<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Studio	O
Liverpool	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eighth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Wipeout	O
series	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
25	O
September	O
2008	O
in	O
both	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
29	O
October	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
expansion	O
pack	O
titled	O
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
Fury	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
worldwide	O
on	O
23	O
July	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
players	O
competing	O
in	O
the	O
FX350	O
anti-gravity	O
racing	O
league	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
selected	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
games	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
and	O
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
content	O
has	O
been	O
upgraded	O
to	O
render	O
1080p	O
visuals	O
in	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Studio	O
Liverpool	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
desired	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
store	O
to	O
stress	O
that	O
downloadable	O
content	O
was	O
not	O
reserved	O
for	O
smaller	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
delayed	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
due	O
to	O
reports	O
of	O
it	O
failing	O
epilepsy	O
tests	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
Fury	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
chosen	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
offering	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
"	O
Welcome	O
Back	O
"	O
programme	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
2011	B-Error_Name
PlayStation	I-Error_Name
Network	I-Error_Name
outage	I-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expanded	O
Fury	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2048	I-Application
were	O
remastered	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
released	O
as	O
Wipeout	O
Omega	O
Collection	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
the	O
FX350	O
anti-gravity	O
racing	O
league	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
eight	O
tracks	O
originally	O
used	O
in	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
and	O
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
,	O
albeit	O
updated	O
in	O
1080p	O
visuals	O
and	O
rendered	O
in	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
five	O
race	O
modes	O
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
provides	O
a	O
"	O
Photo	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
a	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weapons	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
ones	O
featured	O
in	O
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
;	O
defensive	O
weapons	O
range	O
from	O
shields	O
—	O
which	O
temporarily	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
invulnerable	O
to	O
damage	O
—	O
to	O
land	O
mines	O
and	O
stationary	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
their	O
craft	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
motion-sensitive	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
allows	O
the	O
craft	O
to	O
be	O
totally	O
controlled	O
by	O
moving	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
latter	O
only	O
allows	O
the	O
nose	O
of	O
the	O
craft	O
to	O
be	O
raised	O
or	O
lowered	O
by	O
motion	O
control	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
steering	O
either	O
controlled	O
by	O
an	O
analogue	B-Device
stick	I-Device
or	O
D-pad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
expansion	O
pack	O
titled	O
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
Fury	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
worldwide	O
on	O
23	O
July	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eliminator	O
mode	O
is	O
taken	O
directly	O
from	O
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
and	O
centres	O
around	O
players	O
destroying	O
other	O
competitors	O
for	O
points	O
and	O
finishing	O
laps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Liverpudlian	O
developer	O
Studio	O
Liverpool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
rendering	O
capabilities	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
run	O
in	O
full	O
1080p	O
and	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
during	O
E3	O
2007	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
download-only	O
title	O
featuring	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
old	O
race	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
soon	O
emerged	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
failed	O
epilepsy	O
testing	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
re-engineered	O
before	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issues	O
were	O
confirmed	O
when	O
Wipeout	B-Application
HDs	I-Application
director	O
,	O
Tony	O
Buckley	O
,	O
spoke	O
about	O
the	O
tests	B-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
although	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
tests	B-Application
were	O
subjective	O
and	O
the	O
exact	O
issues	O
hard	O
to	O
identify	O
,	O
they	O
took	O
them	O
seriously	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
emerged	O
finely	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
,	O
despite	O
their	O
initial	O
fears	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
"	O
look	O
poorer	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
Fury	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
were	O
chosen	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
offering	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
"	O
Welcome	O
Back	O
"	O
programme	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
2011	B-Error_Name
PlayStation	I-Error_Name
Network	I-Error_Name
outage	I-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
on	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
87	O
per	O
cent	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
aggregate	O
of	O
51	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
appeared	O
as	O
Metacritic	O
's	O
fourteenth	O
highest	O
ranked	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
insistent	O
that	O
gameplay	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
important	O
aspect	O
than	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
stressed	O
that	O
Wipeout	B-Application
HDs	I-Application
visuals	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gabe	O
Graziani	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
praised	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
contained	O
a	O
heavy	O
amount	O
of	O
polished	O
visuals	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
smooth	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
and	O
summarised	O
that	O
it	O
updated	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
titles	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
and	O
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
to	O
HD	O
"	O
magnificently	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jesse	O
Costantino	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
said	O
that	O
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
"	O
joins	O
an	O
elite	O
class	O
of	O
current-gen	O
racers	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
1080p	O
visuals	O
and	O
a	O
nearly	O
constant	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frédéric	O
Goyon	O
of	O
Jeuxvideo.com	O
said	O
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
was	O
atypically	O
a	O
large	O
attainment	O
regarding	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
thought	O
the	O
combined	O
colour	O
choices	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
visually	O
unique	O
racing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Davis	O
from	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
transition	O
to	O
HD	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
wondered	O
how	O
the	O
Wipeout	O
series	O
treated	O
graphics	O
without	O
1080p	O
visuals	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roper	O
similarly	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
soundtracks	O
have	O
always	O
been	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Wipeout	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
music	O
tracks	O
in	O
Wipeout	B-Application
HD	I-Application
fits	O
well	O
with	O
both	O
visuals	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
racing	O
experience	O
by	O
blending	O
into	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Davis	O
noted	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
successful	O
artists	O
like	O
The	O
Prodigy	O
,	O
Daft	O
Punk	O
,	O
or	O
The	O
Chemical	O
Brothers	O
(	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
)	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
acknowledge	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
still	O
"	O
plenty	O
of	O
chilly	O
synths	O
"	O
and	O
throbbing	O
background	O
beats	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
