WipEout Pulse Review

- Developer: Sony Liverpool
- Publisher: SCE
- Platform: Sony PSP
- Genre: Racing
- Mode: Single-player, Online/Offline Multiplayer
- ESRB Rating: Everyone (E)
- Release Date: February 12, 2008

This page contains reviews for the PSP racing video game WipEout Pulse. GameRankings gave it a score of 84 percent, making it the 21st best PSP game of all time, and putting the game in the top 700 of all time. Metacritic gave it a score of 82.
Background

WipEout Pulse is a futuristic racing game that is part of the Wipeout series. It is also know as WipEout Pure 2 because it is considered the sequel to WipEout Pure. The game was released on the PlayStation Portable. As with the past WipEout games, players rode hovered vehicles around a futuristic track. The game is set in the year 2207, which is 20 years after the setting date for WipEout Pure.
Gameplay

The structure of the game remains the same. Players race on hovered vehicles trying to avoid in-course hazards and other characters in order to win a race. If a player lost all of its energy before the race was over, the ship would crash and the race ends.
Game Modes
There are several one-player and multi-player modes available in WipEout Pulse:
- Campaign: One-player mode. Each grid segment consists of several races. For every race, a player earns a certain amount of points. Reach the required amount of points in order to advance to the next segment.
- Single Race: One-player mode. Choose a ship and race against the CPU on any of the tracks available.
- Time Trial: One-player mode. Choose a ship and race on any of the tracks available. A player receives one boost for every lap. The ship is invulnerable to damage, so there's no worry about the race ending prematurely.
- Tournament: Much like Single Race, but there are several races a person plays against the CPU. Players earn points based on their finish (crashing before the end receives zero points).
- Zone Mode: One-player mode. Choose a ship and race on a track. Every 10 seconds, the ship goes faster. The goal is to ride as long as possible without crashing the ship.
- Speed Lap: This is much like Time Trial, but it only takes into account individual laps. Players are given seven attempts, and a player receives a boost for each lap.
- Eliminator: This is the same as the PlayStation versions of WipEout. A goal of 1 to 99 is set. Players can reach the target amount by either destroying a vehicle or completing a lap without crashing. If a player crashed, it was sent back to the track's starting line.
- Online: Players can take part in online battles against other human competitors. However, custom stages are not playable.