There are 20 ships in the game, divided into four classes: Speed, Fighter, Agility, and Prototype. Each team has their own strengths and weaknesses, based on the stats of their ships.įor the first time in the series, each of the teams has a ship made with specialty in a particular race type. In this case, they are all in the New York City-inspired Nova State City.Īll of the original teams make an appearance in Wipeout 2048, along with a precursor to the Piranha team, Pir-hana. In similar circumstance to Wipeout 3 and Wipeout Pure, all tracks are situated in a single location.
The game campaign is separated into a single player campaign, where you contest in the first three seasons of Anti-Gravity Racing, and an online campaign, where the player competes against other players in online mutiplayer game while completing a series of objectives. Campaign Main articles: Single Player Campaign in Wipeout 2048 and Multiplayer Campaign in Wipeout 2048 Tracks are also wider than previous entries, which the team hope will allow for greater use of combat. Set in Studio Liverpool's interpretation of New York City in the near future, races are three-tiered, with lower levels showing off architectural details, while higher levels show off the modern, futuristic elements of the city. As such, dedicated racing tracks are yet to be built, and so races take place in city streets. Wipeout 2048 is set in the near future, and relative to previous games, takes place much earlier in the Wipeout timeline, as the new sport of anti-gravity racing is beginning to emerge, making it a prequel. Online multiplayer is based on the campaign structure, featuring missions that each player must undertake, such as sticking to the top tier of the course or finishing in the top half of the leaderboard these missions allow novice players to progress as well as unlock new content. The microphones can also be used for voice-activated weapons.įor multiplayer, the game features cross-platform online racing, with the press preview allowing players from the PlayStation 3 version of Wipeout HD/Fury to play the HD/Fury tracks against those on the handheld console. The game makes use of the new input methods of the console, with the touch-sensitive screen used for firing and absorbing weapons, and the rear touchpad used for acceleration it also features optional tilt control improved from Wipeout HD using the accelerometers and gyroscopes. The collection was later updated to support PlayStation VR.Official logo of the Anti-Gravity Racing Championshipįirst demonstrated to the press before E3 2011, Wipeout 2048 is one of the first games for the successor to the PlayStation Portable. In 2017, Sony Interactive Entertainment released the Wipeout Omega Collection, which included Wipeout HD, the Wipeout HD Fury expansion, and Wipeout 2048, for PlayStation 4. The most recent original entry was Wipeout 2048 for PlayStation Vita. The Wipeout series began in 1995 with Psygnosis’ Wipeout for PC, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn, which spawned nine sequels, spinoffs, and remasters. Lindsay previously worked on Wipeout Pure and Wipeout 2048. The game will reportedly run at 60 frames per second on modern mobile devices, will include 60 ships from past Wipeout games, and will feature an original score by Alastair Lindsay, formerly of Psygnosis and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
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