| Wipeout | |
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| Genres | Racing game |
| Developers | Psygnosis/SCE Studio Liverpool |
| Publishers | Sony Computer Entertainment Europe |
| Platforms | PlayStation |
| First release | Wipeout 29 September 1995 |
| Latest release | Wipeout HD Fury 23 July 2009 |
Wipeout (trademarked as WipEout)[1] is a series of futuristic anti-gravity racing games developed by SCE Studio Liverpool. The series is well-known for its fast-paced gameplay and high-quality 3D visual design, as well as its association with electronica and electronic dance music.
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Wipeout is a racing series that features vehicles that hover over futuristic racetracks. Power-ups (or "pick-ups") are available and come in offensive ("weapon") and defensive ("item") varieties.
| Year | Title | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Wipeout | PlayStation, Sega Saturn, DOS CD-RO | — |
| 1996 | Wipeout 2097 / XL | PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows CD-ROM, Mac OS, Amiga | — |
| 1998 | Wipeout 64 | Nintendo 64 | — |
| 1999 | Wipeout 3 | PlayStation | Wipeout 3: Special Edition was only released in Europe, in 2000. |
| 2002 | Wipeout Fusion | PlayStation 2 | — |
| 2005 | Wipeout Pure | PlayStation Portable | — |
| 2007 | Wipeout Pulse | PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 | — |
| 2008 | Wipeout HD | PlayStation 3 | An expansion pack, Wipeout HD Fury, was released in 2009. |
| 2012 | Wipeout 2048 | PlayStation Vita | Features Cross-Platform play with Wipeout HD and Fury add-on and is a prequel to the other games in timeline (except for the game Wipeout HD) |
The Wipeout franchise began with the release of the original Wipeout in 1995. Three more Wipeout games were released by the end of the decade, all developed by Liverpool-based developer Psygnosis. In 1999, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe acquired Psygnosis and its intellectual property, including Wipeout. As part of the acquisition, the name "Psygnosis" was changed to "SCE Studio Liverpool". After the acquisition, four more Wipeout games were developed, one on the PlayStation 2, two for the PlayStation Portable, and the most recent, Wipeout HD, as a downloadable title on the PlayStation 3. It is now available on Blu-ray disc packaged with the Fury expansion as of 16 December 2009.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and SCE Studio Liverpool are currently developing Wipeout 2048 for the new successor to the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita and may also be developing a new PlayStation 3 entry in the Wipeout series.[2]
A Wipeout "arcade" game was also featured in the 1995 movie "Hackers". The actual game footage was pre-rendered CGI and the actors merely pretended they were playing the actual game.
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