WipEout returns to PSP

By Tom Bramwell Published 27 March, 2007

Pulsing with new features.

Sony has announced that a new WipEout game for PSP will be released this September, courtesy of our old pals Studio Liverpool.

WipEout Pulse promises 24 new, reversible circuits to race around in new ships shooting people with new weapons while listening to new licensed music, including songs by Mason, Loco Dice and Stanton Warriors. God I feel old.

You'll be able to race against your friends in ad hoc and infrastructure (Internet!) modes, coating yourself in the liveries of eight new in-game racing teams, including one called EG-X. Good name.

More impressive, Sony reckons, will be in the introduction of a new track element called the "Mag-Strip" - this will lock ships to the surface of the track temporarily, allowing level designers to include things like loops, vertical drops and 90-degree angled sections to mess with your head.

Which, it turns out, they will be doing in seven game modes, with a Training section also introduced to show you everything from steering to shooting - something that's bound to come in handy for gamers more used to wheely racecars.

Finally, there'll be scope for personalisation and showing off, with the option to store your own music (MP3s) on a Memory Stick and listen along while you play, while a Photo Mode will allow you to take shots of your ship and post them online. Kids these days.

And, says Sony, the fun won't stop in September either, with downloadable content lined up for launch (why not put it on the disc then?) and afterwards, including new tracks, ships and tunes.

It's so exciting they emailed it to us eight times. Which, considering they were carrying these first screenshots on their backs, surely went above and beyond. Anyway, expect more soon, as we'll be sure to keep our finger on the, er, Pulse.

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About Tom Bramwell

Tom is Operations director of Eurogamer Network and Editor-at-Large of Eurogamer.net. He joined the company in February 2000.

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Comments (39) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • Kay #1 5 years ago

    Sweet. Very sweet indeed.

    K

  • in5ane #2 5 years ago

    Awesome news. I still love the Wipeout franchise... now release info of the PS3 version Sony!

  • Fwing #3 5 years ago

    There NEEDS to be a PS3 version.

    Also the next PSP version needs to not be ruined by poor track design, please. The last PSP version was an unwelcome step backwards from the awesomeness of Fusion.

  • Beano #4 5 years ago

    Last year Sony mentioned that both PSP and PS3 versions of Wipeout was in the works... not an official announcement though.

    Wipeout on PS3 with SIXAXIS controls is a no-brainer ;)

  • HyperShadow #5 5 years ago

    Awesome! Can't wait for this, and I still can't believe I brought a PSP for Pure >_> two WipEouts, fantastic.

  • Beano #6 5 years ago

    "The last PSP version was an unwelcome step backwards from the awesomeness of Fusion"

    Seriously?

    Fusion was by far the worst in the series and Pure was the 2nd best (after 2097) IMO ;)

  • Steroyd #7 5 years ago

    This game needs to be on the PS triple, pronto... SIXAXIS... HD... yup.

    BALLLLLLLLLLINNNNN

    Damn I've been meaning to check what all that is about.
    Wow I'm hella hyped.

  • afray #8 5 years ago

    They need a track with the locoroco music.

  • mrdan #9 5 years ago

    A ps3 version is needed, but sticking pure or pulse on the PSM like tekken would be nice too...

  • HonestJoe #10 5 years ago

    This is still the only game that stops my PSP getting dusty - can't wait for the sequel.

  • Killerbee #11 5 years ago

    I really should dig out Fusion for another blast some time...

    Slightly off-topic, but has there been any hint of a Wii F-Zero game in the pipeline?

  • ChrisOTR #12 5 years ago

    "Mag-Strip" - this will lock ships to the surface of the track temporarily

    Uh-oh. That sounds suspiciously like it will be rubbish.

    Still, Pure was amazing, so hopefully they'll pull it off!
    Edited by 1 at 27/03/07 @ 12:12

  • SBfistfun #13 5 years ago

    Mehout

  • Cuke #14 5 years ago

    "infrastructure (Internet!) modes"

    Sold!

    :D

  • Rash' #15 5 years ago

    Great news. The last Wipeout on PSP was a return to it's greater days. Lets hope this latest addition builds on that. Now a PS3 version with PSP connectivity with this game, please Sony. Pretty please???
    Edited by 1 at 27/03/07 @ 13:18

  • Tomo #16 5 years ago

    M-m-m-m-m-m-m-monster MEH.

    /casts bait to fanboys

    F Zero >> Wipeout

    /unfolds stall
    /waits

  • Santino #17 5 years ago

    F-Zero is undoubtedly better than wipeout, but i wish they would just forget about this and concentrate on the ps3 version, psp is a turd, ps3 wipeout interests me.

  • Beano #18 5 years ago

    A PS3 version is also in development.. so...

  • peterfll #19 5 years ago

    Smashing.

    A Locoroco themed *track* would be good!

  • Yaster #20 5 years ago

    Fantastic, the best future racer ever returns. The promise of online play is what i am most looking forward to plus I'm sure there's a lot of people who would rather listen to heavy metal than electronic music, the fools, so the ability to use your own MP3s is a welcome addition.

  • Moz #21 5 years ago

    Was the PS3 version confirmed back in Feb? Would be great to see what it looks like though.

    Picked up a copy of fusion at the weekend with PS3, happy days :o)

  • GitSomE_UK #22 5 years ago

    Woohoo! I love Wipeout the best racer bar none, fast, futuristic, guns and great eye candy... can't wait!

    Wipeout Pure was the best Wipeout yet, if they improve on that...

    Re: PS3 if Sony release Wipeout for the PS3, I'm sold straight away. No cash? No problem, I'd pimp my arse on the street for a PS3 and a copy of Wipeout.

  • TONYgr #23 5 years ago

    The COOLEST game on the psp returns!is it the first game on the psp that you can hear your own music from your memory stick?if it is it was about time someone to do it!
    Edited by 1 at 27/03/07 @ 14:15

  • TreeFrog #24 5 years ago

    Bah! Wipeout 3 was clearly better than Pure - the handling and collsision response was so much more satisfying.
    I wish they'd release real screenshots though - those have far too much anti-aliasing to be real PSP shots.

  • Beano #25 5 years ago

    Yes, those are cleary workstation shots. The resolution will be lower but the level of detail will be the same aprox.

  • Hughes. #26 5 years ago

    INFRASTRUCTURE BABY!

    WOOOOOOOOOTTTT!!!!!!

    Looks gruvy.

  • freedumb #27 5 years ago

    "The last PSP version was an unwelcome step backwards from the awesomeness of Fusion"

    Seriously?

    Fusion was by far the worst in the series and Pure was the 2nd best (after 2097) IMO ;)

    -------------

    Fusion was the best, but it seems that's a minority view.
    Edited by 1 at 27/03/07 @ 15:43

  • Fwing #28 5 years ago

    The correct order of awesomeness is:

    Wipeout 2097
    Wipeout
    Wipeout Fusion
    Wipeout Pure
    Wipeout 64 even though it had a crash bug it's still better than the abomination that was. . .
    Wipeout 3

  • Feanor #29 5 years ago

    Nonsense, Wipeout 3 was the best of the lot. Wipeout 2097 was great, but it didn't have analog steering since the Dual Shock 2 hadn't come out yet. (Unless you had a NegCon.)

  • AtomicBanana #30 5 years ago

    My own personal ranking:

    Wipeout > Wipeout 2097 (but only just!) > pure > (big gap) > fusion > (colossal gap) > F Zero

    Fusion better than pure is just lunacy - the guns in fusion were totally over the top and took away from the racing, they'd just messed up the balance.

  • Fwing #31 5 years ago

    Guns over the top?? You've run mad! Since the beginning the point of racing in Wipeout is to blast your way clear of the pack then horde your Shields.

    Pure was great in all respects other than the track design which just ruined it for me.

    Edit: I'm not even answering anyone who claims 3 was anything other than wrong :p
    Edited by 1 at 27/03/07 @ 16:34

  • gth #32 5 years ago

    Pure >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Fusion

  • Beano #33 5 years ago

    Wipeout 2097 > Wipeout Pure > Wipeout > Wipeout 3 > Wipeout Fusion

  • Hughes. #34 5 years ago

    ^ What Beano said ^

  • ChocNut #35 5 years ago

    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

    Best news EVER to come home to :DDDDDDDDDDD

    /EDIT
    Holy crap: - I was thinking the name was good! I came up with it!!! Check this link - this forum is visited by the makers of wipeout and we had a thread about naming the sequel to purE. My nick is yawnstretch on that forum:

    http://ww w.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showthr...
    Edited by 3 at 27/03/07 @ 18:52

  • Scimarad #36 5 years ago

    You're all mental:-)

    Wipeout 3:SE ---> Pure ---> Fusion ---> 2097 ---> Wipeout

    2097 was too bloody hard, though Pure starts going in that direction pretty fast.

  • ChocNut #37 5 years ago

    WipEout > wipEout 2097 > wipEout purE > WipEout Fusion > Fzero > wip3out

  • dirigiblebill #38 5 years ago

    I loved all of them equally, except for Fusion, which wasn't neon enough.

    Just bought a PSP with Pure and am currently wallowing in its awesomeness.

  • ChrisOTR #39 5 years ago

    For the record:

    wipEout purE > WipEout > wipEout 2097 > wip3out > F-Zero > WipEout Fusion

    Now, where will Pulse fit?