<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Wipeout	B-Application
series	O
and	O
remains	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
published	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
developer	O
Psygnosis	O
had	O
been	O
owned	O
for	O
five	O
years	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
for	O
whose	O
hardware	O
all	O
subsequent	O
Wipeout	B-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
exclusively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
2098	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
introduced	O
several	O
new	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
Wipeout	B-Application
series	O
including	O
analogue	O
control	O
which	O
benefited	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
controller	O
,	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
teams	O
,	O
and	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
month	O
earlier	O
,	O
many	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
individuality	O
among	O
the	O
Wipeout	B-Application
series	O
,	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
offering	O
more	O
tracks	O
and	O
racing	O
craft	O
,	O
unique	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
"	O
superior	O
track	O
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
its	O
slow	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
and	O
opinion	O
is	O
divided	O
whether	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
'	O
true	O
sequel	O
 '	O
to	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
futuristic	O
anti-gravity	O
setting	O
where	O
pilots	O
would	O
race	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
or	O
computer-controlled	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	I-Application
to	O
finish	O
in	O
the	O
highest	O
position	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
gameplay	O
takes	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
parallels	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>
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
provides	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
as	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
along	O
with	O
new	O
weapons	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exclusive	O
to	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
an	O
unlockable	O
weapon	O
power-up	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Cyclone	O
"	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
strengthen	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
their	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
paved	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
Eliminator	O
mode	O
introduced	O
in	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessors	O
that	O
allowed	O
split-screen	O
between	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
introduces	O
split-screen	O
for	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
four	O
players	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
addition	O
named	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
complete	O
sets	O
of	O
challenges	O
in	O
predefined	O
classes	O
and	O
tracks	O
through	O
either	O
getting	O
the	O
fastest	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
Time	O
Trial	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
placing	O
in	O
a	O
race	O
,	O
or	O
eliminating	O
the	O
most	O
opponents	O
through	O
a	O
weaponry-based	O
deathmatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
in	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
feature	O
mirrored	O
layouts	O
of	O
circuits	O
from	O
select	O
tracks	O
in	O
Wipeout	B-Application
and	O
Wipeout	B-Application
XL	I-Application
,	O
set	O
in	O
different	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Liverpudlian	O
developer	O
Psygnosis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
rumors	O
that	O
several	O
publishers	O
had	O
approached	O
Psygnosis	O
about	O
developing	O
a	O
Wipeout	B-Application
installment	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Psygnosis	O
officially	O
announced	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
in	O
April	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
rare	O
N64	B-Operating_System
title	O
with	O
noticeable	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
disguised	O
by	O
the	O
request	O
'	O
Please	O
Wait	O
 '	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
sound	O
decompression	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
utilized	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
's	O
analogue	O
stick	O
,	O
making	O
ships	O
more	O
responsive	O
than	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
creating	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
,	O
Psygnosis	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
and	O
tweak	O
its	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senior	O
producer	O
Andy	O
Satterthwaite	O
stated	O
that	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
brand-new	O
game	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
structure	O
,	O
new	O
race	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
Psygnosis	O
were	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
precision	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
controller	O
's	O
control	O
and	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
aircraft	O
curve	O
turns	O
without	O
sacrificing	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
limited	O
capacity	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
cartridge	O
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
fit	O
nine	O
music	O
tracks	O
,	O
mostly	O
by	O
composers	O
Rob	O
Lord	O
&	O
Mark	O
Bandola	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
"	O
PC	O
MUSIC	O
"	O
in-game	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
tracks	O
by	O
Fluke	O
and	O
Propellerheads	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
both	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Psygnosis	O
 '	O
in-house	O
music	O
team	O
,	O
CoLD	O
SToRAGE	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
produce	O
music	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
CoLD	O
SToRAGE	O
's	O
works	O
do	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
future	O
Wipeout	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Race	O
announcers	O
bridge	O
preceding	O
Wipeouts	B-Application
and	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	O
by	O
having	O
a	O
male	O
voice	O
declare	O
what	O
weapons	O
are	O
about	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
against	O
the	O
player	O
;	O
a	O
female	O
voice	O
welcomes	O
players	O
to	O
the	O
courses	O
and	O
announces	O
in-race	O
events	O
and	O
the	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
generally	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
innovation	O
and	O
complexity	O
the	O
game	O
offered	O
;	O
mostly	O
stating	O
that	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
had	O
"	O
everything	O
a	O
futuristic	O
racer	O
needs	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
variety	O
of	O
tracks	O
,	O
well-designed	O
craft	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
numerous	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
speed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
remarked	O
that	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
a	O
superior	O
game	O
to	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
saying	O
in	O
the	O
verdict	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
"	O
are	O
absolutely	O
beautiful	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
in-game	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
sound-effects	O
were	O
"	O
top-notch	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
included	O
clean	O
boost	O
audio	O
and	O
excellent	O
"	O
scrape	O
"	O
noises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
considerable	O
praise	O
,	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
came	O
from	O
Joe	O
Fielder	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
regarding	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
visuals	O
in	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
did	O
not	O
meet	O
the	O
par	O
set	O
by	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
two	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Wipeout	B-Application
provides	O
a	O
much	O
sought-after	O
experience	O
and	O
does	O
it	O
brilliantly	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviews	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
which	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
month	O
earlier	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
general	O
assumption	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
own	O
futuristic	O
racer	O
offered	O
more	O
tracks	O
and	O
racing	O
craft	O
,	O
but	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
contained	O
superior	O
track	O
designs	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
WipeOut	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
horrible	O
,	O
it	O
just	O
feels	O
like	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
first	O
effort	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
at	O
timeswhich	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Sayewonn	O
"	O
of	O
Gaming	O
Age	O
praised	O
its	O
new	O
innovations	O
,	O
especially	O
its	O
analogue	O
control	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
adapting	O
analogue	O
controls	O
was	O
the	O
biggest	O
improvement	O
racing	O
games	O
made	O
and	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
demonstrates	O
that	O
beautifully	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
complimentary	O
of	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
both	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Gaming	O
Age	O
recommended	O
purchasing	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamepro	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Extreme-G2	B-Application
and	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
:	O
"	O
While	O
Extreme	B-Application
G-2	I-Application
may	O
match	O
Wipeout	B-Application
in	O
content	O
,	O
it	O
simply	O
ca	O
n't	O
compete	O
when	O
trying	O
to	O
match	O
W64s	O
speed	O
and	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
is	O
n't	O
even	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
league	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opinion	O
is	O
divided	O
on	O
whether	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
simply	O
merges	O
the	O
good	O
points	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
or	O
is	O
different	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praised	O
elements	O
include	O
"	O
prettier	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
grittier	O
"	O
graphics	O
compared	O
to	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
Pop-up	O
and	O
a	O
slow	O
frame	O
rate	O
are	O
repeatedly	O
mentioned	O
as	O
problems	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
when	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
split	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
or	O
four	O
times	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
