As soon as you connect, you will be placed in a lobby with other racers with preference going to people on your friends list first. Wipeout 2048 also boasts an online multiplayer mode with up to 8 players. The load times are one of my biggest faults with the game and even with the patch released before the official launch of the system you’ll still be waiting over 30 seconds for each event to load. This helps it from feeling the same each and every time. There are also additional restrictions that may require you to use a specific type of ship or limit the weapons allowed in the event. The available modes are pretty standard such as racing, time trials, zone races and combat events. As you progress through the events, the speed classes gradually increase, so if you never used the air brake in the first season, expect to have to use it to finish within the top 3 in each race during the last 2 seasons.įor only having 10 different tracks, Wipeout 2048 does a good job at breaking up the tracks into varying modes that make the tracks feel different in each mode. New events are unlocked on a honeycomb-type grid like in the previous PSN title, Wipeout HD. The single player campaign spans three racing seasons from 2048-2050. Making the wrong decision could be disastrous in a tight race. Knowing when to pickup a defensive weapon instead of an offensive weapon is the key. The weapon pads are now divided into two different variations - green for defensive weapons such as bombs that can be dropped or a leech attack that will drain a ship’s health and replenish yours and the yellow for offensive missiles and cannon fire. Spread throughout the courses are various speed and weapon pads that will help you achieve ultimate victory.

Getting through the tracks in Wipeout requires you to race fast and have a firm hand on the air brake to fly around every corner without a care in the world…except for those incoming missiles, bombs and mines. The PS Vita launch title is less stylized than the previous entries and has a tad of an urban racer feel, but it doesn’t stop that sense of Wipeout racing that I have come to love. For those few that have never played any games from the Wipeout series before, Wipeout is all about racing hovercrafts across futuristic racetracks.