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| News | Killzone 2 DLC Bundled, More New PSN Releases | July 23, 2009 |
| News | The Short News: Saints Row PSP, Bayonetta, Wipeout HD Fury | July 17, 2009 |
| News | WipEout HD Getting Freebie DLC Update Wednesday | April 7, 2009 |
| News | Get Your Glowsticks: Wipeout HD Coming September 25 | Sept. 15, 2008 |
Added by TrueEnglishGent on July 31, 2009
HELL HATH NO FURY, LIKE A WIPEOUTHD ADD-ON!
The Wipeout franchise continues to be a great success for Sony, and when they told the videogame world that an high definition version would be made for the Playstation Network. Well there were many eager Wipeout fans desperate to see what developers Studio Liverpool would make with the extra power of the Playstation 3 console. The franchise had spent much of it's more recent time on Sony's Playstation Portable console and it felt as it it were time that we got something with a bit more kick. Eventually WipeoutHD was born and released in September of last year, it was a very well received digital download only title and although it felt limited in areas compared to past games. It was clear that both the developers and Sony had big ideas for the future of the game, and now we have the first big update in the form of WipeoutHD Fury. But is it worth your hard earned cash?
This scene with some Prodigy pumping away, is what Wipeout is all about.
WipeoutHD Fury looks to simply had another spark to an already exciting title, adding some rather intriguing new content to go perfectly along with what was already well in place with the original game. Fury infact adds an impressive eight new tracks, thirteen new ship models and three new game modes. That's a lot of new content right there and it's nowhere near as exciting until you hear how much all this new content actually costs, a rather cheap £7.99 ($9.99). That's a lot of content for your buck, and it's hard not to take that into account when reviewing this piece of downloadable content. Afterall, we live in an age where we are to use to being over charged for the most pathetic of add-ons. So it's nice to see Sony give a little love in the form of this Fury update. Of course you'll still have to own the original game.
Fury is a clearly distinctive pack with a clear overall vision, while it does add the much expected content such as new tracks and new game modes. It's the actual visual and gameplay styles of these new modes that split it apart from the original game. The three new modes that tag along with the Fury pack are Eliminator, Detonator and Zone Battle. All three modes bring something a little different, from Eliminator's frantic battles to Zone Battle's strategic requirements. They all suit the overall WipeoutHD package perfectly and don't feel out of place. If this is what we can expect from future downloadable content packs for the game, then someone build me a time machine now. It's hard to pick out the most impressive of the three new modes, but I can see a lot of people having a blast with Eliminator especially online. Zone Battle is fun though a little confusing at first, it also suffers from feeling rather basic when playing the mode against your A.I opponent though when online things vastly change and strategy is required.
The final new mode is detonator, which offers some variation in WipeoutHD's overall modes available. While it does feel very much like the Zone modes already in place, as in you don't control the speed of your ship. You do need to use your guns to take down mines sitting in the path of the track, the game rewarks accuracy and while it can feel rather easy at first. Like all good Zone modes, things start to pick up rather quickly and then the real challenge kicks in. It's the visual style of these modes that will take ones breath away and it's easy to forget what a visually stunning game WipeoutHD is. Despite it being a downloadable game, it still looks better then most current Playstation 3 retail titles. Mixed in with some of your favourite custom music and you get your own little trance party to enjoy. Speaking of music, Fury does add a number of new tracks to WipeoutHD's soundtrack and while there are a number of worthy tunes, you'll eventually find yourself sticking with your own custom soundtracks. It's also worth noting that only Eliminator and Zone Battle are playable online for obvious reasons.
Fury's thirteen new ship models are beautifully designed and make the original set look rather bland.
We gamers are use to spending a lot of money are often useless virtual content, be it an over priced Darth Vader character for Soul Calibur 4 or a new game mode that was probably in the retail game all along and simply needed a key to unlock. Rarely are we treated with content more then worthy of it's price, Fury is such a game that feels as if it should have arrived with a high pricetag and while some might still question the decision to purchase it, it's hard not to say no to such a great overall package. It's pleasant to see Sony continually offering a fair price for their downloadable content and I hope it continues long into the future. The new content added with Fury is definatly worth it's price and while it won't change the minds of the Wipeout haters, it will make those interested smile with joy at potentially the best £7.99 they've spent. The new modes are both a blast to play and visually pleasing to the eye. The new thirteen ship models are dripping with gorgeous design and the new eight tracks offer even more variation for fans to thrill race or battle on.
If I were to lay any heavy amounts of criticism towards the Fury update, it would be small and I shan't deny the wish for a more meatier campaign mode. Yes some of the new tracks won't blow you away and even feel a little dull compared to even the original set and yes, it would be nice to see some of the more extreme Wipeout tracks. But these types of things can up in future updates hopefully. If Fury is anything to go by, then we are in for one hell of a treat. It's easily worth the purchase price and adds a whole new degree of variation to WipeoutHD's arsenal, it's visually stunning and with the right choice of your favourite drum and bass tunes. Well let's just say that heaven can be a place of futuristic ships racing and battling their way to victory to you know. Some might not totally enjoy Wipeout's more graphical direction being taken by the developers, but it's differcult to hate such a style when it's blowing you away on your HDTV screen. Overall I couldn't recommend you spending your £7.99 ($9.99) on this update enough, even if your not a heavy WipeoutHD player. I experienced the Fury, and it was sweet!
SCORE: 5 STARS OUT OF 5!
Thanks for Reading!
Related to:
PlayStation Network,
PlayStation 3,
Wipeout,
Wipeout Fusion,
Wipeout 64,
Wipeout XL,
Wipeout 3,
Wipeout,
WipEout Pure,
Wipeout Pulse,
Wipeout HD
Gets my seal of approval. Especially after the patch today, which helped some framerate issues. I will write about it later, or maybe write a review. But it's like 2am, so I'm not going to make a long post now.
I still think something is messed up with the sound, though. The ship engine sounds seem way too loud on the new maps. Strange...
I still think something is messed up with the sound, though. The ship engine sounds seem way too loud on the new maps. Strange...
Related to:
Wipeout HD
I haven't had much time lately to blog. i've been kinda busy with a life and haven't had a new game to play with the exception of rag doll kung fu. this was a freebee from sony and i have to say it was well worth the price lol. it's fun to play and the way the charicters yell and move makes me laff. the AI cheats horribly and the sixaxis moves are off from time to time and there is no online vs mode. but my son in law and I have had a few laffs playing the dodge ball mode. i would recomend it to anyone.
I've also gotten back into playing Wipeout HD. (yes, thats how hard up and bored I am with my other games) they need a way to keep the hard core guys or newbies out of a room. seems like there is always a few 8 to 10 level guys in my room and one 30 level guy who just dominates. yeah, we get it guy! you get to play all day everyday now will you piss off and let us have a shot at victory?! go play with the other hardcore-no girlfriend having-jackoffs. then i go back to single player race box. *sigh*
on the future front, man I am stoked for infamous. this game looks and plays awesome! the city looks better than GTA4! now this is a game i can deffently sink my teeth into! I DL the demo and I love the Karma aspect. I'll be a good guy round one then a bad guy BWAHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! i love the wall crawling stuff, just like spiderman but without the webslinging. simply awesome game.
So I have to admit it (ashamedly) that I have never actually played a Wipeout game before. That's pretty fucking miserable, right? Well, it's never to late to start anything (unless that anything is heroine, stay in school kids). There I was, looking at the Wipeout HD review on Giantbomb. "I should really buy this game," I thought to myself.
That's purty, right there.
So I did! But... then I didn't really play it at all. The avalanche of releases over the holidays helped to take up all my time. Here I am, 3 months after buying it, finally playing the game. Geuss what? It's pretty damn good. The game is super slick. It's fast and frantic, but not overtly so. You can also make it play your own tunes. Can I hear an Amen for some Justice/Daft Punk? Also, the multiplayer works really well. I haven't really experience any lag whatsoever. For a game so fast, that's awesome. Although, I have to say... so far my favorite mode is Zone... Soooo purty (that's 'pretty' in southern talk).
So go buy this game if you haven't, jerk.
Mad love!
That's purty, right there.
So I did! But... then I didn't really play it at all. The avalanche of releases over the holidays helped to take up all my time. Here I am, 3 months after buying it, finally playing the game. Geuss what? It's pretty damn good. The game is super slick. It's fast and frantic, but not overtly so. You can also make it play your own tunes. Can I hear an Amen for some Justice/Daft Punk? Also, the multiplayer works really well. I haven't really experience any lag whatsoever. For a game so fast, that's awesome. Although, I have to say... so far my favorite mode is Zone... Soooo purty (that's 'pretty' in southern talk).
So go buy this game if you haven't, jerk.
Mad love!
I got some awesome stuff for my birthday, a few games, two $50 dollar PSN cards, and a watch! All of which are beyond awesome. I'll put up my impressions of each game I played, and I've also had an interesting dream a couple nights ago, plus I remembered some pictures I mean't to talk about in previous blogs, but completely forgot about them.
I picked up Motorstorm Pacific Rift, and I've been enjoying it immensely, even though I've barely played it, but from what I've seen and played, its really fun. The graphics are awesome, and the crashes are fucking brutal, and I do mean BRUTAL, like I had a monster truck run over my poor guy who was on an ATV, it was awesome...
The graphics are really nice, and I freakin love the photo mode, I get to take picutures of the most epic crashes and jumps, of which there are plenty in Motorstorm, there's 
nothing like seeing your car explode in mid-air and being able to take a picture of it. I played split screen with my friend too, it was really fun, and I will always say that racing games MUST have splitscreen, because not all of my friends have PS3s, and there's nothing more fun that seeing their faces when they get owned by someone who hasn't played the game before. Yes there's a downgrade in graphics, and the your screen is smaller, but I still find it enjoyable to just sit down with a couple of friends and have a good time racing each other. Overall I'm really happy with my purchase, and I definetley won't be selling this game anytime soon.
WipEout was the first thing I bought using the PSN card, and I'm amazed that a game that's got a download that's barely even 1 gig in size, could be such a visual feast. This game really does look amazing, running in 1080P and at a buttery smooth 60fps is fucking awesome. If you're used to the psp controls, these might feel a little different, but not so much, the only major difference in controls is the use of the X button to accelerate, which barely any games use this gen. I also love the photo mode in this game, plus it let my add some cool motion blur effects.
Racing is pretty fun in this game too, the game's blazing fast speeds and weapon selection makes the game challenging as you have to watch out for your opponents, 
because they'll always try to boost ahead of you or try to shoot rockets at you. My favourite mode out of all of them has got to be Zone mode. It probably has the most stirking visual style I've ever seen, as the whole fucking track changes colour when you go up a speed. I managed to snap a picture during the change, and I think it looks pretty awesome. So far I've managed to get up to super-phantom speed. Though the tracks are all from the PSP versions, only in HD, I've only played Pulse, so it doesn't really feel like a rehash.
Ratchet was really fun too, I miss playing Tools of Destruction-it's been borrowed by a friend and still hasn't been returned, I freakin love this game. But sadly I finished it in just a few hours, which really left me wanting more. The lack of weapons does kinda suck(where's my groovitron!?) but it's ok, what I really miss is clank, I never realised how much we took him for granted in previous games. It's a pretty solid downloadable title, and I'd reccomend it to anyone who likes the ratchet games. Ratchet's new wrench functionality does add a new aspect to the gameplay, and keeps things from getting too similar to past games, but it's still a ratchet game at heart, though there's a gaping hole where Clank should be, I'm sure the next installment will prove to be very interesting.
Onto Saints Row 2, If you've read some of my previous posts, you'd know that I was really disappointed with GTA IV, mainly because I loved the crazyness of San Andreas, especially the flat-out rediculous cheats you were able to use. Saints Row feels more like San Andreas in so many ways, like the customisation(well saint's row takes it a step further) and the various factions, and owned lots that bring in cash for you. I was really hesitant to buy it, but since there aren't many games coming out soon, apart from Killzone, I decided to pick it up, and even though GTA surpasses SR with pure technical prowess, ultimately, I found SR way more fun.
One of my other presents was this awesome watch from one of my very best friends, I'm sure GamerGeek360 will fall in love with, as it's a 007 watch from Swatch. I took a pic, and here it is:
I picked up Motorstorm Pacific Rift, and I've been enjoying it immensely, even though I've barely played it, but from what I've seen and played, its really fun. The graphics are awesome, and the crashes are fucking brutal, and I do mean BRUTAL, like I had a monster truck run over my poor guy who was on an ATV, it was awesome...
The guy falling on his face was me...
Watch out little bike!
WipEout was the first thing I bought using the PSN card, and I'm amazed that a game that's got a download that's barely even 1 gig in size, could be such a visual feast. This game really does look amazing, running in 1080P and at a buttery smooth 60fps is fucking awesome. If you're used to the psp controls, these might feel a little different, but not so much, the only major difference in controls is the use of the X button to accelerate, which barely any games use this gen. I also love the photo mode in this game, plus it let my add some cool motion blur effects.
A little too much motion blur perhaps?
Zone! Colour!!!!!! Wooooo!
Ratchet was really fun too, I miss playing Tools of Destruction-it's been borrowed by a friend and still hasn't been returned, I freakin love this game. But sadly I finished it in just a few hours, which really left me wanting more. The lack of weapons does kinda suck(where's my groovitron!?) but it's ok, what I really miss is clank, I never realised how much we took him for granted in previous games. It's a pretty solid downloadable title, and I'd reccomend it to anyone who likes the ratchet games. Ratchet's new wrench functionality does add a new aspect to the gameplay, and keeps things from getting too similar to past games, but it's still a ratchet game at heart, though there's a gaping hole where Clank should be, I'm sure the next installment will prove to be very interesting.
Onto Saints Row 2, If you've read some of my previous posts, you'd know that I was really disappointed with GTA IV, mainly because I loved the crazyness of San Andreas, especially the flat-out rediculous cheats you were able to use. Saints Row feels more like San Andreas in so many ways, like the customisation(well saint's row takes it a step further) and the various factions, and owned lots that bring in cash for you. I was really hesitant to buy it, but since there aren't many games coming out soon, apart from Killzone, I decided to pick it up, and even though GTA surpasses SR with pure technical prowess, ultimately, I found SR way more fun.
One of my other presents was this awesome watch from one of my very best friends, I'm sure GamerGeek360 will fall in love with, as it's a 007 watch from Swatch. I took a pic, and here it is:
Related to:
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Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty,
Wipeout HD,
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In what is our first and hopefully longest episode of the year, we give all you faithful listeners our picks for the greatest games of the year. Jason rattles off his stats for World at War and gives us his take on the new Resident Evil movie. Steven finds that the impossible is possible (barely) in Dead Space and heads off for a weekend getaway in The House of The Dead. We sprint past the news in less than 3 minutes and get the show on the Zune Marketplace. Tune in for the big reveal of our Games of the Year.
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Dead Space,
Call of Duty: World at War,
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return,
Gears of War 2,
Super Stardust HD,
Wipeout HD,
Uno,
Fallout 3,
Bomberman Live,
Valkyria Chronicles,
No More Heroes,
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Hell of a year. I didn't play every game, but certainly a good amount. Every game on my top 10 list exceeded my expectations. Some of them with a shattering force.
Sorry for the poor formatting... I'll try to fix it.
Here are the top 10 games that I played in 2008, regardless of actual release year
Judged on general things:
Note on Persona: I didn't get far enough in Persona 4 to judge it yet. So I've only entered P3 into consideration. P4 will be included next year.
15. PixelJunk Monsters
14. Dragon Quest IV
13. Portal
12. MarioKart Wii
11. World of Goo
Sorry for the poor formatting... I'll try to fix it.
Here are the top 10 games that I played in 2008, regardless of actual release year
Judged on general things:
- fun of the game
- time spent playing
- quality of game
- the experience
Note on Persona: I didn't get far enough in Persona 4 to judge it yet. So I've only entered P3 into consideration. P4 will be included next year.
Rounding out the top 15:
15. PixelJunk Monsters
14. Dragon Quest IV
13. Portal
12. MarioKart Wii
11. World of Goo
10. Grand Theft Auto IV
NYC
9. Soul Calibur IV
Xianghua
8. Super Mario Galaxy
BAMF
7. Rock Band 2
Rock out
6. Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
+5 culture per turn
5. Wipeout HD
Quake
4. The Witcher: Enhanced
The Witch.... err.... Enhanced?
3. Team Fortress 2
The Sandvich
2. Persona 3: FES
The SEES Team
1. Metal Gear Solid 4
A Metal Gear
Related to:
PixelJunk Monsters,
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen,
Portal,
World of Goo,
Grand Theft Auto IV,
Soul Calibur IV,
Super Mario Galaxy,
Rock Band 2,
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword,
Wipeout HD,
The Witcher,
Team Fortress 2,
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES,
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots,
Mario Kart Wii
Added by BinaryDragon on Dec. 12, 2008
Is this the best game of this year?
Hello!
Another Podcast for your listening pleasure, (admittedly posted a bit late -Sorry), this week we talk about what we’ve been playing and comment on a list posted in last Fridays free “London Paper” entitled 10 top games of 2008.
Lists!
Which then leads us to a conversation of REALLY good Movies, and finally F*ck you endings.
Here is the Top Ten from theLondonPaper
Wipeout HD
Mario Kart Wii
Pro Evolution Soccer
Rock Band
Space Invaders Extreme DS
Fifa 09
Briad
Grand Theft Auto 4
Little Big Planet
Dead Space
Agree? Disagree? What are your top 3 games of this year? Send us an email.
The link to the podcast can be found here. The iTunes Feed can be found here.
BD
Check out our website www.beatbritish.co.uk
Related to:
LittleBigPlanet,
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots,
Call of Duty: World at War,
Left 4 Dead,
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena,
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee,
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee,
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath,
Wipeout HD,
Mario Kart Wii,
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009,
Rock Band,
Space Invaders Extreme,
FIFA Soccer 09,
Braid,
Grand Theft Auto IV,
Dead Space
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