WipEout Pure Reviews

It's almost stunning to see WipEout Pure being a launch title for the PSP, because it holds its own very well even comparing to other games released later. It's WipEout on the go with a decent amount of stages and vehicles to choose from. But what WipEout surprisingly excels at is the amount of DLC, which puts many games to shame. A total of 16 tracks are added to the game, which doubles or possibly even triples gameplay time. It's easily accessable with multiple difficulties, and I truly felt like I got better at the game the more I played. That's the best feeling I could wish for in any video game, and WipEout Pure handles that pretty well. Getting used to each craft takes some time because it requires mastery of drifting, but the easier difficulties carry you into that feeling eventually. First introduced in Fusion and part of this game as well is the Zone mode, a race where your craft constantly goes faster and faster, and you have to make as many laps without having your vehicle end up being destroyed. It's a fun mode for the few minutes it lasts, because it is over before you know unfortunately because there are only 4 maps. There are a good amount of unlockables in this game as well, though personally I found them to be spread unevenly over the course of the game. You can unlock everything before even touching the final two difficulty modes, especially if you also own the DLC since no completion bonuses were added. Those are only two minor complaints to an otherwise very good WipEout game on the PSP, and amongst the best racing games on the platform as well.