Wipeout Fusion
This reinvention of the popular antigravity racing combat game features 32 ship models, 16 pilots in eight teams, 45 tracks on seven different courses, six single-player modes, five multiplayer modes, and 26 weapons. Track locations include jungle, desert, city, and mountain settings. The biggest tracks are three times longer than any previous Wipeout circuit. The game features six racing modes, including a revised arcade mode, a full league option, and an elimination mode, as well as time trial, endurance racing, and a secret "zone" mode. Once certain parts of the game are complete, a reverse track mode is unlocked.
Wipeout Fusion Accessories
 Wipeout 3
Extreme G3 Racing
Gran Turismo 4
HSX: Hypersonic.xtreme
Wipeout Pure
PlayStation 2 Memory Card (8MB)
PlayStation 2 Cordless Action Controller
Burnout Revenge
Gran Turismo 3 A-spec
Micro Machines V4
Wipeout Fusion Reviews
Basically all the best parts of a rollercoaster, only armed with weapons. And mercifully, the learning curve is more gentle. Before Fusion, Wipeout 3 killed the Wipeout franchise. I like a straightaway or a sheer corkscrew drop at 500 mph now and again. Before 3, there was criticism by the hardcore race gamers of Wipeout XL. If you play each game in order, you see that the series has evolved from a slick, mean physics simulation to an arcade game. Fusion is loaded with beautiful tracks, with corkscrews, loop-de-loops, jumps, high-dives, you name it.
At the end of the day it's great entertainment for under 10$. In league mode, you can make modifications to your vehicle's stats with your winnings- a nice touch if you're fond of a certain craft.
This game delivers. Part of the joy of a racing videogame for me is a believable feeling of speed.
Wipeout Fusion has been hailed as the game that killed the Wipeout franchise.
For that reason, and not having the Design Republic's neo-deco billboards floating around the tracks, this game got flushed by the fans. Too bad.
You won't get to the fourth track and find back to back right angle turns waiting for you.
But don't play on a big screen T.V. It takes a while to unlock the other tracks, and there are a lot of weapons that you and your opponents can use. for to long without any asprin. You are going really fast, around 100-300 MPH, or more. Great game, with awesome graphics.
And with those changes the ship actually starts to look different. There are a ton of courses compared to the others. First off it's on the PS2 and with that comes greatly improved graphics and processor power to make the vehicles go fast. It's not the best Wipeout game you can have. There is no instant replay like on Wipeout 3, which is a shame considering the sweet graphics. Something like 16-18 songs, which is a lot more than any previous game. You get to know their names and they easily enough become your nemesis when they keep you from winning.
While the previous games had great graphics and you indeed went really fast the PS2 puts a little edge on all that. Make it stronger, faster, more maneuverable. You get some nice mixes of songs from Orbital, Future Sound of London, Luke Slater, Plump DJ's and more. Nice touch. The music isn't as eclectic as Wipeout 2, but fits perfectly for a driving game (probably my fave Wipeout soundtrack aside from Wipeout 3). GET FAMILAR. While I won't say this the best Wipeout game ever made I will say it's very, VERY close to being the one. For those of you not familiar with the franchise I'll just say a few things.
Little scrapes on the sides of the road cause damage when before not so much. This game will definitely have you on the edge of your seat. Put all this together and you have the best sci-fi racing franchise ever. A new feature on Fusion is the ability to tweak your vehicle. While many of the courses are the same track in reverse or with a few detoured changes it's enough to make the difference.
Wipeout has always been known for killer electronic dance music soundtracks and this is no exception. As it is you should definitely pick it up. The AI is a bit deeper on this one, with actual personalities coming from the opposing drivers. Really fast. You are behind the controls of an anti-gravity rocket speeding across various tracks all the while not only trying to outrun your opponents but also outgun them. Especially at the prices you can get for it now. If you like arcade racing of any kind you will love Wipeout 3
Weapons are added to the gameplay to help slow down your opponents or knock them out of the race (and get you out in turn). It could have been if they made some adjustments (like instant replay) and took a few more of the best the other games had. The Wipeout game series is all about high octane arcade racing. You take damage a little more than normal now. Now to what makes Wipeout Fusion different from the others. You get a ton of them too. There are some differences I noticed in gameplay.
Lets leave the goofy kid's stuff to the 99% of the rest of the cookie cutter time waster games out there. the music is great if you go in for this kind of music (btw, the chem bros are way overrated. i have to preface this by saying i have a newer PS2 and i have finished the first 10 AG races though i am still less than 30% done with the game they say. first i would like to respond to all the "hugely disappointed" wipeout fans out there. As far as SPEED goes i think there is plenty of it though there could be more if the tracks weren't so narrow. very challenging TRACKS with lots of diversity. IN CONCLUSION Bam did a respectable job and the game is definitley a keeper. i wish someone would go back to the original wipeout and realize that the future world in all its coolness and graphic design and seriousness as a legitimate racing sport was a huge part of the love for this game and has disappeared since.
there are a number of "jaw dropping" moments out there and some really nice touches with absent guard rails and stuff. i ordered this game and then read the bad reviews here and i was torn up about the game being junk but when i got in it turns out that Wipeout Fusion is still SONY's franchise player so take heart fans. the music could have been a a bit more positive. if you are curious though you should definitely pick up the earlier wipeouts. P.S. sony fumbled on that one. i prefer the old style wall-bump speed penalty versus the new damage infliction.
I agree, though, that ship physics have taken a hit. plus, that scraping along the side in wipeout xl was awesome and that just spells damage in Fusion. i guess that "fan" didn't find much worthy about the original Wipeout. yeah, the first track on the remix disk "drugstore cowboy" is good but the rest of it is wack). the dopey dime a dozen characters in DR's stead bring the game down. the absence of the DESIGNER'S REPUBLIC team does suck. i hope we see more editions only let's get back to the roots of the thing - staying off the walls while carving turns and cornering in different ships. i read complaints about the MUSIC not being done by the chemical bros.
you must use air brakes constantly to make the thing turn at all (i've raced three different ships all loaded) and the tracks are so narrow that the days of carving turns in your auricom are gone and now its asimply a matter of staying off the walls as much as possible. the AI is good and you are never all alone. i am a fan of the series so you may want to take off a star for that. please stop "sighing" and whining. what's Cold Storage up to these days. The original PS1 Wipeout still can't be beat. message to SONY: RECOGNIZE. if you slam into a wall you might pop through and need to be rescued but with some practice you will acquire the necessary skill to race properly without training wheels so keep trying.
It is very exciting. There are many game modes, like AG league, Zone, and Challenge. The graphics are good, and the music is perfect. In Zone mode, you try to survive on the track for as long as possible, while the ship gets faster and faster and faster.
AG league is the real part of the game. Get this game if you want a great racing game. The first leagues are slow and easy, but the last few leagues are very difficult. Wipeout Fusion is a high-speed futuristic racing game.
The other racers will try to blast you at every turn.
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