WipEout Pulse (2009)
WipEout Pulse is a 2009 racing video game made by Sony Studio Liverpool.
WipEout Pulse pushed the PSP series further with 24 reversible circuits, meaning every track can be run in both directions for a significantly different experience. New craft joined the roster, weapons got refreshed, and the game introduced the Mag-Strip, a track section that locks ships magnetically to the surface, making loops and vertical drops physically possible within a race. The result is a WipEout that feels structurally ambitious rather than iterative.
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WipEout Pulse in our writing
- Companion guide: Psygnosis: Wipeout, Lemmings and the Coolest Studio in Games
A few thoughts on WipEout Pulse
The Mag-Strip's loops and drops give Pulse a physicality closer to Burnout Paradise than to standard racing. If the reversible-circuit design interests you, Mario Kart 8 does something similar with its anti-gravity sections, though at a considerably more relaxed pace.
