Wipeout HD/ Fury
The Wipeout series of games have always been a surefire hit with me. Ever since I fell in love with WipEout XL for the PlayStation 1 in the 90's I've yet to find another future racer that comes close to matching the style, atmosphere and super-solid gameplay.
Wipeout HD was both an early release for the PlayStation 3 and one of the first big games available on PlayStation's online store. In fact, Wipeout HD was only available as downloadable title, which I found somewhat surprising at the time since it's such a flagship game for the Sony consoles. Not to mention, on top of it all Sony was only charging a paltry sum of $20. A price that is more and more common now in the age of indie gaming and digital distribution, but at the time made little sense for a AAA title. In fact, being such a huge fan of the Wipeout series, I would have gladly paid full price if it were available on disc.
My own in-game export
Wipeout HD encompassed everything that was incredible about series. On top of which it it managed to one of the most beautiful games available on the system. It features sharp, clean graphics and silky smooth framerates. It's quick and responsive and features an absolutely fantastic soundtrack; as the series always has since it's first release featuring bands like Chemical Brothers and Prodigy. Wipeout HD, like it's predecessors, is also beautifully delivered with an amazing sense of design style. All the logos, menus, ships and fictional ads feature some of the most fantastically sharp and modern designs in a fictional race setting ever conceived.
Wipeout HD also featured one of the most fantastic in-game photo modes available to date. It beats out PGR4 and Forza (Well, maybe not Forza 5) for some of the most fantastic second-pass rendering options, creating some of the best looking screenshots of all time. It comes very close to creating renders that looks like miniature set pieces with it's brilliantly rendered out-of-focus areas and lighting reproduction. Not to mention, the game saves the files in JPG format straight to the PS3 hard drive, allowing you to copy them onto a memory stick and do with them what you wish.
another of my own in-game photo exports
To top it all off, as if Wipeout HD wasn't enough, Liverpool Studios and Sony also released a downloadable add-on, Wipeout HD Fury. Which added additional ships, tracks and race modes. It really was that perfect second helping of the series that kept me coming back after I figured I had exhausted it.
Liverpool Studios and Sony always make a surefire hit with this series and I can only hope that they announce very shortly a brand new Wipeout for the PlayStation 4 as they have with the PS2, PSP, PS3 and the PS Vita. I feel as if it is pretty much guaranteed and I'll be very happy to own a PlayStation 4 when they do.
Wipeout HD was both an early release for the PlayStation 3 and one of the first big games available on PlayStation's online store. In fact, Wipeout HD was only available as downloadable title, which I found somewhat surprising at the time since it's such a flagship game for the Sony consoles. Not to mention, on top of it all Sony was only charging a paltry sum of $20. A price that is more and more common now in the age of indie gaming and digital distribution, but at the time made little sense for a AAA title. In fact, being such a huge fan of the Wipeout series, I would have gladly paid full price if it were available on disc.
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| My own in-game export |
Wipeout HD encompassed everything that was incredible about series. On top of which it it managed to one of the most beautiful games available on the system. It features sharp, clean graphics and silky smooth framerates. It's quick and responsive and features an absolutely fantastic soundtrack; as the series always has since it's first release featuring bands like Chemical Brothers and Prodigy. Wipeout HD, like it's predecessors, is also beautifully delivered with an amazing sense of design style. All the logos, menus, ships and fictional ads feature some of the most fantastically sharp and modern designs in a fictional race setting ever conceived.
Wipeout HD also featured one of the most fantastic in-game photo modes available to date. It beats out PGR4 and Forza (Well, maybe not Forza 5) for some of the most fantastic second-pass rendering options, creating some of the best looking screenshots of all time. It comes very close to creating renders that looks like miniature set pieces with it's brilliantly rendered out-of-focus areas and lighting reproduction. Not to mention, the game saves the files in JPG format straight to the PS3 hard drive, allowing you to copy them onto a memory stick and do with them what you wish.
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| another of my own in-game photo exports |
Liverpool Studios and Sony always make a surefire hit with this series and I can only hope that they announce very shortly a brand new Wipeout for the PlayStation 4 as they have with the PS2, PSP, PS3 and the PS Vita. I feel as if it is pretty much guaranteed and I'll be very happy to own a PlayStation 4 when they do.
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