<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
(	O
stylised	O
as	O
wipEout	B-Application
pulse	I-Application
)	O
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
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Wipeout	O
series	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
was	O
centred	O
around	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
feedback	O
left	O
by	O
fans	O
regarding	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
,	O
and	O
improving	O
on	O
aspects	O
where	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
thought	O
they	O
had	O
failed	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
2207	O
,	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
eight	O
teams	O
in	O
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
,	O
with	O
one	O
ship	O
available	O
for	O
each	O
–	O
although	O
the	O
player	O
eventually	O
gains	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
their	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
game	O
modes	O
from	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
include	O
single	O
races	O
,	O
tournaments	O
,	O
time	O
trials	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Zone	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
automatically	O
accelerating	O
to	O
extreme	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
returning	O
game	O
mode	O
from	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
"	O
Eliminator	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
competitors	O
attempting	O
to	O
destroy	O
each	O
other	O
the	O
quickest	O
in	O
a	O
set	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
take	O
screenshots	O
of	O
in-progress	O
races	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
from	O
the	O
Pause	O
menu	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
skins	O
for	O
any	O
ships	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
central	O
website	O
using	O
an	O
Adobe	O
Shockwave-based	O
client	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
by	O
the	O
creator	O
and/or	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
large	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
,	O
also	O
has	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
that	O
include	O
new	O
ships	O
and	O
tracks	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
campaign	O
grids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
packs	O
were	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
a	O
price	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
region	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
downloadable	O
packs	O
are	O
already	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Studio	O
Liverpool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	O
Berry	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
received	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
positive	O
feedback	O
from	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
willing	O
to	O
use	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
feedback	O
to	O
"	O
help	O
shape	O
some	O
elements	O
of	O
Pulse	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Berry	O
,	O
some	O
people	O
had	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
difficult	O
;	O
the	O
ships	O
were	O
considered	O
too	O
fast	O
and	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
too	O
advanced	O
,	O
whereas	O
others	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
easy	O
and	O
they	O
wanted	O
"	O
something	O
more	O
challenging	O
to	O
keep	O
them	O
coming	O
back	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
also	O
took	O
steps	O
to	O
decrease	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
repetition	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
often	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
complaints	O
of	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Berry	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
classic	O
tracks	O
"	O
went	O
down	O
well	O
"	O
and	O
sought	O
out	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
introducing	O
them	O
through	O
future	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Berry	O
stated	O
that	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
,	O
Studio	O
Liverpool	O
had	O
designed	O
almost	O
100	O
tracks	O
as	O
potentials	O
to	O
include	O
in	O
subsequent	O
games	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
only	O
satisfied	O
with	O
32	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
rumours	O
circulated	O
that	O
a	O
port	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
Sony	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
over	O
9.5	O
million	O
PS2s	B-Device
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
we	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
support	O
this	O
large	O
userbase	O
with	O
software	O
on	O
an	O
ongoing	O
basis	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
featuring	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
,	O
two-player	O
splitscreen	O
mode	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eduardo	O
Zacarias	O
of	O
GameZone	O
stated	O
that	O
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
very	O
visually	O
pleasing	O
game	O
with	O
some	O
solid	O
visual	O
effects	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
detailed	O
tracks	O
and	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guy	O
Cocker	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
"	O
superb	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
thought	O
that	O
many	O
aspects	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cocker	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
new	O
tracks	O
,	O
the	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
promise	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
although	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
his	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
's	O
reviewer	O
surmised	O
that	O
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
was	O
a	O
more	O
refined	O
version	O
of	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Pure	I-Device
,	O
stating	O
that	O
despite	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
solid	O
and	O
reliable	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
revolutionise	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
general	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Zacarias	O
opined	O
that	O
Wipeout	B-Application
Pulse	I-Application
"	O
does	O
n't	O
deliver	O
"	O
despite	O
the	O
variety	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
"	O
racetrack	O
front	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haynes	O
similarly	O
gave	O
a	O
negative	O
opinion	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
repetition	O
of	O
tracks	O
and	O
balance	O
of	O
weapons	O
for	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
disappointing	O
.	O
</s>
