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Wipeout XL

Sega Saturn · Released September 30, 1996 · Developed by Psygnosis · Published by Psygnosis

73Total 82Single player
RacingActionScience fiction

Summary

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.

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Details

IGDB Rating
73.27 / 100
34 ratings
Total Rating
81.64 / 100
35 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person · Third person
Themes
Action · Science fiction
Developer
Psygnosis

Also known as

PALWipeout 2097European title

Release history (9 entries)

DatePlatformRegion
Sep 30, 1996PlayStation
Nov 8, 1996PlayStation
Dec 31, 1996PlayStation
Jul 31, 1997PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 31, 1997PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 18, 1997Sega Saturn
Mar 5, 1998Sega Saturn
Dec 31, 1999Amiga
Dec 31, 2002Mac

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Storyline

Whereas the original game introduced the F3600 anti-gravity racing league in the year 2052, Wipeout 2097 is set over four decades later and introduces the player to the much faster, more competitive, and more dangerous F5000 AG racing league. The game is set exactly 101 years after the actual release year of the game (100 in the Saturn port's case). The Sega Saturn version supported analog control by using the optional 3D Control Pad, whereas the PlayStation version supported analog control by using the optional Negcon twist controller (as on debut release of the series).

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