP you MUST buy this game, and if you are buying a PSP, this is a fantastic game to start on, and with a great price and great delivery from amazon, you should probably buy it here :)

However, you should be aware that Wipeout and PSP together will mean you will be racing into the early hours of the morning. I just hope i get bored of it before my GCSE revision comes around, but Wipeout is NEVER boring, and will be enjoyed by all :)

Patrick

Best Racing Game Ever
Having played the various Wipeout games in the past, this was must buy for me.

And it was great. All the things that make a good Wipeout game were here. The soundtrack is good. The tracks good, the weapons good.

To my mind this the best racing game I've played.

For anyone new to Wipeout, you race your antigravity ship around various tracks. Along the way you can pick various weapons to use to slow your opponents down. Similarly they're doing the same to you.

Once you get bored of the built in tracks - and this takes a while based on the different race types and leagues, there is a host of downloadable content - new tracks, new ships, new music. There is plenty here to keep you playing for a while.

If you've got a friend, multi player mode is the way to go.