Game review: WipEout HD
For as long as PlayStation has existed there's been WipEout, the anti-gravity racing game with weapons and a dance music soundtrack. It's taken some time for the PS3 to get its instalment, but WipEout HD, in all its £12 glory (with the promise of extra downloadable content to come), is a spectacularly beautiful thing to behold, with its elegant menus, swooping tracks and the speed it all moves. Featuring beefier-looking weapons and a set of tracks culled from PSP games Pure and Pulse, this adds the ability to barrel roll off jumps to trigger a brief Mario Kart-style turbo and pilot-assist mode that gently steers you away from the sides of the track. It pushes the exact same adrenaline buttons as ever, leaving you palpitating, yet constantly ready for more.
• SCEE, £12 download from PlayStation Network
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