Parents' Guide to

WipEout Omega Collection

By Paul Semel, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 10+

Three great futuristic racing games fly onto PS4.

Game PlayStation 4 2017
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this game.

  • WipEout Omega Collection: screenshot #1: WipEout HD
  • WipEout Omega Collection: screenshot #2: WipEout Fury
  • WipEout Omega Collection: screenshot #3: WipEout 2048

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Based on 1 parent review

nuenjins
nuenjins Parent
August 22, 2017
age 12+

Retreading of the game won't win any new fans with 'unforgiving' controls.

Wipeout has all the aesthetics of a compelling racing game, but if you're unfamilar, this is not F Zero. The controlls are quite unforgiving and you are 'flying' rather than having any feel whatsoever of grip or real drifting mechanics per se' or interaction with the track besides hitting walls. I couldn't get into this because the floppiness of the flight controls and lack of subtle race mechanics I'm accustomed to that seemed to be all missing. The weapons aren't that fun to use and it all just comes together as to unwieldy for most racing fans with touchy controls that lacked any resemblance to Podracing on the 64 or PS2 or Nintendos F Zero. Perhaps that was what I was exspecting, but if that's you, be warned, this aint THAT by a long shot. I tried repeatedly to tweak setting and TRY to enjoy it, but in the end it just looked Sooo much better than it actually plays and the floppy flight mechanics are just too much to get over for anyone that's not already a fan of the older Wipeout games. (I only rated the game '12 and up' because of the skill curve which may frustrate young players looking for a simple racing game.)
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What’s It About?

As racing games, the three included in the WIPEOUT OMEGA COLLECTION —WipEout HD, its expansion WipEout Fury, and its sequel, WipEout 2048 -- don't have stories. Instead, you have a series of races that include time trials, multi-lap events, and others -- including some that wouldn't work in real-world racing games -- all designed to test your steering skills.

Is It Any Good?

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Though it's just an aesthetic upgrade, for race fans who never played these futuristic speedsters, this compilation is essential. As the name suggests, the WipEout Omega Collection features three installments of the iconic and titular sci-fi racing game series that have never been available on the PlayStation 4 before: 2008's WipEout HD, which was originally released on PS3; its 2009 expansion WipEout Fury; and its sequel, 2012's WipEout 2048, which was made for the PlayStation Vita. In them, you pilot an armed, floating ship that goes in excess of 400MPH on tracks that are as twisty and loopy as a rollercoaster. While this has all of the events, vehicles, and tracks from those games, they've all been upgraded, visually.

But while that's not enough to make this worth buying if you own the originals -- well, unless you'd really like to race online some more -- it is if you enjoy such similarly futuristic racing games as F-Zero and Star Wars: Episode I Racer, but never had the pleasure of playing these games before. Along with all three games' individual career modes, this also has a full complement of online events and one-off races, all of which have multiple options. In fact, the only real disappointment about this are that you can't mix the three games together to, say, race tracks from WipEout HD using ships from WipEout 2048. Still, if you've ever wondered what it would be like to race a floating, jet-powered ship through a cyberpunk city, the WipEout Omega Collection is far better than trying to build a time machine.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about violence in games. In this game, you use futuristic weapons to temporarily take out the competition, but does this make you feel differently when you win this way, as opposed to just outdoing the other racers?

  • Talk about road safety. What does this game teach us about obeying speed limits?

  • Discuss budgeting money. Do you think this collection is worth getting if you've already played these games? Do you feel it adds anything new?

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