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The Soundtrack (wipE'out' XL in the US) is a soundtrack album of various British and other European electronica and techno artists from the British video game of the same name, released in September. It, like the game, was designed by The Designers Republic in their typical futuristic, constructivist style. WipE'out' 2097, released for Sony PlayStation on 30 September 1996, was the sequel to wipE'out', one of the first video games to incorporate electronic music by mainstream artists into the game.

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.: 18 September 1997.: 5 March 1998Amiga (WarpOS)1999Mac OS2002 Mode(s),Wipeout 2097 (stylised wipE'out'2 097; released as Wipeout XL in North America) is a futuristic developed and published. It is the second installment released in the and the direct sequel of the released the previous year. It was originally released in 1996 for the, and in 1997 for and the.

It was later ported by Digital Images to the in 1999 and by Coderus to in 2002.Whereas the original game introduced the F3600 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 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. Ranked the game as the 13th best PlayStation game of all time in 2002. Gameplay from the Sega Saturn versionGameplay does not differ much from the previous title. Aside from the different circuits and new weapons, the fundamental aspects were kept. Pilots race each other or computer-controlled A.I.

Opponents to finish in the highest position possible.Though the crafts move at very high straight-line speeds, Wipeout takes its inspiration from Formula 1 breakthroughs by aspiring for even greater turning speeds. Using the Formula 1 parallel, rather than using aerodynamics to increase wheel grip by down-force for faster turning speeds, Wipeout uses a fictionalised method of air braking for ever greater turning force. Just moving a craft left or right alone is very responsive, but by applying an air-brake in the direction of movement, players zip around very tight turns at near top speed, including those greater than 90 degrees.

By applying an air-brake, the turn starts out gradually but as it continues, change in direction increases sharply. Where necessary, the player may also use dual air-brakes for rapid deceleration, typically used if the pilot has flown off the racing line in tight corners and needs to steady. The player can also take damage from enemy fire and be blown up, but the ship can be 'recharged' to health at the in exchange for a precious few seconds of the race.Aside from the usual tactical aspects of racing, Wipeout 2097 (unlike its predecessor) offered the chance to eliminate other drivers from the competition by destroying their craft with weapons. Each craft has a shield energy quota, and when this quota reaches zero—either from damage sustained from weapon attacks, or impact from other craft or the edges of the circuit—the craft blows up.

The craft also blows up if the time limit is reached, though this only applies to human players. The biggest weapon introduced in 2097 was the Quake Disruptor, which has been a series hallmark ever since. This weapon causes a quake to whip up the track, sending opponent craft into the air and smashing back down.The aim of the game remains the same from its predecessor: complete increasingly difficult challenges to move on to the next race. The difficulty level is changed by increasing the top speed of the craft, through four different classes (Vector, Venom, Rapier, and Phantom). The number of laps needed to complete a race also increased with each new class. Victory in the challenge modes is the game's ultimate accomplishment.

These modes are similar to a championship where players have to race every track to become a champion; however, rather than tallying up points, Challenge mode takes a very single player-centric approach by only allowing progress to the next track by coming in first on the current track. Players can lose the mode by losing all three lives, which are lost by finishing a race in worse than third position. By winning all the races, the player is crowned champion and given access to faster modes, new tracks and ultimately the Piranha craft. Development As with the, Wipeout 2097 was developed by Liverpudlian developer and the promotional art was designed by -based. The development cycle ran for seven months. To cater for the increase in Wipeout players, an easier learning curve was introduced whilst keeping the difficulty at the top end for the experienced gamers. The game was originally intended as a tracks add-on for the original Wipeout.

No sequel had been planned, but Andy Satterthwaite (who worked on the version of the original) was asked by Psygnosis to apply for the role 'internal producer'. He did, and during the interview, asked to do a sequel to Wipeout, but instead ended up developing extra tracks.

The add-on was titled Wipeout 2097 because Psygnosis did not want to give the impression that it was a full sequel. In the United States, it went by the name of Wipeout XL because it was felt that American players would not understand the concept of the game being set a century in the future. The American title was originally to be Wipeout XS (for 'Excess'), but it was pointed out that XS could also stand for 'extra small'. Satterthwaite ended up with a team of two coders (two of whom were new), six artists, and Nick Burcombe.The game's look was influenced by Japanese culture because the team had worked with The Designers Republic. Nicky Westcott was the lead artist, and her team built on the original vehicle designs. She also worked with the designers and coders on the tracks. Custom tools were created in to develop the tracks, which were tweaked and the team played each other's tracks to obtain feedback.

During the process, Satterthwaite realised that he could do more than the tracks add-on he was tasked with producing. Work on the tracks began in January 1996, and the plan was to select eight tracks out of twenty designed and built in a month. Their 'skinning' was expected to be complete by June, with the game anticipated for release in October. Despite the work involved, Satterthwaite had three uninvolved coders. The collision code from the original Wipeout was also completely overhauled.Burcombe wanted to improve on the original's ship handling and introduce a new weapon, which led to new power-up ideas.

Westcott said that it was a collaboration between the areas because of the strict deadline. The gameplay change that had the most interest was what happened to ships that hit track edges.

That ships stopped immediately in the original game was considered too harsh. It was desired that ships scraped the edges instead, and this took longer than expected to develop. Ghost vehicles were only featured in the European version because had a patent on them from in the United States. The team wanted to make it possible to win races in any ship, and a challenge was to make them all feel different and to still have their worth. Months of work rebalancing the was undertaken to ensure all vehicle and track settings were a challenge.

Sony wanted a feature, which proved difficult due to syncing issues and the frame rate differences between. Much extra content, such as more difficult tracks and a prototype ship, was added because, according to Westcott, the team were both enthusiastic and stressed, and described their development as 'a period of great energy and immense exhaustion at the same time'.An entire United Kingdom nightclub tour was initiated in conjunction with the energy drink, which was featured prominently throughout the game before the drink actually gained popularity in the American market.The game was first unveiled in the form of a demo at the May 1996. Wipeout 2097 was released in 1996 and sold around a million copies. Ports for the, and PC were later released. Music New music was mostly recorded from Psygnosis's in-house music team, for versions released outside the PlayStation. The songs of the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and the Windows and Mac versions could also be listened to by inserting the CD into a CD player (and skipping the first track). The soundtrack was also released as an, though with a different artist and track listing.

Track listing PlayStation version No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength1.' Landmass'Garry Cobain, Brian DougansThe Future Sound of London4:293.' V Six'FlukeFluke5:195.' Dust up Beats'Ed Simons, Tom Rowlands6:076.' 'Ed Simons, Tom RowlandsThe Chemical Brothers4:417.'

Life quest 2 metropoville download. The Third Sequence'Rupert Parkes4:488.' Tin There (Underworld Edit)', Rick Smith6:089.' Body in Motion'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE5:14Track listing Saturn version No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength1.' Plasticity'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE3:553.' Messij Xtnd'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE9:224.' Body In Motion'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE5:155.'

Canada'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE6:136.' Tenation'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE2:427.'

Surgeon'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE4:068.' Body Plus'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE9:229.' Hakapik Murder'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE4:0810.' Messij Received'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE4:18Track listing Mac version No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength1.' Body In Motion'5:152.' Canada'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE6:133.'

Hakapik Murder'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE4:084.' Plasticity'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE3:555.' Messij Received'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE4:186.' Surgeon'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE4:067.' Tenation'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE2:428.'

Messij Xtnd'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE9:229.' Kinkong'Tim WrightCoLD SToRAGE4:31Reception ReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScore94.75%Review scoresPublicationScore8/108.5/10 (PS)7.1/10 (PC)9/10 (PS)(PC)92% (SAT)Air Hendrix scored the PlayStation version a perfect 5 out of 5 in every category (FunFactor, control, sound, and graphics) in, citing 'across-the-board innovations' over the already excellent original WipeOut. He particularly remarked that the controls are much more refined, fairer, and easier to master, and that the frame rate and graphical effects are much more impressive. Tom Ham of also commented on the control improvements and approved of the new ability to destroy opponents. Additionally praising the elaborate backgrounds, detailed sound effects, and more aggressive A.I., he deemed it 'a must buy.' Said that it had topped the original in terms of music, number of simultaneous racers, A.I., weapons, and graphics, and concluded, 'It's games like this that make you proud to be a PlayStation owner.' In 1996, ranked Wipeout 2097 as the 32nd top game of all time for how 'playing linked Wipeout comes close to gaming at its very best', noting that the game could have been a for PlayStation.

Gave both the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions a score of 8 out of 10, with similar remarks of its improved graphics and its gameplay.editors awarded Wipeout 2097 Best Music of 1996 and a runner-up (behind ) for Best Graphics. In 1997, named it the fifth top PlayStation game yet, and Electronic Gaming Monthly named the PlayStation version the 96th best game of all time, calling it 'the first game of the cyberpunk-esque 'electronic age,' before the electronic age was just a hype-filled buzzword.' In IGN's top 25 PlayStation games of all-time list it ranked 13th, noted for being often considered the PlayStation's best racing game of its time and was chosen ahead of others in the series because Wipeout 2097 was 'the one they preferred to keep coming back to'.

It ranks as the third-best PlayStation game at with an average review score of 94.75 per cent from ten different sources.Rich Leadbetter of commented that the Saturn version, while not as good as the PlayStation original, is a much closer conversion than the Saturn port of the first Wipeout, particularly in terms of the fluidity, control, and sense of speed. He deemed it the second best racing game on the Saturn, exceeded only by.reviewed the PC version in GameSpot, assessing that 'The PC version's Direct3D support gives this new release a nice face-lift, while still keeping intact the fast action and stylized graphics that console players have come to know and love.' He said that the new soundtrack, while good, is a disappointment compared to the PlayStation version's techno tracks, but gave the game a strong recommendation. Next Generation stated that 'If you have a 3D accelerator of any sort, you owe it to yourself to pick up this game. Its nearly flawless gameplay, pumping soundtrack, and visual excellence mark it as a showcase title and all around good time.' References.

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