Check out some new Wipeout HD videos, if you please

by Nick Doerr { Mar 19th 2008 at 2:30PM }

Normally we'd have the videos for you to watch right here, but the website hosting them seems to be having some bandwidth issues when it comes to embedded streaming. As such, we're just going to link you to the videos and assure you that they're pretty awesome. We've got not one, not two, but three videos for you to watch and while it's not quite the same as playing the game, WipEout HD looks like one heck of a fun ride. F-Zero, eat your heart out.

Tags: wipeout, wipeout-hd

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Varone @ Mar 19th 2008 3:14PM

Videos struggling to stream on their website too.

Has there been a release date announced yet? I can't wait for this!!

One idea I thought thought might work was sixaxis airbraking. Pull back on the controller to break, and tilt it at the same time as pulling back to only use one side. Subtle sixaxis is good, but I wouldn't say it was anywhere close to the wii for primary controls.

Nate @ Mar 19th 2008 3:39PM

It's not that the Wii is really any better.... there's two reasons why the Wii seems better -
1.) The developers put a lot more time and energy into how motion controls work, because it's about the only thing the system has going for it
2.) The wand shape of the Wii-mote is actually much better suited to registering motion than the Sixaxis controller. The one-handed-ness allows for a much bigger range of motion, and the long axis makes smaller motions more exaggerated (which is good for the devs).

Btw, don't try to stream the movies in your browser, go to the download pages and grab them off a mirror, I'm almost 22% through downloading a couple 500 meg 720p movies.

a.j. @ Mar 19th 2008 3:32PM

nice site, maybe by 11PM tonight i'll get to 5% of the video.

rgoff31 @ Mar 19th 2008 3:40PM

None of the media I have seen has been above 720.
It is supposed to be a 1080 game right?

rgoff31 @ Mar 19th 2008 3:51PM

That Leaked List of releases lists it coming out in May.
http://playstation.joystiq.com/2008/03/18/rumor-european-psn-release-calendar-leaked-onto-the-net/

Fiddlesworth @ Mar 19th 2008 4:08PM

Already looked pretty incredible in the screenshots but the videos blow me away.

1080p screens here:

http://pelaajalehti.com/2008/03/14/wipeout-hd-pelaaja-playstation-3-rapping-martinez/

rgoff31 @ Mar 19th 2008 4:32PM

Thanks for the links to the 1080 pics. I love this series and I hadn't come across any above 720 till now.

Nate @ Mar 19th 2008 4:21PM

Wow, those videos are insane! it looks so freakin' good. Definitely a day 1 buy for me, and I don't usually do that!

BTW, yes, the videos aren't 1080p... that would double their size, and they're already 500 megs each! They look plenty good at 720, can't wait to see how insane they look at 1080

Darkdrium777 @ Mar 19th 2008 5:34PM

Here, let me satisfy your needs. This is the older Eurogamer exclusive trailer, but in 1920x1080. Believe me, you will be screaming like a girl :p

http://www.megaupload.com/fr/?d=AUSXTW2G

Ignore the pretty ladies and enter the code at the top right of the screen in the text field. :) Then wait for 45 seconds.

ViagraFiend @ Mar 20th 2008 11:24AM

Have you ever played Wipeout? Its so hard I cant even win one race. I may just suck at it, but I'm good at all other games. Oh well...I fail.

chimaera9 @ Mar 19th 2008 11:09PM

I'm honestly not trying to be a troll here, I'm just curious to know what it is about this game that has everyone so excited. I played the original wipeout a long time ago, and to me, it seems a very simplistic racer when compared to games like Motorstorm or GT. Maybe it's the power-ups? In the video I watched, though, they weren't even used that much and with such a small track width and so little variation in terrain (compared to Motorstorm), I'm just not seeing why this is so well liked. We all have our opinions, so I'm not putting anyone down for theirs--I'm just curious about what the draw is to this one?