The futuristic racing game on the PS Vita ninth or tenth branch of the WipEout series, which looks back on a glorious past. Since 1995, appeared on each PlayStation platform, and has won at least a part of many fans to this day - the last offshoot appeared in 2009 than on the PS3. Even at the unveiling of the first game were PS Vita scenes from Wipeout 2048 and shortly thereafter was shown Sony announced that the title will be released from its own SCE Studio Liverpool as a launch title for the next handheld
The developer is no stranger to the series, but they have already WipEout parts for PS2, PSP and PS3 made. The offshoot is PS Vita but do not take place as the previous branch in the distant future, but is only 37 years in the future. So it will be resourceful gamers already know: Time located next to the title even before the first PS1 part, acting in 2052nd The developer was in PS Vita offshoot important to portray the urban population as realistic as possible. They put the gameplay in three different height levels, so on the ground, in a middle-level and well above the skyscrapers. The course also allows all different types of routes, of which there will be ten new way, Wipeout 2048, which will still fail even wider than in the past. In addition, there'll be the first alternate sections - a first in the history of Wipeout. Otherwise, the part does but the distance range of the PS3 title from 2008 and 2009 (Wipeout HD Fury) back
The PS Vita offshoot will also enable online multiplayer against players, including PS3 Wipeout HD to compete - they will not be able to draw on the PS Vita-exclusive routes (10) and ships (20 units). According to the developer last fall by the way a lot of small and also have a new sound to get donated. A significant role in the previous cuttings were always different weapons: These are in Wipeout 2048 shown in different colors: the weapons of an offensive attack (missiles or mines) are in yellow kept defensive and just for the defense of imaginary gadgets such as shields identified by the color green
The control of PS Vita version has succeeded at least in the classic version - as usual can navigate the slides with the usual buttons and have no disadvantages compared to the previous games. The situation is different even from the Sixaxis controller, which fails in some situations quite a bit hectic. You control his glider via the slope and the right shoulder button is gas and brake with the left. However, the control mode in the version shown, not very mature yet and it already happened that one time or another, that one got stuck in the graph. There is still so rectify. The same applies with regard to the load times from the levels. This fell to about 15 to 20 seconds from an unusually long, but which should also lie on the early version - it should remain at this point but not mentioned
The PS Vita part way to have all sorts of new features such as a private party mode: Here you can communicate with his opponent or friends or just send game invitations. The Augmented Reality capabilities of PS Vita should be used: let a kind of "shop window" mode, the ships and weapons, then look up close. The front camera is used for the so-called "Glory-moment". This is approximately at the target entrance a photograph taken by the player and then displayed to other players on the line
WipEout 2048 should also be classified as his predecessors in the series of recommended race track. The title also brings to the PS Vita all already known and therefore so popular features and adds some new options. A special feature is represented especially the cross-play with PS3 players, including WipEout HD and also the party mode or the use of cameras for augmented reality PS Vita or photos leave you wanting more. Still remains to be seen whether the Sixaxis controller is a real alternative to the classic button-variant - we could at least in the test version is not really convincing. Nevertheless, WipEout 2048 certainly enhance the launch of the portfolio PS Vita considerably and we look forward to the exciting duels in the not too distant future