Remember Wipeout? Heavily influenced by the Wipeout series, this is the nearest you will get to a new Wipeout game. Tracks are varied and fun, controls are fluid, ships are distinct enough and the music and sfx fit perfectly. The only real omission that I noticed is that of varied weaponry; there are 'weapon' mods, along with passive abilities, but they are heavily geared towards racing - better grip, higher speed, more durable, etc. - as opposed to the rockets and mines that used to feature in games like this. For many people this won't be an issue, for me however, it just feels like something is missing. I can easily ignore the higher emphasis on racing over combat - this is a racing game after all - but the real kicker is the controls. You can change the keyboard layout, but not specific keys, so you will need to get used to racing with cramped hands as it's wasd for turning, accelerating and braking (WHY?!), arrow keys for tilt/slide, shift for boost and space for your 'weapon'. More than two races leave my hands horribly cramped (and I have small hands) and I can't play any further. So what about controller support? Well apparently this game used to support controllers - indeed in the options menu in tells you to connect a controller for two player mode - however it no longer does. I have tried EVERYTHING but the game refuses to acknowledge any attached controllers and, as such, the painful keyboard controls are currently the only option. This is a fantastic throwback to the Wipeout games but, unless you can tolerate your hands in uncomfortable position for periods of time, I find it very hard to recommend this game. It desperately needs controller support re-added for it to be enjoyable.
I was so excited to finally get to play this - when it originally came out my PC wasn't anyway near powerful enough to run it. So, over twenty years on, I finally get the chance. However, as soon as I get into the game, I am hit with a major issue that makes the game unplayable for me: The speed is much too fast now. I'm not sure of the correct terminology but the processor speed affects the speed of the game. As a result, just moving my mouse a millimeter sends the cursor flying off in that direction. I have reduced in-game sensitivity, Windows mouse sensitivity and my own mouse sensitivity to the very lowest and it has hardly made any difference at all, the cursor is still faster than the speed of light :( Regrettably with this issue, I cannot recommend this game at all, which saddens me especially as I still haven't actually managed to properly play this classic game. If anyone is able to provide a fix for this, please let me know and hopefully I will be able to update my review. In conclusion; this game was a classic that I still am unable to play properly even after twenty years. As a result I can't even comment on the gameplay, only warn people whom purchase it that they may encounter the severe problem which I have.
