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| Wip3out Special Edition,
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Richard Young,
20 January 1999 |
Rating: F5
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"Can’t wait for the Playstation 2? PSOne owners can enjoy the latest incarnation of a game that defined a generation. Hold on to your syrups – here comes Wipeout 3: Special Edition"
As if impressing the world with a sneak preview of Wipeout Fusion for Playstation 2 (covered in last weeks Foocha) wasn’t enough, the busy bunnies at Psygnosis have gone and released what, to my mind, could be the most perfect racing game available on any platform: Wipeout 3; Special Edition. It was another case of strange telepathic communication on the part of a buddy who kept saying "why don’t they make a special version of Wipeout that includes the tracks from all 3 games?". After all, which Wipeout enthusiast hasn’t got fond memories of navigating the rollercoaster drops and climbs of the Altima VII track, winding their way through the tricky twists of Terramax, or sending missiles through the rocky canyons of Arridos?
It is these three tracks from the first game, along with five from Wipeout 2097, that form the "classic league" section of this astounding piece of software, and naturally all the original elements from Wipeout 3 (or Wip3out as it was officially titled) are present and correct. As any anti-gravity racing league aficionado will tell you, the third in the series really boasted the best graphics and handling. If intuitive and more forgiving controls is the cake, then the icing has to be a host of imaginative weapons, including the fantastic "quake" which ripples the track like some demented tarmac tidal wave, smashing into any ships in its path.
The real joy now is the ability to enjoy contemporary Wipeout gameplay and smooth, hi-res graphics while revisiting the classic tracks, which have, of course been fine-tuned to the point where scenery pop up is practically non-existent. The navigation pages have retained their functional ultra-modern minimal look, and the music and blistering sound effects are the same as those on the regular Wipeout 3. To continue the cake analogy, the cherry is in the form of a paltry £19.99 price tag, which makes this an essential purchase for experts and newbies alike. The game that defined a console - nay, defined a generation, has evolved into the definitive futuristic racing title of Sony’s machine. Can it possibly get any better? All aboard the Playstation 2 bus; destination – Wipeout Fusion!
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