A tricky yet trouly unqiue racing game.

User Rating: 9 | Wipeout HD PS3
Wipeout HD is a combat racing in which players use hover ships. The core game is different but challenging at the same time.

Wipeout HD's graphics are superb and look excellent. Everything from the tracks to the environments and even the ships players' race in are all have an excellent amount of detail and depth to them. The environments also beautifully match the setting perfectly giving players an ideal sort of place and race tracks that these would take place for real if it did exist. There is even a great amount of detail from the effects of the weapons to the little things like the lights on the tracks

Wipeout HD's gameplay is solid but hard at the same time. The controls will take some getting used to and the AI is smart and will hit you with power ups when they get the chance. However at the same time even on the easiest difficulty the AI can be a pain to deal with as the ships use seem to have each course nailed down to a T and as result at times feels like it's being cheap. The other problem lies in the way the ships handle. Unlike a traditional racing game with a break and gas button players don't get a break button but instead get air break button for left and right. This can be frustrating to learn and even with the pilot assist function on players may still have a hard time dealing with the handling characteristics of any given ship.

Wipeout HD's audio is good and pretty decent. The soundtrack is ok but after a while players may want to listen to something different and thankfully Wipeout HD supports custom soundtracks which is a nice touch.

Overall Wipeout HD is a solid yet challenging racing game that players who want a challenging racing game should take a look at.