Wipeout HD

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Just loading it up now.

So far loving the fact you can play your music from your harddrive as you race. Very cool.

Also the different paintjobs to choose from and the levels look great.

So let's see how this plays and looks on my HDTV.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

First impressions answer:

It looks like sexual chocolate.

It plays pretty nicely too.

Whooohoo my addiction to Wipeout begins all over again.

+ If you play your own music is changed depending on the enviornment. In the open it goes flatter, inside is gets echoey, when lots is happening it quietens down a little.

+ It also muffles when in shields or when attacked and rolls a bit when the surface is undulating. I started a race and "Song 2" by Blur started with it;s quiet drum intro, I went into shield so it muffled right down, through a tunnel, out the other side as the shield powered down just as WOOOHOOOOO belted out. Perfect

+ The graphics design is still Designer Republic so it's clean, fresh, colourful, modern. I loved that about Wipeout 3.

+ I just got my first gold medal in a time trial and it won me a trophy so Wipeout HD support Playstation trophies.

+ Mmmm unlockable tracks and teams.

+ Some great race modes - as well as the usual race there's time trial, fastest lap and ZONE (similar to Wipeout PSP) where the screen goes different trippy LSD colours and the racer gets faster and faster and you have to complete a certain number of zones until you run out of shield. I got to zone 23 in the first one your come across in the career mode which has you up to Phantom speed and then it just gets stupid. (223rd best in the world at time of writing - whho go me )

+ Oh yeah, online racing mode and records.

+ Just had a race online and it was great with no lag or slowdown with 8 guys - 2 from America, an Aussie, me from Japan and 4 Europeans. Proper hard though and I got schooled. Oh wells.

Edited September 26, 2008 by ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster

[Momo]

I wants. I remember the original Wipeout, and it was so fun. I have no credit card though, so I can't buy from the PSN store.

[JairusCain]

Is Wipeout HD only on PSN? Or is it an actual store bought game? If it IS only online, is it on 360 as well?

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

It's a full game available only on Playstation Store for the dirt cheap price of £11.99.

I have no idea how they can charge so little for a really good brand new game.

As it has been developed by Sony Liverpool it won't be going to XBox 360.

Gamespot is the only major website that has rated it lower than 9.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Hooray! And you can take photos of ingame action - add some motion blur (like I did on the second one), change the focus (like I did on the first one), brightness, saturation, angle, whatever you want.

[R.W.]

Downloaded it last night, but have to wait till I get home to play

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

I've just made a playlist and put it on my PS3. I really shouldn't be this excited about MUSIC. Still I've got Under The Influence by Chemical Brothers which was on a previous game, some Underworld, Prodigy, Breakbeat Era, Future Sound Of London (Papua New Guinea oh YES), some SSX soundtrack stuff, Fatboy Slim....Oh yes.

[Cactus Drags]

Damnit Psygnosis, why did you have to cave to Sony's might? I'll never get ot play this, and I'm one of the biggest Wip3out marks ever, I kept my PSP about a year longer than I should have just because of it. I want

Wait, does it use the motion-sensing capabilities at all? If so, I know what I want for Christmas >_>

Edited September 26, 2008 by Dragsy

[New Damage]

It looks like an even more glorious version of Audiosurf, especially with the play your own music stuff.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Damnit Psygnosis, why did you have to cave to Sony's might? I'll never get ot play this, and I'm one of the biggest Wip3out marks ever, I kept my PSP about a year longer than I should have just because of it. I want

Wait, does it use the motion-sensing capabilities at all? If so, I know what I want for Christmas >_>

Yep it has motion sensing for pitch and steering. And yes it's glorious. Very hard but massively rewarding when you nail a few corners in succession.

[Cactus Drags]

I hate you

[Colly]

£12!!!!! I'm having that. Just need to invent a soundtrack, Best of PSX driving games more than likely with far too much Feeder...

[Cactus Drags]

FEEDER?!?!?!?! With Wipeout?!?!?! you need some fucking Pendulum, Qemists...oh, christ, Crystal Method are PERFECT for Wipeout, fuck your faggy welsh alt-rock

[Toe]

How much is a PS3?

Right now, this and Sony's MLB franchise are the only reasons for me to get a Playstation 3 and Wipeout HD just sounds amazing.

[Cactus Drags]

MLB, NFL Head Coach and Wipeout are my reasons. I'm holding out so far, but I don't know how long I can last.

[Colly]

FEEDER?!?!?!?! With Wipeout?!?!?! you need some fucking Pendulum, Qemists...oh, christ, Crystal Method are PERFECT for Wipeout, fuck your faggy welsh alt-rock

Just a joke to be honest, although the instrumentals from GT1 might make it. Currently using some Late of the Pier, The Prodge and Chems until I can be bothered to dig out some more CD's. Superb feature though, the sooner more games use it the better.

[Guest Kou]

So far loving the fact you can play your music from your harddrive as you race. Very cool.

I'm not going to say anything.