![]() ![]() Still, Fusion also retained the excellent gameplay and physics that had been present in the series since Wipeout 2097. Wipeout Fusion had some big boots to fill, and it certainly gave it a great shot.įusion saw the futuristic world of Wipeout look the best it ever has before the release of the Omega Collection on PS4, with improved graphics and colours. ![]() Much like Crash Bandicoot’s escapades in kart racing, the WipeOut series never really captured the same spark on PS2 as it did on the PS1, but then again, how could it? The first three games on PS1 were almost single-handedly responsible for pioneering 3D anti-gravity racing before F-Zero X even launched, while also raising the profile of the underground British trance music scene. You can’t make it over the finish line if you keep exploding, after all.ĭeveloper: Studio Liverpool Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment, BAM! Entertainment You’ll compete against 11 other racers on high-powered bikes outfitted with a variety of weapons, with victory going to either the fastest or the one who can blow everyone up. Like most futuristic racers, XGIII sees players racing around massive tracks filled with twists, turns, drops and other kinds of gravity defying shenanigans. Weak sales and a lack of originality beyond “what if bikes instead of ships” didn’t help the series’ longevity, but Acclaim put everything into the release of XGIII: Extreme G Racing, and the result is an extremely fun yet challenging racer, and one of the best PS2 racing games ever made. There’s a reason why the Extreme G series didn’t quite have the same amount of staying powers as Wipeout, a fellow sci-fi racing franchise, and it’s not just because Acclaim went belly up in 2004. While it might not be quite as good as the original, Crash Nitro Kart is still great fun to play.ĭeveloper: Acclaim Studios Cheltenham Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment ![]() However, Crash Nitro Kart upped the ante even further by introducing the powersliding mechanic, which gave the series some much needed depth. Still, there’s a reason why Crash Nitro Kart played a core factor in the Crash Team Racing re-release a few years back.įor starters, Crash Nitro Kart featured plenty of great tracks, along with the same compelling gameplay that made CTR such fun to play a few years prior. They were still fantastic games, but not quite on the same level as CTR. Developer: Vicarious Visions Publisher: Universal InteractiveĬrash Team Racing is one of the most universally beloved racing games ever made, but that launched for the PS1, and the Bandicoot’s racing game adventures on the PS2 didn’t exactly match up to that original outing. ![]()
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