After a three-year hiatus, the Wipeout franchise is finally making its return to the PlayStation with Wipeout 3, which promises to be just as intense as its futuristic-racing brethren, sporting more of what fans want while retaining the flair and style that made the series a huge hit. Wipeout 3 turbos off the starting line with eight new highly detailed tracks set in the customary futuristic cities.
Psygnosis is also adding all-new craft designs for three new teams, bringing the count to eight including the five teams found in Wipeout XL. The best news for Wipeout fans is that the frame rate for W03 is already supersonic with hardly any pop-up.
Furthermore, the racing environments are taking shape rather nicely, featuring such familiar sights as towering panda bears and neon signs. Other scheduled highlights include Tournament, Challenge, and Deathmatch modes; two-player split-screen action; dual analog support; and 12 weapons: 7 new and 5 of the best from Wipeout XL.
If Psygnosis survives the final shock wave, gamers will once again be in futuristic-racing heaven. Even though WipeOut 3 doesn't have the same kind of flair WipeOut XL did when it came out, this third installment does the futuristic racing series justice--which is refreshing in this age of uninspired sequels. Its graphics are even more impressive than the previous games, though it's not the effects fest I expected. There are still a number of sweet-looking hovercraft to choose from, each with its own make-believe futuristic corporate sponsor.
As you'd expect, the awesome design style is in full force. And the courses, though still filled with crazy banks, jumps and hills and such, aren't quite as impressive as the courses in XL. Problem is. In WO3, the jump from the first circuit to the second will definitely take you by surprise. I finished with gold on all of the courses in the first circuit in a matter of a couple of hours, opening a bunch of new vehicles and tracks in the process.
When I moved onto the second circuit, I got stomped in no time. And forget about the third circuit--I barely finished a race! This aside, control is still top-notch--even though there's that damned "touch the wall even in the slightest and you'll come to a dead stop" thing. And of course there's the music As usual, it's incredible and deserves its own CO at the local music store. The most fashionable game around receives a little bit of visual body work Sure WipeOut 3 has new weapons big deal and new tracks the mall is cool, I gotta admit , but It's practically the same game you've been playing for years.
But man, this game looks nice, especially with the ultra-smooth frame-rate, which stays slick even with the two-player split screen action going on. Well, I was disappointed musically because the tracks all sound similar.
Aside from the lame polygonal engine light, the graphics in WO3 are some of the best for a racing title on the PS. It also feels like the controls are a lot less forgiving in WO3 than they were in XL. Before you play this for very long, it's tempting to bag on it for just being more of the same, but I think it offers just about enough to make it worthwhile, especially for fans.
First and foremost, I think the whole thing is worth it for WipeOut junkies just to be able to play with the analog controller Throw in the crisp new graphical look and the split-screen modes and you have a worthy sequel.
Thanks for the press kit stuff! Can you post the issue numbers? That might help. Ditto for that Sega Saturn magazine! Thanks again! Checkout the list tab I made for more info on items. The Saturn mag is actually a strategy guide with detailed trajectories and captures for each track.
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