controls are a bit rough to say the least

but a cool as hell concept

awesome ost too

To heck with Crash Bandicoot—Wipeout is the real face of the original Playstation. This right here is the reason every game on the system had killer Drum 'n Bass soundtracks and it marked the shift towards targeting an older audience in the gaming sphere. There's only a handful of tracks and ships as that was par for this era of arcade racing ports, but the soundtrack and more gritty vibe makes this game stand out amongst the others in the series. Now I know this might not be a five star game—hell it's not even the best wipeout, but god damnit it's still a blast to play even to today and it set into motion what made Playstation different from other consoles of the era, that's got to be worth one extra star.

My willingness to try out this franchise is strong, but neither nostalgia nor the novelty of the PS1's graphics can hide the clunky and awkward gameplay and feel of Wipeout. Out of the huge lineup of racing games, it will always stand out as the most unique, due in part from Designer Republics' mastery of graphic design and the help of the hottest IDM and trance electronic artists at the time. If you can handle the floaty ships, blazing pace of the tracks, and the tight turn controls, it rides like a dream. That dream however is in spurts, because you'll spend more time trying not to touch the sides of the tracks and avoiding every ship inching for your spot. Your momentum is otherwise dead on arrival, and basically ends your chances of winning. You can definitely chalk this game up as a high-risk, high-reward thing, but you can definitely tell they were still working out the kinks on this one.

Jungle Fatigue but it's not qualifying for the next tracks (you will learn to brake and you will love it).

Let's start this year with a love letter to a future that never was. Wipeout is a wonderful experience, albeit painful to play: you are locked out of tracks unless you complete the previous ones and both track design and AI don't play around. It feels soapy to control and the vehicles are really hard to steer and control, but once it clicks it's fun. I think it would be perfect to classify this game as a tech demo that actually got love and attention poured into it, aesthetically and conceptually.

me gusta mucho el control de la nave, pero el gamefeel es bastante malo:

-los efectos de sonido son casi inexistentes
-cuando pasas por un dash panel no se siente para nada como si estuvieras acelerando
-el juego puede ser técnico pero le pusieron armas a lo Mario kart lol
-puedes escoger varias naves pero no encontré como ver sus estadísticas para saber sus diferencias
-pasa que que una de las armas es un escudo pero, cuando lo tienes activado no puedes coger ninguna otra arma para usar