Wipeout Pure 2005

Is it still worth playing?

An anti gravity racing game from Studio Liverpool, a launch title for the PlayStation Portable in 2005, set in 2197, a hundred years after Wipeout 2097, in the FX300 racing league. You fly ships owned by racing corporations, eight teams with one ship each, and every ship has its own handling, thrust, top speed and shield strength. An energy shield absorbs damage, and it drains when the ship collides or is hit by weapon fire. The sixth Wipeout, it followed Wipeout Fusion. The team built new user interfaces and algorithms to finish in time for the launch of the handheld, with production from August 2003 to early 2005. Fast ships on tracks with a lot of style still give each lap a rush.