It works, but it doesn't offer the same level of accuracy as its physical alternative. An alternate control method allows players to manoeuvre using the PS Vita's motion sensor and activate power-ups with the touch-screen. It's smooth and responsive, but as we previously mentioned, the sheer speed will take some getting used to for anyone unfamiliar with the series. The game's default control scheme uses the left analogue stick to steer your craft and the right shoulder button to accelerate.
They are intelligently designed, with tracks wide enough to facilitate combat, and shrewdly placed power-ups and ramps to keep players on edge. Courses are usually set against glorious neon cityscapes.
Some are built with speed in mind, while others are armour-plated to withstand opponents' attacks. WipEout 2048 offers an array of crafts to choose from (once you've taken the time to unlock them), each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Given the popularity of past WipEout games, a thriving online community is a given once the PS Vita establishes itself worldwide. These include taking out a fellow racer with a certain weapon, setting new time records, or finishing first. As well as cross-play with the PlayStation 3's WipEout HD Fury, there's an objective-based online campaign that sets players specific tasks ahead of each race. Players garner experience points for winning races, which can be used to unlock new vehicles and other bonuses. You'll encounter some jarring difficult spikes here and there, but it's otherwise more than satisfactory. An incredibly vast single player mode strings these events together to form a campaign. The latter involves completing endurance laps across dazzling Tron-inspired tracks, the object being to avoid the walls until the required number of circuits has been completed. Game types include standard races, time trials, combat events and The Zone. Power-ups also play an integral part, with homing missiles, speed boosts and shields adding a layer of strategy to what are already intense contests. Newcomers may struggle to acclimatise given the level of precision required to take corners at several hundred miles per hour, but there's a pilot assist mode to shoulder the air break mechanic until players acquire the necessary skill to use it manually. Velocity has long been a staple of the series, and the PS Vita edition remains true to form. It handles unlike traditional racing games, and several times as fast. Players take control of weapon-packing anti-gravity crafts that hover above the track. Like its predecessors, WipEout 2048 sets itself apart from other racers with its memorable vehicle designs. Sony has opted to refine existing mechanics here, rather than introduce new ones. Its PS Vita debut offers the same cocktail of high speed, sleek vehicles and killer tunes that helped its forebears attain classic status, so a shortage of innovation can certainly be overlooked. The zero-g racing franchise has been part of Sony's catalogue since the PSOne era, and has barely evolved since its inception. For a future-themed game on cutting edge new hardware, WipEout 2048 is ironically rooted in the past.
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