Wipeout Free Download for PC (stylised as wipE 'out") is a 1995 futuristic racing gamedeveloped and published byPsygnosis. It is the first game in theWipeout series and is set in the year 2052. It was originally released in 1995 for PlayStationand PCs running MS-DOS, and in 1996 for Sega Saturn, being a launch title for the PlayStation in Europe and North America. It has since been re-released as a downloadable game for thePlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable via the PlayStation Network in 2007.
Set in the year 2052, players compete in the F3600 anti-gravity racing league, piloting one of a selection of craft in races on several different tracks around the world. Unique at the time, Wipeoutwas noted for its futuristic setting, weapons designed to both stall and destroy enemy opponents and its marketing campaign which was designed by The Designers Republic. Wipeout Download free Full Version.
The game featured music from CoLD SToRAGE,Leftfield, The Chemical Brothersand Orbital. The game was critically acclaimed upon release; critics praised the game for its originality and its vast «unique techno soundtrack». However, it was criticised for its in-game physics. Wipeoutmanaged to spawn several sequels to critical acclaim.
Gameplay
Wipeout is a racing game that is set in the year 2052, where players compete in the F3600 anti-gravity racing league. The game allows the player to pilot one of a selection of craft in races on several different tracks. There are four different racing teams to choose from, and two ships for each team. Each ship with its own distinct characteristics of acceleration, top speed, mass, and turning radius. By piloting their craft over power-up pads found on the tracks, the player can pick up various weapons and power-ups such as shields, turbo boosts, mines, shock waves, rockets, or missiles. The power-ups allow the player to either protect their own craft or disrupt the competitors' craft.
There are seven race tracks in the game total, six of them located in futuristic versions of countries including Canada, Germany, Greenland, United States,China and Japan. After all tracks have been completed on the highest difficulty, a hidden track set on Mars is unlocked. Multiplayer mode is only available in the PlayStation version of the game, and features the option of having a competitive two player mode throughout the seven tracks, with the usual six remaining AI competitors. Wipeout Game free Download Full Version.
Development and release
Wipeout was developed and published by Liverpudlian developer Psygnosis (later known as SCE Studio Liverpool), with production starting in the second half of 1994. The marketing and art work of the game was designed byThe Designers Republic in Sheffield.Aimed at a fashionable, club-going, music-buying audience, The Designers Republic created art for the game's packaging, in-game branding, and other promotional materials. An early beta version of Wipeout appeared in the teen cult film Hackers (1995), in which both protagonists were playing the game in a nightclub. Shortly after the film's release, Sony expressed some interest Psygnosis on the basis of their «impressive work it had done with 3D graphics». In September 1995 Sony Computer Entertainment purchased Psygnosis and later renamed SCE Studio Liverpool in 2000.
The game's vehicle designs were based on Matrix Marauders, a 3D grid-basedstrategy game whose concept was developed by Psygnosis employee Jim Bowers and released for the Amiga in 1994. Nick Burcombe, the game's future designer, was inspired to create a racing game using the same types of 'anti-gravity' vehicles from his experience with Powerdrome and F-Zero. The name «Wipeout» was given to the game during a pub conversation, and was inspired by the instrumental song Wipe Out by The Surfaris. Designing the game's tracks proved to be difficult due to the lack of draw distance possible on the system. Players received completely random weapons, resembling Super Mario Kart in their capability to stall rather than destroy opponents.
Wipeout gained a significant amount of controversy upon its initial release. A marketing campaign launched by The Designers Republic included an infamous promotional poster, featuring a bloodstained Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox, which was accused by some of depicting a drug-overdose. The poster branded Wipeout «a dangerous game», with Wipeout 's designer Nick Burcome suggesting that the «E» in Wipeout stood for ecstasy. Wipeout game free Download for PC Full Version.
Wipeout was first released alongside the PlayStation in Europe in September 1995. It was the PlayStation's best-selling launch title in Europe. Two months later in November 1995, it was released in the United States. The game went to number one in the all format charts, with over 1.5 million units of the franchise having been sold to date throughout Europe and North America. Wipeout was ported to the Sega Saturn in 1996, however because the company behind the PlayStation, Sony, owned the applicable rights to most of the PlayStation version's soundtrack, new music was recorded for the Saturn version by Psygnosis's in-house music team, CoLD SToRAGE.
Music
See also: Wipeout (album)
The game's electronica soundtrack was mostly composed by Welsh video game music composer Tim Wright under the alias CoLD SToRAGE. Music tracks were licensed from non-mainstream electronica acts to create an original soundtrack album titled Wipeout that was released to promote the game in 1996. This music album featured a selection which contrasted against the music included within the game, with CoLD SToRAGE being the most notable omission given his prevalence within both Wipeout and numerous successors. Additional songs featured in Wipeout are from Leftfield, The Chemical Brothers, and Orbital and were included in the PAL version of the PlayStation game, while the Saturn version included three songs by Rob Lord & Mark Bandola. Wipeout Free Download Torrent.
