Well, I've had an interesting couple of days with my new handheld, the PSP. After the trauma I suffered by not being able to pick up my pre-order on the Thursday it came out, I decided when I picked it up I would get myself another game recommended to me by a mate of mine, Mr. Znuggles. :)
As such, I picked up Wipeout Puree... erm, I mean Pure. Znuggles and I are both of the opinion that it should be called Puree, 'coz that's what the game is probably going to DO to the both of us. :P
Even with that ominous prediction in mind, I got the game just the same. Now, I'm not the world's best racing gamer, but I must admit I have enjoyed Burnout 3 and Midnight Club 3 on the X-Box quite a bit, so I was willing to give this one a go, given the futuristic spin on it. I've never really played any of the previous Wipeout games, so I wasn't exactly sure what to expect. I shouldn't have been concerned...
Wipeout Pure is GREAT fun! I've raced around tracks, picking up various weapons and using them on unsuspecting Racers. I've sped up on speed-up pads (weird name, that... ;)) and raced around over jumps, doing barrel rolls and all sorts. I've blown up, raced prototype racers in the Zone, and attempted to beat Time Trials. I've even managed to enter (and win) a couple of Tournaments, and accumulate myself some lovely gold medals. :D
*Minor Spoilers*
Since I started playing a couple of days back, I've accumulated 11 gold medals - still a Rookie, however. I've unlocked some new Leagues - Beta and Classic - and even managed to unlock the Ascension Tournament. My favourite racer so far is the Harimau, as it handes well and is fast enough to handle most of the races quite well. I must admit though, I'm still racing in Vector Class (the easiest class), so these achievements must be taken with a pinch of salt.
I'm looking forward to hooking my PC up to ADSL2, and putting in a wireless access point so that I can start using my PSP online a bit more. There's some cool sounding downloads available for Wipeout Pure, and I'm looking to check them out when I can. Znuggles, I'll let you know when I get connected up properly, and then I'm gonna KICK your sorry butt all over the Wipeout League... :P
Game on, people! :D