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Tezcatlipoca
10-10-2008, 21:53
Bought this off the PSN Store (only 12 quid!)... and loving it :D
It has that "just one more go..." thing to it.
One more try to get a higher place, one more try to shave a bit off my lap time, etc.
Of course, it ends up being more than one more go.
Not tried it online yet.
Anyone got it?
bhoywonder1967
10-10-2008, 22:25
I bought it last week mate, pretty good for 12 quid isn't it??
I've not been online with it yet, I'll get hammered!!
Tezcatlipoca
10-10-2008, 22:31
Yeah, very bloody good for 12 quid :D
I've bought worse games for 40 quid, lol.
I expect I'd get my arse handed to me online. Still gotta try it though sometime.
Ok now I am gutted. I was a wipeout / 2097 addict and this version looks great.
It's a shame the PS3 no longer support the neGcon controller as that's about the only thing that you can use to play wipeout properly. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeGcon )
supremus
10-10-2008, 22:50
As the undisputed and greatest ever Wipeout XL player, I was quite interested in getting this one, but was disappointed to hear that it was just a half-arsed HD upgrade of an already lite version of the game. Would you say it's worth getting a PS3 just for this? How does it compare to XL in terms of controls and dynamics? I thought Wipeout Fusion on the PS2 was a bit rubbish.
Tezcatlipoca
11-10-2008, 18:52
Ok now I am gutted. I was a wipeout / 2097 addict and this version looks great.
It's a shame the PS3 no longer support the neGcon controller as that's about the only thing that you can use to play wipeout properly. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeGcon )
That's a rather interesting controller! Never seen that before.
As the undisputed and greatest ever Wipeout XL player, I was quite interested in getting this one, but was disappointed to hear that it was just a half-arsed HD upgrade of an already lite version of the game. Would you say it's worth getting a PS3 just for this? How does it compare to XL in terms of controls and dynamics? I thought Wipeout Fusion on the PS2 was a bit rubbish.
HD remake of the previous PSP versions aparently:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipeout_HD
I love it, but I wouldn't say it's worth getting a PS3 solely for this though.
No idea about how it compares to XL & Fusion... I've only ever played the first one on the original PlayStation.
Ok now I am gutted. I was a wipeout / 2097 addict and this version looks great.
It's a shame the PS3 no longer support the neGcon controller as that's about the only thing that you can use to play wipeout properly. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeGcon )
There was also this later on....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jogcon
I remember selling the NeGcon with Ridge Racer on the PS1 when I used to work for Electronics Boutique. Never liked it myself.
It was one of those controllers that you could either use or you can't. If you could, then nothing compares to it. I could go flat out on 2097 and get perfect laps (without touching sides) which is impossible with any other controller (I tried nearly all).
I did buy the psx for the original wipeout and can say that 2097 is still one of my all time favourite games to date. This game for £12 seems well worth it by the looks of it. Shame the 360 don't have an equivalent.
Paranoimia
12-10-2008, 21:21
The JogCon was awesome with Ridge Racer R4... an analogue force-feedback wheel under your thumb.
And I still have the metal keyring that you could send off for with the receipt from your game. Ridge Racer logo on one side, PlayStation symbols on the other. Quality! :D
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