Wipeout 2
Wipeout 2
Wipeout 2, développé par Behaviour Interactive et édité par Activision, est sorti le 11 octobre 2011 sur PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS et Wii. Classé dans le genre plateforme, le jeu propose un parcours familial et humoristique où des personnages traversent des circuits d'été et d'hiver parsemés de plus de 50 obstacles, avec la possibilité de défier un autre joueur en compétition directe. Sa durée de parcours principal est estimée à trois heures et demie, tandis qu'une approche complétiste atteint environ sept heures. L'accueil critique recueilli est mitigé, avec une note agrégée de 42,50. La presse a salué certains aspects techniques et sonores, Hot Games évoquant « possibly the best soundtrack of any game, including contributions from Chemical Brothers, Underworld and Prodigy », et Games Domain jugeant que « the graphics fly by at an astounding rate, and are so impressive that they would not look out of place in an arcade ». Du côté des joueurs, certains comparent l'expérience à « Mario Kart with sci-fi elements », tout en relevant un ressenti visuel déroutant pour les joueurs japonais, tandis que d'autres regrettent que les vaisseaux soient liés aux niveaux de difficulté, ce qui a nourri leur frustration.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« WO XL also has possibly the best soundtrack of any game, including contributions from Chemical Brothers, Underworld and Prodigy... A landmark racer and one of the all time classics on this console. »
« The graphics fly by at an astounding rate, and are so impressive that they would not look out of place in an arcade... One of the most polished packages to grace the Playstaion. »
« An improvement in nearly every way over the original, which was arguably the best racing game previously made for the PlayStation... This game is beautiful, even hypnotic to watch, and fun to play. »
« Psygnosis has managed to improve WipeOut to such a degree that even those that hated the original will find WO2097 accessible and rewarding to play... WipeOut 2097 is a scorcher! »
« The best arcade racer of its type on any format. While it takes some time to master the controls, it is time very well spent as it reveals this game to be a true classic. »
« The graphics are absolutely gorgeous, with some of the best light sourcing and effects ever. The control is smooth, the gameplay is fast, and the music is just awesome. »
« The earthquake weapon is unspeakably awesome... The weapons are visually spectacular, and seeing the light trails behind the hovercars is just plain cool. »
« Features even more unique and detailed texture maps as well as dashingly gorgeous course design with tons of trackside stuff to distract you as you blaze around the tracks. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Frankly speaking, it's Mario Kart with sci-fi elements **** artwork featuring Buddhist statues and katakana characters feels a bit off to Japanese players, but I do like its unique charm.Incidentally, the spark effect when touching course walls is a feature unique to this game within the Wipeout franchise. It significantly impacts not just the visuals but the actual gameplay feel as well. »
« Really like this series but what really killed this game for me was that the hover crafts are tied to the different difficulties. It made me so mad I couldn't play through the game on hard mode with Feisar. if I wanted to do that id have to do it with Piranha or Qirex which is stupid. In multiplayer against friends the higher difficulty is just tied to speed class so if you master navigating with piranha it basically negates the rest of the crafts in the game making having different crafts pointless. »
« Continuista aunque manteniendo la fórmula. »
« AKA Wipeout 2097, improved graphics and handling, more weapons with the ability to kill or be killed by the competition and more forgiving collision detection makes for an excellent sequel that ticked all the right boxes. But once again, the later tracks are too tricky, making qualifying for the league mode - which for my money is the real meat of the game - unnecessarily difficult. Otherwise, it's pretty much the perfect futuristic racer. »
« Wipeout XL, or Wipeout 2097 in Europe, is one of the best games on the original Playstation and one of the best in the Anti Gravity racing genre. The Good: The visual design is top notch, and in some ways are better than the original Wipeout. Each track and craft has their own distinct look to them and it's really cool to see. The soundtrack is also really great to listen. While the first game's soundtrack is iconic, XL's soundtrack is also just as great. Choosing which one is better is more of personal preference than most. What XL improves massively upon the original game though is the handling and difficulty. Each craft in XL now handles much more responsively, helped by the fact that collisions are more forgiveable and there are more weapons to use at the track. The difficulty is also improved upon, in that there are no more tracks that can frustate any players in the game. Now, it is dependent on the player's skill to beat the game with their choice of craft. While it is still really hard, it is more fair than the previous game. The unlockables are also a treat. There is the usual bonus tracks, but there is also two new challenges to tackle through and a secret craft that is only achievable once all the challenges and races are completed. These content are really nice addition and spice things up a bit. The Bad: If I have to critique one aspect of the game, is that XL's content is a little sparse. Sure you get all new tracks, but the actual track count is barely more than the previous game. The teams are also the same as in the original game, though there is a secret fifth team once the game is completed. This can make the game feeling a little bit repetitive at the later stages of the game, but your mileage may vary. Verdict: Overall, Wipeout XL is a huge improvement over the original game and stands as one of the best games to have on the original Playstation. The lack of content is the only thing that is stopping this game from reaching a 10, because everything else in the game is just great. Definitely worth checking out for anyone that is a fan of Anti Gravity racing genre and racing in general. »
« This game is a hell of a ride. It's unplayable on modern TVs but with an old one, you get one of the best racing games in history. Overall rating: 9.3. »
« I'm revisiting some old gems here on metacritic. Wipeout is a futuristic game from the past. You could really feel the speed. »
« Wipeout XL has everything a futuristic racing game needs. Beautiful and hypnotic levels, cool arcadish gameplay, easy controls and a fantastic soundtrack. There is so much great content hidden in this jewel, that you can spend hundreds of hours speeding the wonderful tracks. An absolute classic! »
