and job, to enable funds for purchase :(((
― shoving leopard (ledge), Thursday, 25 September 2008 20:24 (fifteen years ago) link
Some of the later time missions are solid! Got a bit frustrated at times with only seconds from getting the bronzes.
And check out the song which seems to be a cover of Tuff Little Units' "Join the Future"
― Ste, Friday, 26 September 2008 00:32 (fifteen years ago) link
It's seems like it's a better game than I thought it would be, and I thought it was going to be really good. So far, I'm damn amazed. Maybe the best looking game I've ever seen.
― Jeff LeVine, Friday, 26 September 2008 04:13 (fifteen years ago) link
I did one race and I am already in love.
― i am the small cat (HI DERE), Friday, 26 September 2008 13:42 (fifteen years ago) link
*seethes with envy*
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 26 September 2008 14:28 (fifteen years ago) link
I just realised we're now playing Wipeout with better graphics than from the original Wipeout fmv that everyone creamed over at the beginning of the first game.
― Ste, Friday, 26 September 2008 14:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Custom soundtracks! Set that up last night and it really adds a lot. First time I've ever even bothered using the feature.
Also I tried out a couple of online races and no lag that I noticed, very smooth, even though I seemed to be racing people over 6,000 miles away. Obviously a small sample size though, but I was impressed. There did seem to one bug, as it kept repeating driver eliminated throughout one of the races, more times than there were drivers in the race?
Game gets really hard at the higher speeds. I guess you can't just hold down the gas when you're flying around the track like that, but gotta ease up around the corners too. Air brakes don't seem to be enough. Or maybe I just have to memorize the tracks better?
― Jeff LeVine, Friday, 26 September 2008 17:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Hi guys I'm Antexit on psn exclusively for this game. Could we have big ILG race plz?
― antexit, Friday, 26 September 2008 18:00 (fifteen years ago) link
JUST ONE MORE GAME JUST ONE MORE GAME
― s1ocki, Saturday, 27 September 2008 15:50 (fifteen years ago) link
That snow climb level is frustrating, what's the key to taking those really tight corners without stopping your ship to a dead stop?
love ubermall though.
― Ste, Saturday, 27 September 2008 16:05 (fifteen years ago) link
i like how the nice lady says the name of your team when you select your vehicle
― s1ocki, Saturday, 27 September 2008 16:16 (fifteen years ago) link
takes so long to d/l wtf
― cutty, Saturday, 27 September 2008 18:25 (fifteen years ago) link
s1ocki i would like to race with you, are we PSN friends?
― cutty, Saturday, 27 September 2008 18:26 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm krangor, who are you??
― s1ocki, Saturday, 27 September 2008 18:50 (fifteen years ago) link
what's with the stingy loyalty points distribution. How many sodding points do I need to just get one more skin?
― Ste, Saturday, 27 September 2008 22:19 (fifteen years ago) link
guys this game is aweeeoeiwoeiwososome
― s1ocki, Monday, 29 September 2008 01:01 (fifteen years ago) link
SO JEALOUS
― shoving leopard (ledge), Monday, 29 September 2008 09:59 (fifteen years ago) link
nb does it have zone mode?
yes it does
― Ste, Monday, 29 September 2008 10:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Zone Mode is gorgeous.
― nate woolls, Monday, 29 September 2008 10:27 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't get the zone mode - what exactly is it?
― baaderonixx, Monday, 29 September 2008 10:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Just go for as long as you can without disintegrating. The longer you last, the better the medal.
― nate woolls, Monday, 29 September 2008 10:37 (fifteen years ago) link
but what are these different sections that are announced?
― baaderonixx, Monday, 29 September 2008 10:42 (fifteen years ago) link
oh yeah, I wondered that as well!
― nate woolls, Monday, 29 September 2008 10:43 (fifteen years ago) link
the different speeds, cuz it's speeding up
― s1ocki, Monday, 29 September 2008 13:58 (fifteen years ago) link
custom soundtracking this game is the BESTEST.
so far, favourite = giorgio moroder, "the chase"
guys I love this game v v v much and my wife thinks it's the coolest thing she's seen in a long while
― i am the small cat (HI DERE), Monday, 29 September 2008 13:59 (fifteen years ago) link
zone mode is odd, you don't press the accelerate it just goes at a set speed. the longer you go the faster it gets. the voice announces when you move up a level. the later ones are ridiculously impossible!
but the ship on zone mode looks amazing, as do the textureless levels
― Ste, Monday, 29 September 2008 14:10 (fifteen years ago) link
it is good, but I'm so close to thrashing my ps3 against a wall sometimes trying to get medals.
― Ste, Monday, 29 September 2008 14:12 (fifteen years ago) link
This will be the thing that tips me toward spending whatever Christmas cash I get on a PS3. I didn't want to do it, but Wipeout is about the only game I've ever played like a madman for years on end.― Eric H., Monday, September 15, 2008 12:43 PM (2 weeks ago)
― Eric H., Monday, 29 September 2008 14:14 (fifteen years ago) link
i really suck at this - any tips for a newbie?
― baaderonixx, Monday, 29 September 2008 14:15 (fifteen years ago) link
it's all about choosing the right ship for the track, good handling for the tracks with sharp corners. Also, u&k learning to use the L and R triggers for turning I think.
I'm shit at the combat part
― Ste, Monday, 29 September 2008 14:33 (fifteen years ago) link
is there a diff between using L2/R2 and the joystick to turn?
― baaderonixx, Monday, 29 September 2008 14:42 (fifteen years ago) link
yes, l2/r2 is a much sharper turn, it is croosh to master those
― s1ocki, Monday, 29 September 2008 14:44 (fifteen years ago) link
so jealous!!!!
― STINKING CORPSE (cozwn), Monday, 29 September 2008 14:46 (fifteen years ago) link
and i think pressing l2/r2 together is fast break, but not on zone mode. is that right?
― Ste, Monday, 29 September 2008 14:47 (fifteen years ago) link
no - it's double tapping either of those keys
― baaderonixx, Monday, 29 September 2008 14:54 (fifteen years ago) link
xxxp - aha - i've only been using l2/r2 since I started playing. Maybe I shd try the stick
― baaderonixx, Monday, 29 September 2008 14:55 (fifteen years ago) link
that's what she said
― s1ocki, Monday, 29 September 2008 15:17 (fifteen years ago) link
I nearly did this a lot with the predecessors - it was always 50% argh I fucked up and 50% that was so cheap (after fighting my way back from fucking up).
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 29 September 2008 15:39 (fifteen years ago) link
oh man, claiming 1st place in the nick of time is so satisfying - especially if it's by obliterating your opponent with a random missile you fired accidentally because you pressed fire instead of accellerate in the sweaty last seconds of the last lap and you didn't even know you'd picked up missiles anyway.
― Ste, Monday, 29 September 2008 15:44 (fifteen years ago) link
hahaha Ste otm
― i am the small cat (HI DERE), Monday, 29 September 2008 15:51 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm no expert, but here's my take on the controls for those above who were a little confused. Whenever possible you want to turn just using the d-pad (or stick if that's your preference). When you need to make a sharper turn, use the air-brakes (L2/R2). The reason you don't want to use the air brakes unless you absolutely need to, is because they slow down your ship a lot. Choosing the right ship to fit your style is somewhat important, but the differences between each ship seems pretty minor. If you're crashing into walls a lot and having trouble on the turns, pick a ship with better handling, if you're feeling too slow, pick a ship with better speed/thrust (I don't understand the difference between speed and thrust in these games though - anybody care to explain). In this version, it seems to me that finding the right racing lines is really important for making a good time - that means memorizing the tracks and knowing what's coming up and basically using the rules of good race cornering (sorry, I don't have time to explain that here). Finding the right places on the track to use boost (if you got it), and also doing the barrel rolls whenever you can (if you have enough shields) as those extra boosts can help a lot too - if you don't know how to do this, you just tap left, right, left or right, left, right on the d-pad whenever you catch some air.
― Jeff LeVine, Monday, 29 September 2008 16:16 (fifteen years ago) link
for some dumb reason i use stick to steer but d-pad to roll
― s1ocki, Monday, 29 September 2008 16:33 (fifteen years ago) link
uh - disregard what I wrote above about the airbrakes, as I was just reading the in-game manual and it claimed the airbrakes don't slow you down.
― Jeff LeVine, Monday, 29 September 2008 16:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Regarding offensive weapons: when playing against the computer, they're pretty much a useless waste of time. It's better to just absorb 'em. The only worthwhile-pick ups are speed boost and autopilot.
― Jeff LeVine, Monday, 29 September 2008 17:20 (fifteen years ago) link
speed = top speedthrust = acceleration
(i guess)
― Ste, Monday, 29 September 2008 17:33 (fifteen years ago) link
autopilot is worthwhile? i find it pretty useless. it often doesnt even go over the speed-ups!!
― s1ocki, Monday, 29 September 2008 19:32 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't know - I've only gotten it once actually in the new game, but I did pass two other racers when I used it. I've always been fond of the way it'll take you right through a difficult section at full speed (at least in the psp game) and give one a chance to sit back and relax.
― Jeff LeVine, Monday, 29 September 2008 19:40 (fifteen years ago) link
smoke a d00b
― s1ocki, Monday, 29 September 2008 19:45 (fifteen years ago) link
can't be done tbh
― a guy called Gerard (onimo), Thursday, 10 November 2011 11:51 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqmdv5iyIOY
― walking liquidity crisis (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 3 January 2012 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
IS THAT REAL
― Much Ado About Nuttin (DJP), Tuesday, 3 January 2012 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
no
― thomp, Tuesday, 3 January 2012 21:21 (twelve years ago) link
aw
― Much Ado About Nuttin (DJP), Tuesday, 3 January 2012 21:22 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, it's a viral
― walking liquidity crisis (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 3 January 2012 21:29 (twelve years ago) link
but apparently totally doable! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lmtbLu5nxw
― walking liquidity crisis (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 4 January 2012 02:11 (twelve years ago) link
have to wait a bit longer for this tho:
http://files.coloribus.com/files/adsarchive/part_406/4060855/file/sony-playstation2wipeout-fusion-london-race-track-small-27551.jpg
― Quoth the raven "Nevermind" (ledge), Wednesday, 4 January 2012 10:17 (twelve years ago) link
http://phoboslab.org/wipeout/
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 17 April 2015 05:30 (nine years ago) link
http://kotaku.com/wipeout-is-back-kinda-1706156323
― Immediate Follower (NA), Friday, 22 May 2015 20:35 (eight years ago) link
yay
― DJP, Friday, 22 May 2015 20:40 (eight years ago) link
I bought Wipeout Omega and played through the first few bits of Pulse (as well as a race in 2048)
holy shit, y'all
this GAME
― a butt groove but for feet (DJP), Monday, 12 June 2017 18:48 (six years ago) link
I keep thinking these pandemic/vaccine words sound like WipeOut vehicles
PfizerBioNTechSARS-Cov2 Astra Zeneca NovavaxModernaCovid-19Sinovac
― new variant (onimo), Friday, 29 January 2021 12:01 (three years ago) link
lol
― ledge, Friday, 29 January 2021 13:18 (three years ago) link
Zone Mode and time trials are so amazing when you get in the groove with the right music. Might see if I can still play this.
― new variant (onimo), Friday, 29 January 2021 13:38 (three years ago) link
i will admit that i had the Astra Zeneca sponsored W1p30ut car thought
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Friday, 29 January 2021 16:45 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/Y3w70Fb.png
― ledge, Friday, 29 January 2021 16:54 (three years ago) link
haha i love this
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 29 January 2021 17:12 (three years ago) link
Weird that this thread didn't get a revive when the PSVR version came out, it's INCREDIBLE.
― JimD, Sunday, 31 January 2021 13:34 (three years ago) link
literally the worst thing about this pandemic is not being able to go round yours to play it.
― ledge, Sunday, 31 January 2021 14:29 (three years ago) link