Wipeout 2097

Time to beat

Main story

39.8 h6 reports

Main + extras

64.3 h4 reports

Completionist

Not enough reports yet (needs 3)1 report

Median of the hours reported by players who completed the game.

Synopsis

Wipeout 2097 (released as Wipeout XL in North America and Japan) is a 1996 racing video game developed and published by Psygnosis for the PlayStation. It is the second installment of the Wipeout series and a sequel to the original game, released the previous year. It was ported the following year to Microsoft Windows and the Sega Saturn, and later also to Amiga and Macintosh. Whereas the original game introduced the F3600 anti-gravity racing league in 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 introduced a new damage interface and new weapons and tracks. The Sega Saturn version supported analogue control by using its 3D Control Pad, whereas the PlayStation version supported analogue control only through using the optional NeGcon twist controller. Wipeout 2097 received critical acclaim upon release; reviewers praised the game for its dramatic improvements to the controls, graphics, and gameplay of the original Wipeout. The game featured a licensed electronic soundtrack featuring artists such as The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy, an early example of modern licensed music being used in video games. Wipeout 2097 alongside its predecessor has since appeared on lists of the greatest games of all time by multiple publications.

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Details

Type

Game

Release date

September 30, 1996

Genres

racing video game, science fiction video game

Platforms

PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, Commodore Amiga

Created by

SCE Studio Liverpool

Countries

United Kingdom