WipEout Pulse

The vehicles are divided over different teams (twelve including downloads), each with their own characteristics based on handling, speed, acceleration and more.

While racing, moving over pads provides boosts or both offensive and defensive power-ups such as shields, rockets, a wall of fire, autopilot, a gun or a turbo boost.

Instead of using weapons, they can now also be absorbed to restore the energy levels.

A single button is used to accelerate, with regular steering and also air brakes for sharp corners.

The visuals are very fast and the soundtrack consists of mostly electronic tracks, a hallmark of the series.

The base game consists of twelve tracks, but these can be driven in both directions (designated by black or white in the title name).

New to the track design are waterfall-like drops, loops and corkscrews.

At certain section the vehicle is glued to the track to pass these.

Entirely new to the series is the revamped progression system.

As usual, new tracks and faster models need to be unlocked by winning races, but instead of a linear model these are now grouped as hexagon-clustered grids with different modes of play.

When available, players can choose any of the sections to participate in a time trial, single race, head-to-head, eliminator games (returning from Wipeout 3 ) and Zone games (introduced in WipEout Fusion ) where the vehicle constantly accelerates and transforms into faster models until all health is depleted.

A certain amount of races need to be won to access a new grid, but using this system some difficult races can be avoided or ignored.

In all races the vehicles are destroyed when all energy is depleted.

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WipEout Pulse for PlayStation 2 is currently worth €54.71 loose, €47.62 complete in box, and €73.37 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

WipEout Pulse has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For WipEout Pulse, loose is €54.71 and CIB is €47.62 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.