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Better Than XL!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

bigger and better- To say this game is all about looks is krazy!! Fusion is off the hook. what more could you ask for there's 42 tracks in fusion (where there is only "8" in XL), not only that, the tracks are wider and longer! fusion has 16 crafts, and in "XL" there are only "5"!! And that Zone mode is the bomb!! i have mad fun playin' this game!! what is there not too like; they play the same!!

Even though fusion has that little frame rate problem at times, everyone talks like the frame rate in XL was perfect!! it had the same problems!!

tougher- The fact that the enemies use all of the weapons is even better!! the thing I like most about this game is that you are never guarenteed a victory (even when your in first), were in "XL", once you hit first, it's nearly imposible to lose!!

As far as the weapons go, fusion makes better use of them!! "In XL" the things i,ve always hated when you have your sheild on; you weren't allowed to use any weapons untill the sheilds worn off, "in fusion" you can!!! now you can place one mine at a time instead dropping all at once with one press!!

I was always down with wipeout since the first one! i'm not sayin' XL [is bad], but proving that Fusion is better!! and i gotta tell ya;
I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!!!!

Wipeout Fusion

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

hi everyone,

Wipeout Fusion is here out in Europe, so I decided to give it a try... If your looking for the 'original' wipeout feel, like wipeout 2097, wipeout 3 or wipeout 64 DON'T buy this game. The only thing related between wipeout fusion and the wipeouts described above is you are flying a ship which can fire weapons.

Sensitivity has changed, weapons is not as good, music ain't great!

Now don't get me wrong, I love wipeout 2097 & wipeout 3... I would rate them 5 stars...

Wipeout Fusion

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

An excellent introduction to the game giving you a good idea of what it is going to be about, as soon as you start playing you will be able to pick up the controls quite easily, but the same cannot be said about the handling of the crafts. They take some skill to master but the crafts cover all sorts of gamers from amatuers to pros without being to difficuilt straight away for starters.

Graphics are highly impressive with some very nice visual touches, presentation is slick and its overall playability will keep drawing you in time after time. A good soundtrack accompanies the game very well, if you are looking for a polished, futuristic racing game then this will be ideal for you.

Hmmm ... not the best, no, but ...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

... there's something about it that has made me dump just about 150 hours of play time into it (according to the clock on my first saved game, and not including others). Fusion is odd because, although it is not the best of the series, and although it feels slightly disjointed and out of place in the franchise, it still affords me an immense amount of fun, as evidenced by the hours I've wracked up. I finished and unlocked everything easily enough, within a couple casual gaming months of purchase, yet I still enjoy turning the game on about once a week - sometimes when I'm waiting for friends, to go out, or just chilling out with a drink and clearing my head. The game is FUN.

Visually, it's not the best looking game on the PS2, nor is is the best designed of the WipeOut series, although it certainly has its moments. A few of the locations seem uninspired, but the majority of them are quite detailed, challenging, and just fun to race through. While the courses themselves may seem twisty and winding to a fault, they are in fact very intuitively designed and compliment the racing experience nicely, once you've gained some mastery of the controls. Tracks are wide in Fusion, much wider than in any previous games. There are narrow areas, but they are reserved for tunnels and cut-aways and such. Course diverge and converge regularly, and many of them have multiple routes at several points. Each location has a short, medium, and long course, and sometimes they overlap, which adds a new dimesnion of difficulty as the racer must reorient himself - but as the shorter ones can sometimes be as deadly as the longer ones, these are not so much tags of difficulty as merely separators.

Weaponry in the game is the biggest change - there are many new weapons and some of them are very, very cool. Teams now have unique super-weapons, gained via "license" through a series of challenges, and these are of course spectacular. Things like the Orbital Laser (a beam of light that comes down in a neat little clip and blows up any one competitor), Seismic Field (I think of it as a small, self-contained black hole that rumbles down the track and causes much mayhem), and Power Swarm (the coolest - little sentry drones that flight out and devastate whoever is nearest) are genuinely thrilling to unleash against competitors.

As you progress through the game, ships can be modified and upgraded - these upgrades represent four speed classes - although it is possible to have a very fast ship in favor of other essentials like shield power or handling. This aspect of the game holds promise but really seems to be rather pointless in this incarnation, as the teams themselves are predisposed to be more or less powerful, already.

The music in Fusion is not as catchy as in previous titles, though there are a few very good tracks here and there, and the sound effects are done in Dolby Pro Logic II surround, which is incredible and more than compensates for the music (in fact I play with the music off and turn on my own collections instead, with just the SFX coming from the game).

It isn't too hard (as a veteran of the series, and of future-racing in general, it afforded me a good amount of difficulty for several days, which I view as a good thing) nor is it too easy, even for an experienced player. One of the key points of all the WipeOut games, of any future-racer, is mastering the controls. Newcomers should be advised that it isn't easy - but that is part of the genre as a whole, not a flaw in the game design. In fact, the physics in Fusion actually make the game much more player-friendly than the previous titles of the series. Computer AI is a blast, too. The other racers will just as often blow themselves up as they will you - it's not 15 to 1 here; it's every pilot for themselves.

Overall, the wide range of customizations available to the ships, and the variety of courses (in seven locations with three parts each, both going forward and in "reverse" - equals to about 42 total racing experiences, plus one other limited location for a total of 45) and weaponry makes for a diverse and surprisingly deep, long lasting and satisfying gaming experience. This game is just what it should be, and no more: fun, easy to pick up and play, fast, and frantic. You need not think too much or otherwise engage your mind. Unfortunately, although it's primed for it, the game lacks a multiplayer capability, which would have truly set it apart, and only offers a two player mode. Now that console multiplayer is more common, we can hope the next game of the series will have it.

Wipeout Fusion is great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Wipeout Fusion is a high-speed futuristic racing game. There are many game modes, like AG league, Zone, and Challenge. AG league is the real part of the game. The first leagues are slow and easy, but the last few leagues are very difficult. The other racers will try to blast you at every turn. In Zone mode, you try to survive on the track for as long as possible, while the ship gets faster and faster and faster. It is very exciting. The graphics are good, and the music is perfect. Get this game if you want a great racing game!

Don't Believe The (bad) Hype

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Wipeout Fusion has been hailed as the game that killed the Wipeout franchise. Before Fusion, Wipeout 3 killed the Wipeout franchise. Before 3, there was criticism by the hardcore race gamers of Wipeout XL. If you play each game in order, you see that the series has evolved from a slick, mean physics simulation to an arcade game. For that reason, and not having the Design Republic's neo-deco billboards floating around the tracks, this game got flushed by the fans.

Too bad.

Fusion is loaded with beautiful tracks, with corkscrews, loop-de-loops, jumps, high-dives, you name it. Basically all the best parts of a rollercoaster, only armed with weapons. In league mode, you can make modifications to your vehicle's stats with your winnings- a nice touch if you're fond of a certain craft. And mercifully, the learning curve is more gentle. You won't get to the fourth track and find back to back right angle turns waiting for you.

Part of the joy of a racing videogame for me is a believable feeling of speed.. I like a straightaway or a sheer corkscrew drop at 500 mph now and again. This game delivers.

At the end of the day it's great entertainment for under 10$.

Wipeout Fusion

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: May 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

hi everyone,

Wipeout Fusion is here out in Europe, so I decided to give it a try... If your looking for the 'original' wipeout feel, like wipeout 2097, wipeout 3 or wipeout 64 DON'T buy this game. The only thing related between wipeout fusion and the wipeouts described above is you are flying a ship which can fire weapons.

Sensitivity has changed, weapons is not as good, music [is not good]!

Now don't get me wrong, I love wipeout 2097 & wipeout 3... I would rate them 5 stars...

Great - But......

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: August 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have played previous Wipeout series on Saga Saturn and have always been a huge fan. There are so many aspects of this game that I love - graphics, music, modes, and the ship upgradign feature which is addictive.

There are only a couple of things which I would like to see different: first, I would like to see tracks on more locations rather than multiple tracks in one place; this would really add spice to the game. Secondly, I agree with other players, as the ships are updated and become faster, certain tracks are just impossible to fly smoothly. In short, although these ships have shields, we didn't buy the game to play bumper car.

Good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: October 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game is the greatst game that i have ever played in my life! i want people to buy this game.

Ultimately unsatisfying.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If i wanted to play a PS1 game, I would have bought a PS1 game. The graphics of this game are aweful compared to the capabilities of the PS2. If my quest to find a F-zero successor I was surely disappointed. The gameplay and track design are actually solid but there are some nagging issues that I can't seem to get over. (I really tried hard and wanted to like this game) One issue that got the better of me was the fact that there was no count down at the beginning of each race.

After 2 weeks I had to trade-it in for Extreme 3G (an awesome game), avoid wasting ur money on Wipeout Fusion and be certain to rent this title first.

I suggest that you also give Extreme 3G a whirl, u will not be disappointed.

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