Wipeout XL
WipEout XL is set in the year 2097, around four decades after its predecessor. Instead of the F3600 anti-gravity racing competition, the game features an even faster and more dangerous tournament: the F5000 AG league. The gameplay system is similar to that of the previous game: players race against each other or computer in high-speed futuristic environments, liberally picking up weapons scattered around the stages and using them against the opponents to finish the race in the highest position.
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DeveloperPsygnosis
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1996
StatusReleased
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About This Game
The original game launched the F3600 anti-gravity racing league in 2052; Wipeout 2097 jumps more than forty years ahead to debut the F5000 AG circuit, a faster, fiercer, and far deadlier evolution of the sport. Its setting falls exactly 101 years after the game's real-world release (100 years in the Saturn port). Analog control was available on both platforms through optional peripherals — the 3D Control Pad on Sega Saturn, and the Negcon twist controller on PlayStation, as on the series' first outing.