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NOSTALGIC

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I usually don't play racing games and I mostly stick exclusively to FPS games. This is my first (and as of right now my only) game for my PSP. I never owned a PS2 and never played any of the Wipeout games on it, however, when I got the PS1 in 1995, Wipeout was my first game. Coincidence? Yes! Same feeling from 1995? Absolutely! I used to play Wipeout on the PS1 for hours with my friends; that was the best way to play and it wasn't like other racing games where, if one person gets the lead, they'll own the rest of the race; in Wipeout, there is always a chance to catch up and anything can happen. Luckily, that hasn't changed for the PSP version. When I fired it up in my PSP, right off the bat I was impressed. The graphics are beautiful and colors lush. I was playing this in bed and the crazy thing is that after about a minute racing, I forgot I was holding a portable gaming system in my hands. Some games say "immersive" on the back of their box, but this game truly does immerse you. I would say after about 30 seconds of racing, you'll forget everything around you and be totally consumed. Give it a try; you'll really get into it.
Another thing I like about this game is that you don't have to rack your brain a whole lot. At the end of the day, all I want to do is relax and have fun. Happily, this game fulfills both needs and does so with style. The learning curve is not too bad, just like the original Wipeout, you'll find yourself always running into walls on turns and bumping everything, but after a good half hour or less, you'll look like a pro and it's even more fun. Once you feel confident, you can jump into multiplayer gaming against other people. If you have a wireless router connected to the internet, you can play people that way and you don't need to do a whole lot of configuration, just pick your internet connection when it asks you and then it will list available games for you to join. This game is great, but there are some downsides, for one, there aren't a whole lot of vehicles to choose from, that I know of (although, the game has a download option - not sure what kind of content you can download - when I connected, it said "coming soon"...maybe cool vehicle skins or something) and you can't really give a perfect score to something that was groundbreaking 10 years ago. The game is faithful to the original, but not groundbreaking like the original was. Overall though, if you are a Wipeout fan, you cannot go wrong with this game, it's the same of what we love and a little more. If you are new to Wipeout or are not into racing, check this game out and I bet that will all change.

Almost perfect! 9.5/10

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've played a couple of the previous versions of WipeOut and have always been impressed by this series, but the latest version for PSP is exceptional!

The handling of the car is terrific; you can use the D-pad or analog stick for subtle taps, and the shoulder triggers work airbrakes for harder, tighter steering.

The graphics look beautiful, almost jewel-like, and the selection of music works well with this face-paced game.

You know a racing game is great when you find yourself leaning your body left and right as you swoop through the curves.

The only caveat I've found is that apparently there are online downloads (extra courses, cars, etc.) available at the developer's web-site, but when I try on numerous occasions to download it times out. I suspect it's because the downloads are only available to certain countries, and my country is not one.

All in all, I rate WipeOut Pure a 9.5 out of 10. Fantastic!

Wipeout Pure........

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Let's be honest here, my favorite futuristic racers has always been Extreme-G, & Jet Moto. Don't ask me why, they've just always held a closer place in my heart than other racers of this sort. Well, I decided to get Wipeout Pure because I was jonesing for a racing game(since EA hadn't put out anything recently to get me excited about) and the price was just right for me(look at the price, it's cheap). The only other Wipeout game I've ever played was Wipeout XL on the PS1 and, sad to say, it never did anything for me. Man, imagine my surprise when I boot up the game and almost, from the get-go, I'm absorbed into the game. The sense of speed is blistering. The presentation to actual gameplay and whatnot is simply astonishing. I've only got a short list of PSP games I can actually say that about. Anyhow, this game was such a blast to play that I'm seriously thinking about getting its' followup, Wipeout Pulse.

The only thing I saw at fault in the game was an inconsistant framerate, at times. Course, games of this nature have always had this problem(especially my beloved Extreme-G series). It's nothing that hampers the game, only the pickiest will find it a gripe.

Since the PSP has neither a PSP version of Extreme-G or Jet Moto(one can always wish for them, eh?); the closest thing I've got is Wipeout Pure and, believe me, I'm glad it is there.

For this to be a 2005 PSP launch title, it still holds up today. Wipeout Pure is a deep & rewarding game. Definitely a must-have for racing fans.

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