Wipeout 3 is what most would consider the peak of the series and after spending the last two weeks playing through all the majority of the series I'm inclined to agree. Pretty much everything here has been tweaked to perfection. Visuals are better than ever, continuing with the more vibrant palette Wipeout 3 dials it up a few notches gracing the Playstation with the best looking game the system could handle. Content wise we get another eight new tracks with the most amount of ships the series has seen before totaling at eight. Now, there's two different versions of the game here: the original edition brings back the more hardcore feel of racing like the first game requiring much more precision with your driving but the special edition on the other hand is tweaked in favor the more twitch based gameplay of Wipeout 2097; an interesting choice to be sure as fans of both styles will get something out of the base game. The special edition however adds eight revised tracks from previous games which makes it the superior version even if it's release was limited to pal regions. Now while I still feel like the Omega collection is the best game in the series, Wipeout 3 is the peak of the original trilogy—What about Wipeout64? There's no Wipeout that takes place in the year 64 dude, go away.

Reviewed on Aug 18, 2023


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