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WipEout HD

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8.2 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment

Developer: SCE Studios Liverpool

Genre(s): Racing

Players: 8

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)

Release Date: September 25, 2008

Summary

[Playstation Network] Get ready to race at blazing speeds and experience adrenaline-filled, anti-gravity racing action in full-1080p High Definition running at60-frames-per-second on PS3. Featuring a selection of the best tracks taken from previous versions of the wipEout franchise, wipEout HD offers meticulously crafted and fully reworked tracks that showcase the processing power of PS3. And for the first time, players have the option to navigate their ships utilizing the SIXAXIS wireless controller’s motion sensing technology. Also new to the series, wipEout HD supports two-player split-screen racing offline so players can race with others in the same room. Additionally, players can take on the best competition from around the world in online multiplayer modes as up to eight players are able to compete against each other in a range of online races. Furthermore, wipEout HD includes trophy support on PS3, giving players the opportunity for further bragging rights. And to keep the adrenaline flowing, wipEout HD includes nine tracks from wipEout Pulse soundtrack, all remixed in 5.1 Dolby surround, including artists like Kraftwerk, Booka Shade and Noisia. wipEout HD also supports custom soundtracks so players can race while listening to their own music collection stored on the PS3’s built-in hard drive. Featuring 12 racing teams, eight reversible tracks and five game modes, wipEout HD is aavailable exclusively for download on Playstation Store. [SCEA]

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1UP

That it's available to anyone with a broadband connection for an extremely reasonable price point instantly places Wipeout HD in the must-buy/must-have category for anyone who considers themselves a fan of high-quality, high-speed, white-knuckle racing.

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BigPond GameArena

It sticks to the basics of racing games - going fast and looking nice. It combines a well-balanced learning curve with realistic challenges to keep you coming back again and again if you're even remotely interested in racing games Wipeout HD is a must-have game.

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GameFocus

You’ll find yourself repeatedly going back to earn gold medals or trying to hit higher ranks on the online leaderboards as well since it’s easy to get caught up with hauling ass through the short raceways.

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TotalPlayStation

If WipEout HD were a full-priced Blu-ray release, it would have been just a tad disappointing. As a twenty dollar downloadable title, however, it is a great value and an excellent slice of instant gratification.

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Worth Playing

It is beautiful, it is deep, and it is only $20.

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IGN UK

While WipEout HD is essentially a redressing of the previous PSP games, it's hard to complain when the source material was so good in the first place and the redressing is so assured. As a standalone title, WipEout HD would impress, but as a download title it's nothing short of essential.

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Cheat Code Central

WipEout HD is a remix in the most proper sense - it takes what made the series popular, gives it an ample layer of polish, and slaps on a hard-to-resist price tag.

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Game Chronicles

wipEout HD is easily one of the top five, if not top three downloadable games this year. If you’re a fan of the series then this is the best version yet, and if you’ve never played a wipEout game before, strap yourself in and prepare to be amazed.

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PSX Extreme

The epitome of value.

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GameZone

What more can I say, the game plays great, looks great, sounds great and has great online capabilities. Quit reading and go download it!

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ZTGameDomain

This is easily my vote for best downloadable game of the year.

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Gaming Age

You'll have a hard time finding an arcade or combat racer that is anywhere close to being able to catch up to WipEout HD and when you factor in the price WipEout HD is in a league of its own.

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Games Master UK

Everything next-gen gaming was mean to be. Only faster. [Dec 2008, p.82]

DarkStation

Wipeout HD is a budget priced game that has more than enough content for a full price, and some of the best visuals out there to date.

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D+PAD Magazine

While it might not bring anything particularly new to the formula, the wealth of features and enhancements ensure that WipEout HD is the best iteration in the time-honoured series so far. For the incredible price, it’s an unmissable package.

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MEGamers

Wipeout HD ranks as one of the finest in the series, and at a discount price, PS3 owners would be foolish not to pick it up.

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Gamers' Temple

Owners of the Wipeout games on the PSP will appreciate the chance to play the game on a large screen, but other than that, Wipeout HD is more like the PSP games than it is different.

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Gaming Target

At $20, if you're a racing fan, don't pass up what feels like a full game.

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Gameplanet

An incredible update to a much-loved title, WipEout HD has set the bar for high-speed, high-adrenaline racing! A must for every PS3 owner.

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DarkZero

All said and done, I would happily pick up WipEout HD as a full priced game from any store, as it is just that damn good. So for a paltry £11.99 it should be considered a absolute steal.

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PALGN

Wipeout HD is the best PSN game yet, jam packed full of content and polished to a shine. Highly recommended to anyone with a love for speed.

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Gamer 2.0

Though Wipeout HD isn’t exactly the new experience that Wipeout fans may have hoped for, the amazing visual and audio upgrades and the dearth of actual content and features make this another must have game on the PlayStation Network.

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GameDaily

While not a true sequel (Sony pulled its eight tracks, modes and vehicles from its WipEout Pure and Pulse PSP games), it feels fresh and exciting because of the gorgeous high-definition graphics, which run in 1080p and at a blazing 60 frames per second.

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Meristation

For the price, it's almost impossible to find a game that offers what Wipeout HD does. State of the art visuals, excellent technical performance, a good amount of content, and those small touches like the trophies that finish to polish an excellent package. Perhaps the game looses a bit of its shock factor on people who already played Pure and Fusion in PSP, but the experience of seeing the tracks in this PS3 engine is worth of it.

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Playstation Official Magazine UK

This is a perfect update, with glittering HD and savage speeds. [Nov 2008, p.112]

Thunderbolt

It truly is a great game worth picking up if you want ‘a balls to the wall’ racer for the PS3, and at its low price there’s really not a reason that I can think of for not checking it out; fan of the genre or not, it’s still worth a test drive.

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GameSpy

The lack of an Elimination mode constricts the variety of gameplay and no additional skin-editing functions is irksome, but these issues don't prevent WipEout HD from doing what the franchise does best: go really, really fast.

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WonderwallWeb

A stunning racer which will provide you with hours of entertainment. Don’t let this game pass you by.

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Boomtown

For such a beautiful, engrossing and challenging game, it almost feels wrong to pay just 11.99 for it, but the price tag is just the tip of a spectacular iceberg.

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Eurogamer

A game that commands your attention, ruthlessly hauling your eyes into the flatscreen while tickling your brain with impeccable track design and spine-snapping speeds.

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VideoGamer

This isn't really WipEout's PS3 debut, being a collection of things we've seen before, but as a teaser to what is surely to come it's a highly polished and tremendously exciting game.

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Kikizo

Sony has taken an unforgivably long time restoring WipEout to our living rooms, so it's just as well the results hold up under scrutiny - and then some.

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IGN

A fantastic experience through and through. Though it's a downloadable title and runs one-third the cost of a full retail disc, it could have been packaged on a Blu-ray disc and sold in stores for full price and we would've been happy to pay for it.

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GamingTrend

For $19.99 Wipeout fans can’t lose. Fans of racers in general will also find a lot to like.

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Maxi Consolas (Portugal)

Fans of this historical series can be certain that they will be completely satisfied with this game. It’s nothing revolutionary, but Sony managed to elevate all the elements to an outstanding level, appealing not only to fans, but also to new players. [Oct 2008]

PTGamers

This is a surprising PSN game, one that wouldn't be scorned if it were to show up on stores with the regular price.

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Playstation Universe

WipEout HD is one of the best PlayStation Network games to date, and the only decent futuristic racer on a home console since 2003. It doesn't look half bad either

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Play UK

HD is the most polished WipEout game so far, but doesn’t offer many new features. The single-player campaign warrants the low cost, but fans and newcomers alike will spend the most time seeking multiplayer thrills.

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Game Revolution

It’s cheap, it’s fun, it’s challenging, and it’s a much less embarrassing way to relive the ‘90s than reuniting your old band.

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Gamer.nl

Wipeout HD is the new definition of HD gaming. The high quality of detail and coolness seems to drip of your screen. And the best part is that the gameplay doesn't even suffer from all of this. Only renewal is something that you won't get for the asking price of Wipeout HD.

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Total Video Games

For just £11.99 Wipeout HD represents great value for money and should be an essential purchase for fans of the series, or anybody that thinks videogames have got a little too easy in recent years.

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LEVEL (Czech Republic)

Racing at unspoiled 60 fps on tracks you can’t imagine without the use of illegal substances. High-speed addictive game comes with no changes to previous PSP installments – for the good. [Oct 2008]

Giant Bomb

The biggest problem with Wipeout HD is repetition. Eight tracks is a fine start, and a decent value for a game that's being sold for $19.99, but after running them forwards and backwards dozens of times, they can get old, though it's nothing that some DLC couldn't cure. Either way, this is more of a nostalgia trip than a reinvention of the wheel, but it's a well-produced one that might just snag a few new fans along the way.

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NZGamer

It contains enough content to warrant an actual off-the-shelf product, so it’s really encouraging to see it so cheap.

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PSW Magazine UK

Though it's not a new WipEout, this retread in new clothes is one of the best PS3 downloads. These classic circuits will remind you how great the series was and still is.

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TheSixthAxis

If you’re excited for today’s PSN update and can’t wait to get your hands on HD then you’ve got a solidly crafted, highly playable and visually stunning upgrade of Pulse.

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games(TM)

It’s classic WipEout adorned with the kind of hypnotic visuals that only PS3 can slupply. [Dec 2008, p.100]

Edge Magazine

It’s resplendent with detail and vibrancy: each of WHD’s eight tracks is a shimmering, 1080p rhapsody, played at an unwavering 60fps. [Dec 2008, p.93]

PSM3 Magazine UK

If cost isn't a concern, this is one of the best games the PSN has to offer. [Dec 2008, p.86]

GamePro

Despite some flaws WipEout HD is an enjoyable, eye-popping title. But its $20 price point for content that's 1-3 years old takes some of the fun out of it.

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GameSpot

Wipeout HD may be a rehash of other games in the series, but a bargain price and fantastic 1080p visuals should please new and old fans alike.

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Gamestyle

WipEout HD may not make the huge industry-changing impact it once did, but this is the most accessible entry to date (delivery method aside), and easily one of the most impressive technical demonstrations on the PS3.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 69 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Lukas G. gave it a9:
Wipeout HD is my favorite racing game for the PS3. The detailed tracks and Anti-Gravity craft make for some impressive visuals, but the game is so much more; It's a perfectly tuned racing game with weapons, boost and an extremely tight control scheme. For $20 this game is an extremely good value, but left me wanting for more. I would have liked to see modes focused on the weapons or with different damage/boost settings. The 8 different 'teams' available let you gather loyalty points, but they don't have much use beyond unlocking ship skins. On the other hand, the core racing is fast and extremely fun. That's a good thing, because the game becomes very difficult in the second half, so most players will have to retry the same races over and over in order to unlock more. The weapons and item pick ups seem a little underpowered, but that makes every elimination that much more exciting. I have never played a Wipeout game before HD, and I am now certain that I will buy the next game in the series. If you own a PS3 and like racing games, this is a great choice.

Tom Tom gave it a9:
WipEout HD is an excellent racing game that successfully combines beautiful presentation with an immensely fun game play. The graphics are very crisp, and at 60fps, they easily turn the game into a nice high-definition demonstration on your 1080p HDTV. The default sound is decent, but the sound really shines through the ability to play your own playlist as the soundtrack. Simply create your own playlist and indicate it accordingly in the menu - voila, now you're racing at insane speeds to AC/DC, Rage against the machine, or whatever your heart desires. The game play itself is fantastic: controls are tight, and respond well even to sudden changes in mid-turn. In the highest speed class, the insane speed of the game becomes incredible. Add to that some rather aggressive opponents in the highest difficulty level, and you have a game that is challenging and easy to obsess over. The only reason that I do not give this game a rating of '10' is that it is just a tad too short (8 tracks) for the perfect score. However, considering its very reasonable price and the tremendous amount of fun that is to be had while flying down these tracks and firing rockets at your opponents in mid-turn, it is one aspect that is easily overlooked. If you're looking for an impressive, super-fun racer, WipEout HD is an absolute must-have!

George M gave it a9:
Wipeout HD is a looong time coming, i remember seeing and reading about this game shortly after the release of the ps3. I've always enjoyed the WIpeout games and considered them to be a alternative to the the bright colorful futuristic racer that is F-Zero on the Nintendo consoles, i enjoyed Wipeout a bit more because of its more serious tone and physics. That aside, Wipeout HD is a TREAT for fans of the series with a buttery smooth 60fps and gorgeous 1080p visuals that will make you wanna hug your HD-TV. The music and sound effects are nothing amazing but they hold up to the graphics rather well. Controls are smooth and responsive and for newer fans they have a handicap mode to assist you in turns so you aren't bouncing around like youre in a pinball machine. Overall, im VERY pleased with this.....for nostalgia sake its a must to own this if you enjoyed games in the series as this is the definitive Wipeout experience with its slick graphics and excellent controls, and at $39.99.....it feels JUUUUST RIGHT.

aftab b. gave it a10:
At 1080p, 60fps, custom sound tracks, on the fly mixing, brilliant track design, blistering speeds, perfect controls, perfectly transitioned online play, online record boards, 2 player, dlc to come, all for 12 quid or 20 bucks, this game is a favor to those who missed out on the psp ports, and a gift to the fans of the series. Low ratings are only from button mashers.

Patrick G. gave it a10:
This game is so deserving of a perfect 10. It's the most addictive racer I've played since Mario Kart, Like that game, it keeps things simple, but it trades cutesy graphics for futuristic high tech ones, has an expansive single player campaign with lots of modes and unlockables, as well a pretty decent online mode. And it's only $20.00!!! SO worth a 10.

George P. gave it a10:
WipEout is back, better than ever. Gorgeous 1080p 60fps graphics, beautifully calibrated controls and the same brilliant gameplay that helped the playstation get the clubbing generation addicted.

Chris C. gave it a10:
Brilliant game, numerous modes, brings together the best of all the wipeout games into one.

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