Wipeout HD

Overview

Wipeout HD is a 2008 racing video game developed by Studio Liverpool and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is the eighth instalment of the Wipeout series and the first on this platform. It was originally released digitally on the PlayStation Network in September 2008, before a major expansion pack titled Wipeout HD Fury came in July 2009, followed by a retail version made available in Europe in October that year.

The game revolves around players competing in the FX350 anti-gravity racing league, and features selected tracks from its predecessing PlayStation Portable games Wipeout Pure and Wipeout Pulse, although the content has been upgraded to render 1080p visuals in 60 frames per second, and supports stereoscopic 3D. Wipeout HD was developed by Studio Liverpool, who had desired to release a game for the PlayStation Store to stress that downloadable content was not reserved for smaller games. The game was delayed for a few months due to reports of it failing epilepsy tests.

Wipeout HD and its expansion pack received positive reviews upon release. Critics unanimously praised the game's 1080p visuals, smooth frame rate, and techno soundtrack, a feature many critics recognised as a hallmark of the Wipeout series. The game received controversy over its in-game advertising at the time of the Fury expansion pack's release, with many players complaining of extended loading times due to in-game advertisements. Wipeout HD, along with its Fury expansion pack, was also chosen as a free offering as part of Sony's "Welcome Back" programme due to the 2011 PlayStation Network outage. The expanded Fury version and the subsequent Wipeout 2048 were remastered for PlayStation 4 and released as Wipeout Omega Collection in 2017.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Racing

Developer

SCE Studio Liverpool

Publisher

Sony Computer Entertainment

Series

Wipeout

Platforms

PlayStation 3

Age rating

ESRB E10+

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

Yes

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

No

Age ratings

CERO

A

ESRB

E10+

GRAC

ALL

PEGI

3

Release dates

Editions

Check out the store

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies51

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

5

Silver

7

Bronze

38

Total

51

Points

1530

Online servers running

No

Online note

Sony took the WipEout HD, WipEout Fury and WipEout 2048 servers offline on 29 March 2018. Online trophies include Endurance (12-race online tournament), Connected 1, Connected 2 and AG Assassin.

DLC has trophies

Yes

Platinum includes DLC

No

DLC note

The platinum, Transcendence, excludes additional content, so the Fury trophies are separate.

• Transcendence
• Uplift Obtain a medal for every cell in Uplift.
• Warped Obtain a medal for every cell in Warped.
• Frenzy Obtain a medal for every cell in Frenzy.
• Vertigo Obtain a medal for every cell in Vertigo.
• Head Rush Obtain a medal for every cell in Head Rush.
• Speed Freak Obtain a medal for every cell in Speed Freak.
• Dropzone Obtain a medal for every cell in Dropzone.
• Meltdown Obtain a medal for every cell in Meltdown.
• Campaign Legend
• Elite Campaign Legend
• Deadly Momentum
• Smile Please
• Rookie Reward
• 1 Gold Medal won, 86 to go... Obtain your first gold medal in the original Wipeout HD Race Campaign.
• Happy Accident?
• Thanks for the Memory
• Motion Master
• Flatland Flyer Execute and land a successful barrel roll on Moa Therma.
• Own the Zone Get 20 consecutive perfect zones in a single Zone Mode event.
• Double Kill Eliminate at least two opponents in a Single Race or the same race in a Tournament event.
• Airbraker
• Tournament Ace
• Zone Zeus
• Arcade Perfect
• Beat Zico
• Mercenary
• Keep Rollin'
• Gemini
• Sponge
• Endurance Finish an online 12 race tournament.
• Connected 1 Finish 10 online races.
• Bling Brigade
• Connected 2
• Lapped Out
• AG Assassin
• WipEout® Disciple
• Livery Liberation
• Hold Your Fire Reach stage 10 without firing on any track, in any Detonator event.
• Sharpshooter Score a hit with every round in an entire cannon clip in any Detonator event.
• Da Bomb Destroy all 14 bombs in any Detonator event.
• Zone Battle Legend Win a single player, Racebox, Zone Battle event with a target of 40 on Talons Junction (Forward).
• Just Passing Through Pass through 15 Zone Barriers in any Zone Battle event.
• Zen Evasion Win any single player Zone Battle event with a minimum target of 25 without absorbing.
• Elimin18 Eliminate 18 opponents in a single player Eliminator event.
• Cannon and on Hit 5 different opponents with rounds from the same Cannon clip in a single player Eliminator event.
• Stay on Target Stay locked onto an opponent with a Missile or a Leech Beam for 30 seconds in a single player Eliminator event.
• The Pure Four Obtain 50,000 points on each of the following tracks in Zone Mode - Pro Tozo, Mallavol, Corridon 12 and Syncopia.
• Stats Life Attain and view every stat in the game.
• Amphi-scenic Route Successfully perform a barrel roll whilst navigating the Amphiseum (Reverse) shortcut in any event.
• Fury Campaign Legend Obtain a medal in every cell in the Fury Campaign.

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 1 GB

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

Sony Computer Entertainment

Developer

SCE Studio Liverpool

Released

2008-09-25

Age rating

ESRB E10+

Region

US

Time to beat

about 13.6 hours