Metacritic Games

WipEout XL (2097) (Playstation)

Fifty years on from the original, the Anti-Gravity Racing League is still going strong and is more competitive than ever before. The racers are more cunning and the 6 new tracks are more fiendishly designed (set in a variety of impressively animated world locations). On some tracks there is even weather to give you that authentic end-of-twenty-first-century atmosphere. There is a host of new weapons available, ranging from the (heat-seeking) Missile and the Thunder Bomb to the Plasma Bolt. [SCEE]

Psygnosis
Racing
Players: 2
K-A (Kids to Adult)
Developer: Psygnosis
Released October 1, 1996

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

93 / 100

Critic Reviews

100	Hot Games 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.
100	Games Domain 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.
100	Game Revolution 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.
93	TotalGames.net 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!
93	Absolute Playstation 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.
90	IGN 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.
85	GameSpot The earthquake weapon is unspeakably awesome... The weapons are visually spectacular, and seeing the light trails behind the hovercars is just plain cool.
80	All Game Guide 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.