<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
(	O
released	O
as	O
Wipeout	B-Application
XL	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Wipeout	B-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
by	O
Digital	O
Images	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
and	O
by	O
Coderus	O
to	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
F3600	B-Application
anti-gravity	O
racing	O
league	O
in	O
2052	O
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
is	O
set	O
over	O
four	O
decades	O
later	O
and	O
introduces	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
the	O
much	O
faster	O
,	O
more	O
competitive	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
dangerous	O
F5000	O
AG	O
racing	O
league	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
supported	O
analogue	O
control	O
by	O
using	O
its	O
3D	O
Control	O
Pad	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
supported	O
analogue	O
control	O
only	O
through	O
using	O
the	O
optional	O
NeGcon	B-Device
twist	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
;	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
dramatic	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Wipeout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
crafts	O
move	O
at	O
very	O
high	O
straight-line	O
speeds	O
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
takes	O
its	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Formula	O
1	O
breakthroughs	O
by	O
aspiring	O
for	O
even	O
greater	O
turning	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Formula	O
1	O
parallel	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
aerodynamics	O
to	O
increase	O
wheel	O
grip	O
by	O
down-force	O
for	O
faster	O
turning	O
speeds	O
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
fictionalised	O
method	O
of	O
air	O
braking	O
for	O
ever	O
greater	O
turning	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
usual	O
tactical	O
aspects	O
of	O
racing	O
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
(	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
)	O
offered	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
eliminate	O
other	O
drivers	O
from	O
the	O
competition	O
by	O
destroying	O
their	O
craft	O
with	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
first	B-Application
installment	I-Application
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Liverpudlian	O
developer	O
Psygnosis	O
and	O
the	O
promotional	O
art	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Sheffield-based	O
The	O
Designers	O
Republic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
cater	O
for	O
the	O
increase	O
in	O
Wipeout	B-Application
players	O
,	O
an	O
easier	O
learning	O
curve	O
was	O
introduced	O
whilst	O
keeping	O
the	O
difficulty	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
end	O
for	O
the	O
experienced	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
tracks	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Wipeout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
sequel	O
had	O
been	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
Andy	O
Satterthwaite	O
(	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
)	O
was	O
asked	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
to	O
apply	O
for	O
the	O
role	O
"	O
internal	O
producer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
did	O
,	O
and	O
during	O
the	O
interview	O
,	O
asked	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wipeout	B-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
ended	O
up	O
developing	O
extra	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
add-on	O
was	O
titled	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
because	O
Psygnosis	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
impression	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
full	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
went	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Wipeout	B-Application
XL	I-Application
because	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
that	O
American	O
players	O
would	O
not	O
understand	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
set	O
a	O
century	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
title	O
was	O
originally	O
to	O
be	O
Wipeout	B-Application
XS	O
(	O
for	O
"	O
Excess	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
XS	O
could	O
also	O
stand	O
for	O
"	O
extra	O
small	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
tools	O
were	O
created	O
in	O
Softimage	B-Device
to	O
develop	O
the	O
tracks	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
tweaked	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
played	O
each	O
other	O
's	O
tracks	O
to	O
obtain	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collision	O
code	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Wipeout	B-Application
was	O
also	O
completely	O
overhauled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
ships	O
stopped	O
immediately	O
in	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
too	O
harsh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	O
vehicles	O
were	O
only	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
because	O
Atari	O
had	O
a	O
patent	O
on	O
them	O
from	O
Hard	B-Application
Drivin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Months	O
of	O
work	O
rebalancing	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
undertaken	O
to	O
ensure	O
all	O
vehicle	O
and	O
track	O
settings	O
were	O
a	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
wanted	O
a	O
link-up	B-Device
feature	O
,	O
which	O
proved	O
difficult	O
due	O
to	O
syncing	O
issues	O
and	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
differences	O
between	O
PAL	B-Language
and	O
NTSC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
sold	O
around	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
music	O
was	O
mostly	O
recorded	O
from	O
Psygnosis	O
's	O
in-house	O
music	O
team	O
,	O
CoLD	O
SToRAGE	O
,	O
for	O
versions	O
released	O
outside	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
songs	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	O
versions	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
listened	O
to	O
by	O
inserting	O
the	O
CD	O
into	O
a	O
CD	O
player	O
(	O
and	O
skipping	O
the	O
first	O
track	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
nineteen	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	B-Application
of	I-Application
1996	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
HMV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	O
Hendrix	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
perfect	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
in	O
every	O
category	O
(	O
FunFactor	O
,	O
control	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
)	O
in	O
GamePro	O
,	O
citing	O
"	O
across-the-board	O
innovations	O
"	O
over	O
the	O
already	O
excellent	O
original	O
WipeOut	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
topped	O
the	O
original	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
number	O
of	O
simultaneous	O
racers	O
,	O
A.I.	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
games	O
like	O
this	O
that	O
make	O
you	O
proud	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
owner.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
as	O
the	O
32nd	O
top	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
for	O
how	O
"	O
playing	O
linked	O
Wipeout	B-Application
comes	O
close	O
to	O
gaming	O
at	O
its	O
very	O
best	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
technology	O
demonstration	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
with	O
similar	O
remarks	O
of	O
its	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
editors	O
awarded	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
Best	O
Music	O
of	O
1996	O
and	O
a	O
runner-up	O
(	O
behind	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
)	O
for	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
The	O
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
fifth	O
top	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
yet	O
,	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
named	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
the	O
96th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
cyberpunk-esque	O
'	O
electronic	O
age	O
,	O
'	O
before	O
the	O
electronic	O
age	O
was	O
just	O
a	O
hype-filled	O
buzzword.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGNs	O
top	O
25	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
of	O
all-time	O
list	O
it	O
ranked	O
13th	O
,	O
noted	O
for	O
being	O
often	O
considered	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
best	O
racing	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
and	O
was	O
chosen	O
ahead	O
of	O
others	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
because	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
was	O
"	O
the	O
one	O
they	O
preferred	O
to	O
keep	O
coming	O
back	O
to	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ranks	O
as	O
the	O
third-best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
94.75	O
per	O
cent	O
from	O
ten	O
different	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
while	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
original	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
much	O
closer	O
conversion	O
than	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Wipeout	B-Application
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
fluidity	O
,	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
deemed	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
racing	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
exceeded	O
only	O
by	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
while	O
good	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
disappointment	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
techno	O
tracks	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
strong	O
recommendation	O
.	O
</s>
