Wipeout (video game)
1995 racing video game developed by Psygnosis
Wipeout (stylised as wipE′out″) is a 1995 racing video game developed and published by Psygnosis for the PlayStation. The first installment in the Wipeout series, it was a launch title for the PlayStation in Europe. It was ported to MS-DOS, followed by the Saturn the next year. Psygnosis' parent company, Sony Computer Entertainment, re-released the game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable via the PlayStation Network in 2007.
Set in 2052, players compete in the F3600 anti-gravity racing league, piloting one of a selection of craft in races on several tracks around the world. Unique at the time, Wipeout was noted for its futuristic setting, weapons designed to slow opponents and its marketing campaign designed by Keith Hopwood and The Designers Republic. The game features original music from CoLD SToRAGE, with tracks by Leftfield, The Chemical Brothers, and Orbital appearing on some versions. The game was critically acclaimed on release; critics praised the game for its originality and its vast "unique techno soundtrack", but it was criticised for its in-game physics. It is followed by a sequel, Wipeout 2097/XL, released in 1996. Alongside its successor, it is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time.
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