Wipeout HD [PSN]

[Mus]

Wipeout Pulse will offer features such as race customisation, photo mode, skin editor and custom soundtracks - check it out

The forthcoming Wipeout HD has a mixture of tracks from Pulse and Pure, with of course online racing.

[JamesBelsey]

Had a quick go on Wipeout HD today From my very brief play at the eGames expo today in Melbourne, it's pretty much everything I hoped it would be Looks to be solid 60fps (it was silky smooth) and the tracks, ships and everything else look gorgeous in HD and played as you'd expect a Wipeout game to. The only downside was that I couldn't hear the music.

Looking forward to this even more now.

Oh, and they also had Wipeout Pulse, which looked nice too, but I didn't have a play on that.

[Mus]

Thanks for the report James

The wipeoutHD webby is up now - http://www.wipeouthd.com/

...even though its not fully operational yet, you can see the main menu here...

http://wipeouthd.com/main.swf

featuring trailers, screenshots, game features, downloads and more"

Looks like its not far off

[Mus]

lolGame 3.0

You will find that here

[Number45]

http://www.gamersyde.com/news_5708_en.html

Some new jaw dropping screens of this. I can't stop playing Pulse at the moment... I'm just so ridiculously excited about this game it's just not funny.

[JP]

It looks like they've dirtied the graphics up a bit now. It looks really good but I did like the bright colours of the older screens too.

[Number45]

I chose that shot because I like the wet textures on the dark parts of the track. Check the other screens, there's plenty of clean bright ones too.

[JP]

Had another look and thought they deserved posting here for people too:





It looks gorgeous and when you realise it's downloadable it just makes it seem even more impressive!!

[Ajay1986]

Really does look much much better then i expected it to, PSN might not have as many games as XBL but the quality of most PSN game really is high.

[dvdmike]

The texture work in this game is of insane quality

[Dogg Thang]

Some more stunning screens here - http://www.worthplaying.com/article....thread&order=0

[Jebus]

That looks like a course set in heaven, those things that look like angel wings

Looking magnificent isn't it.

[C']

This is a PSN download? O_o

[JP]

It seems amazing that it's all going to be running 1080p at 60fps at the speed those ships will move. Then I see the textures and I'm more impressed that it's a download only game.

I think it'll be big though and maybe about ?30. I'm hoping for a blu-ray announcement sometime with this one.

They have a nice list of the game features on that link too:

• Get ready to experience Wipeout? in full-HD 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second on PS3, exclusively available for download from the PlayStation Store. Greater processing power of PS3 enables more immersive visuals and sound effects in Wipeout HD, heightening the speed within the stunningly beautiful tracks and environments.
• Wipeout HD provides full support of the SIXAXIS wireless controller to give the player a variety of choices and depth of control unseen in any previous iteration of Wipeout.
• A selection of the best tracks taken from previous Wipeout titles, meticulously crafted and fully reworked from the ground-up to showcase the full-HD resolution. Tracks include the new Mag-Strips feature, which causes ships to be temporarily locked to the track surface, allowing greater variety and dynamism in track design and introducing track features such as loops, vertical drops and 90-degree angled sections.
• Wipeout HD features eight teams from Wipeout? Pulse, including: Feisar, Assegai, AG-Systems, Qirex, Piranha, Triakis, Goteki45 and EG-X.
• Wipeout HD features seven race modes, including: Single Race, Tournament, Time Trial, Speed Lap, Zone Mode, Elimination and Head-2-Head.
• The Race Campaign feature contains many unique predefined race events to give an all new sense of progression for the player.
• Wipeout HD offers full customization of race rules, allowing the player to tailor their own race experience.
• Wipeout HD introduces Artificial Intelligence (AI) pack racing to keep players under pressure and on the edge of their seats.
• A refined weapons system includes three new weapons: The Repulser, Shuriken and Leach Beam.
• Wipeout HD offers three difficulty levels; adjustable independent of speed class.
• The Photo-mode feature allows players to be able to pause the game both during a race and the post race parade lap so that they can take a snapshot which they can then save to their PS3 HDD. These Photos can then be uploaded to the Wipeout HD website and traded between players.
• Up to eight players will be able to compete against each other in a range of online races, across several game modes:
  • Single Race
  • Tournament
  • Elimination
  • Team vs. Team (Two-player team based multiplayer races)
• Player Profile and Community Website ? Website TBA
  • Each player will have an extensive game profile that charts their progress and records for all the usual record lap times for races and fastest laps as well as statistics concerning weapons use, ship selections, favorite modes and most played tracks.
  • Players will be able to connect to the main Wipeout HD website from within the game and receive updates and information, such as records, stats and tips. In addition, players can upload their own profile, allowing the creation of a global statistics list for all to see.
• Extra game content will be made available to download and plug directly into the main game, including extra teams and ships, extra tracks and additional events for the race campaign mode.
• Wipeout HD features nine fully-licensed music tracks, remixed in 5.1.

EDIT:
Official WipEout Site.

Mmm free Wipeout wallpaper...

[Salsa Party Animal]

Wallspaper not in 1680 x 1050 resolution