Wipeout Fusion

Who\'s as excited about this game as I am??
I\'ve played all 4 wipeouts over the course of the psx (though WO3:SE wasn\'t really a 4th), and I have to say it\'s easily one of my favourite franchises sony has command of. There was a lot of speculation a while back, and numerous sites rumoured the game would have 400 tracks.... truly insane, but just as I expected that rumour has been blown off.

An impressive aspect of the game was that instead of the 16 (I think) paramaters that controlled the physics of your craft, in handling and maneouverability, there will now be 48!! This will truly be a new generation of anti grav racing.

One disappointment for me though was to learn that the Designers republic was no longer taking care of the art direction... but I think psygnosis have learned enough from them to be able to fill the void

Post your opinions on the game!

The only WipEout I liked was the one for 64.  I think it played a bit differently, maybe because the controll felt alot tighter.  

Anyway, I\'m looking forward to Wipeout fusion.  I heard it had over 40 tracks!  That is truly insane and I can\'t imagine how long it would take to master the art of hanging corners on 40 tracks.

As far as looks go, it doesn\'t impress me.  But I\'m sure it looks better than it did with the last batch of screen shots.  It\'s been a while so I suspect it looks amazing by now.

Anyone have a release date?

Wipeout Fusion has been pushed back into late 2001. No offical date has been set.

The graphics don\'t seem too good but im sure the final product will be better.

I didn\'t like Wipeout 1 it was completly over hyped and in my opinion was really poor (I mean bumping into walls and going to a complete halt). I recently got Wipeour 3:SE and its a completly different and great game to Wipeout 1. This being the case im quiet looking forward to Wipeout Fusion.

I would also like some more bangin\' ravey style tunes to the trancey style that was in Wipeout 3.

The best wipE\'out" ever was the second game in the series. wo2097. I still go back to play it sometimes. No other futuristic racer has come even close. (well, F-Zero on the SNES was cool as hell)

I loved the original wipE\'out" when it came out. Not instantly, no, it was annoying as hell, but once you managed to get perfect races under your belt it came intensely satifying to play. I sold my own copy, silly me, I miss the game again.

wip3out was missing the huge metal balls that 2097 had. It was really... bland. The sound effects, selection screens, weapons, everything was watered down. The two player mode was enjoyable enough though.

Fusion looks cool as heck, with added elements like multi-segmented tracks, loops, and those freaking gorgeous environments. I can\'t wait to dive half a mile through those purrdy clouds.

I can\'t wait for Wipeout fusion

It looks as impressive as hell to me, especially in motion, I don\'t have a clue what Ginko is mumbling about.

Supposedly some 16 ships racing at a time, plus weapons, power-ups and upgrades. Sounds like a great game, it would be even better as a online racer. Probably won\'t happen this round though

never been a big fan of the game but this one looks real compeling to me

the game graphics look great to me andover 40 tracks - thats just enough to make it great - plus the fact that it has had such a successful series makes me think this game will be great

Originally posted by ddaryl
I can\'t wait for Wipeout fusion

It looks as impressive as hell to me, especially in motion, I don\'t have a clue what Ginko is mumbling about.

Supposedly some 16 ships racing at a time, plus weapons, power-ups and upgrades. Sounds like a great game, it would be even better as a online racer. Probably won\'t happen this round though

There it is again, I\'m being put down because my opinion doesn\'t live up to ddaryl\'s.  I\'m "mumbling" just because I don\'t agree with you? bah!

Anyway,
The reason it doesn\'t impress me is the game looks slightly watered down and doesn\'t look to be too big on environments.  With the power of the PS2, I was expecting PACKED buildings, lush forest, wicked weather effects, neon lights.  Maybe what I meant to say is that it didn\'t live up to my expectations rather than bluntly saying it doesn\'t impress me.

If you ever get the chance,wacth a high res movie of the game and get ready to be blown away.....
anyways I think the sequels were great.Graphically were cool.But the first IMO it was the most atmospheric,most artistic and the most depth of all.The soundtrack of the first was suitable at best.The sequels featured a monotonus soundtrack.The same rythm repeated again and again.
I simply cant forget the feeling of the first one which also needed more skill to play.

As well as the graphics we have to look at the game play of this latest installment of the wipeout series, there will finally be the chance to "customise" you Ship / Flying Car/ Anti Grav F3500 racer.

thats what i am lookinf forward to

that and the ability to go "off Track" Ala SSX inorder to get some extra points etc...

and yes they are going back to a more original sound strack like they did with the very first Wipeout game.

So Gohan says the environments aren\'t that great. Yeah, I can live with that, but I don\'t agree, if the last year E³ videos are anything to go by. If they really do manage to pull out this sort of stuff in-game I\'ll be in heaven. I\'d be in heaven anyhow, it IS wipEout anyway

If you haven\'t seen them, NGV\'s got some camera runs through a couple of the courses. They\'re a bit on the blurry side and taken with a handheld cam, but show promise. The second clip is highly recommended :

http://www.nextgenvideos.com/movies/ps2/e3-wipeoutfusion.htm

I\'ve got many other mouth-watering movies on my HD but I can\'t remember where I downloaded them from.

Originally posted by Ginko

There it is again, I\'m being put down because my opinion doesn\'t live up to ddaryl\'s.  I\'m "mumbling" just because I don\'t agree with you? bah!

Anyway,
The reason it doesn\'t impress me is the game looks slightly watered down and doesn\'t look to be too big on environments.  With the power of the PS2, I was expecting PACKED buildings, lush forest, wicked weather effects, neon lights.  Maybe what I meant to say is that it didn\'t live up to my expectations rather than bluntly saying it doesn\'t impress me.

obviously you didn\'t see the movies from ECTS cause the enviroments are huge, but more of a futuristic look and Mountanious look, but they haven\'t shown off but 2 or 3 courses, and they haven\'t shown off the game when 16 ships are supposedly racing at a time, with power-ups and weapondry. Considering thegame was no more than 50% done at ECTS the game definetely looked sweet in its early stage.

Thats why I ????? you.

I still don\'t understand.

I\'m letting my imagination run wild, and what I\'ve seen isn\'t exactly what I pictured it.  

But as said, the last screen shots were a looong time ago.  And the movies are to blurry and my connection sucks anyway, I shouldn\'t be so judgemental just yet.  I\'ll wait till E3, my entire perspective may change.

I had forgotten about 16 ships on screen at once, sounds fierce.  And I didn\'t know you could customize your own ship.  

It does sound a little more exciting;)

well thanks for being objective


I will try not to jump down your throat like the ole days if you don\'t say I\'m craptacular anymore



but there we\'re reports of customizing for speed handling or weapondry all of course having trade-offs

and we\'ve really only seen like 3 courses, I got some semi-quality movies from last years ECTS and the landscapes just go on forever probably some pre-rendered back grounds, but if you never going to reach those backgrounds why waste polygons, just like onimusha.

I\'m letting my imagination run wild, and what I\'ve seen isn\'t exactly what I pictured it.

Nothing can replace or reach a person\'s imagination.

And what do you expect?Do you expect developers to guess what you think?
They are following their own imaginations.

Originally posted by Unicron!

I\'m letting my imagination run wild, and what I\'ve seen isn\'t exactly what I pictured it.

Nothing can replace or reach a person\'s imagination.

And what do you expect?Do you expect developers to guess what you think?
They are following their own imaginations.
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No, I don\'t expect them to read my mind.  I just expected more.  Like, I picture the N64 version and expect it times 10.  I don\'t just imagine anything.


Ddaryl...


"I will try not to jump down your throat like the ole days if you don\'t say I\'m craptacular anymore"

I remember the ole days.  We use to argue about everything and we never got anywhere, just like the other day with the Nintendo thread.  It was so pointless but we argued anyway. Ahhh, memories.  Oh, and I won\'t call you craptacular any more...sorry bout that.