MobyRank MobyScore
SEGA Saturn
...
3.5
Windows
76
3.3
PlayStation
90
4.0

Description

WipEout XL is set in the year 2097, around four decades after its predecessor. Instead of the F3600 anti-gravity racing competition, the game features an even faster and more dangerous tournament: the F5000 AG league. The gameplay system is similar to that of the previous game: players race against each other or computer in high-speed futuristic environments, liberally picking up weapons scattered around the stages and using them against the opponents to finish the race in the highest position.

Each vehicle is provided with a shield; once this shield is breached (by weapons or other kinds of damage), the craft explodes. As in the first game, the vehicles move at very high speeds. The game's four difficulty levels are used to crank the speed up and down, with the highest setting corresponding to the highest speed. In addition to the main championship mode, there are also challenge modes, winning in which rewards the player with faster game settings, new tracks, and new vehicles.

Alternate Titles

  • "WipEout 2097" -- European title

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Merchant Title Platform Price  
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Wipeout XL PlayStation $1.96  
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WipEout XL    
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User Reviews

A milestone in Sci-Fi racing Windows Firefreak (5)

The Press Says

IGN PlayStation Nov 26, 1996 9 out of 10 90
Gamezilla Windows Aug 17, 2000 90 out of 100 90
Macworld Macintosh Jul 01, 2002 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Game Informer Magazine PlayStation May, 2005 7.75 out of 10 78
PC Jeux Windows Jun, 1997 76 out of 100 76
GameSpot Windows Aug 26, 1997 7.1 out of 10 71
Inside Mac Games (IMG) Macintosh Jun 14, 2002 7 out of 10 70
Mac Gamer Macintosh Oct 06, 2002 70 out of 100 70
Computer Gaming World (CGW) Windows Oct, 1997 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars 70
PC Player (Germany) Windows Jul, 1997 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60

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Trivia

This game takes place in the same year as one of my favourite fighting games, One Must Fall: 2097.


This entry was contributed by Kohler 86 (6884), Kabushi (105898), Casualty (726), Grant McLellan (546) and Mike Clarke (57)
 

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