History YMMV / Wipeout

* HilariousInHindsight: The game was considered to be Sony's answer to Nintendo's ''F-Zero'' series - and then Psygnosis went and teamed up with Midway to release ''Wipeout 64'' on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64. And ''in the very same year'' that ''F-Zero X'' was released.

* PolishedPort: ''[[SuperTitle64Advance Wipeout 64]]'' is one damn fine port of both the original and ''2097'' to the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64, bringing with it fully integrated analog control for better steering accuracy, and a tighter control altogether for a distinct feel while retaining the high speeds the series is known for, only dropping frames in any notable way during the new split-screen mode. It had to compete with ''[[VideoGame/FZero F-Zero X]]'' and ''VideoGame/ExtremeG'', and it managed to damn well hold its own ground.

** While the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 port of ''Pulse'' may look visually better than the PSP version, it suffers from a [[GameBreakingBug nasty glitch]] which corrupts your memory card data beyond repair. Even turning the autosave off doesn't prevent the said glitch as well! If you really want to play the game, stick to the PSP version instead.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Right from the very first game, ''[=WipEout=]'' has always pushed the envelope when it comes to visual fidelity and performance. The original 1995 release to this day is still one of the UsefulNotes/PlayStation's signature {{Killer App}}s owing to its unique atmosphere and visual style provided by the folks at Designers' Republic. Fast-forward to 2017 and the ''Omega Collection'' is bar none one of the prettiest games on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in a system that's flanked by games like ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' or ''VideoGame/GhostOfTsushima''. Mind you, that's without mentioning that the ''Omega Collection'' is a remastered compilation of ''HD'' and ''2048'', which still look incredible and hold up really well on their native systems to this day.

** [[https://youtu.be/PHMzCpy0fXc?t=3m8s At the 3:08 mark]] of Fluke's "Atom Bomb" music video, Arial [[DeadlyHug ends up hugging two men]]; one of them seems to have been [[CrossesTheLineTwice easily choked to death]]!

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: ''[=WipEout=] Rush/Merge'' already had the misfortune of being a mobile-exclusive revival of a CultClassic franchise, but then the gameplay trailer reveals that everything that made the console games fun would be stripped down and automated, leaving players with... a card merging game. To say fans were miffed would be the understatement of the century. If it's any comfort (and depending on how you look at it), [[NoExportForYou this never left Europe]], so players outside of Europe weren't missing out much there.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: ''[=WipEout=] Rush/Merge'' already had the misfortune of being a mobile-exclusive revival of a CultClassic franchise, but then the gameplay trailer reveals that everything that made the console games fun would be stripped down and automated, leaving players with... a card merging game. To say fans were miffed would be the understatement of the century.

** [[GloriousMotherRussia Qirex]] is the most popular team in the series, rivaling [[MultinationalTeam FEISAR]] and ''[[JapanTakesOverTheWorld AG-Systems.]]''

** From ''Pure'', Citta Nuova. This track boasts a nasty hairpin at the halfway point, but what makes it especially difficult on the faster speed classes are the undulating chicane series following said hairpin that is so great that it's liable to throw you off the track (or worse, ''flip your craft upside down'') if your racing line isn't pitch-perfect. And to add insult to injury, if you're on Phantom class, [[GoodBadBugs weapons do unusually high damage]] both to you and the other contenders, meaning you can't afford to have a margin of error lest you want to be eliminated and end the race prematurely.

** [[https://youtu.be/PHMzCpy0fXc?t=3m8s At the 3:08 mark]] of Fluke's "Atom Bomb" music video, Arial [[DeadlyHug end up hugging two men]], while one of them seem to have been [[CrossesTheLineTwice easily choked to death]]!

* CultClassic: Although the series is remembered for the amazing gameplay, visuals, and music, the series hasn't really caught on in the mainstream, but it maintains a '''very''' devoted cult following. This proves why there are some fan-made games in development: to fill the void that the series left after ''2048''.
* DemonicSpiders: The AI crafts can be this [[DifficultySpike depending on difficulty]]. Especially if they use the [[AdvancingWallOfDooM Quake]], [[HomingProjectile Missile]] or even the Rocket items. Heaven forbid you get hit with a Plasma bolt, or else you're cooked.

** ''[[GloriousMotherRussia Qirex]]'' is the most popular team in the series, rivaling ''[[MultinationalTeam FEISAR]]'' and ''[[JapanTakesOverTheWorld AG-Systems.]]''

** Although ''[[TheMafiya Tigron Enterprises]]'' were one of the most ruthless teams in AG racing history, but their craft, the "BULL-666", was one of the most popular ones in ''Fusion'' thanks to [[LightningBruiser its impressive speed, handling, durability, firepower]], and [[KillItWithIce its overpowered Super Weapon.]] Their popularity skyrocketed when it's confirmed that they will return to ''Omega Collection'' along with Van-Über. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9mf1DBwr2o Even their newest K-VSR craft is available as a media kit for the limited edition of the game itself]].
* EvenBetterSequel: ''2097'' introduced a load of innovative concepts that were so highly praised by critics that they still remain in the series' modern iterations, namely the ability for ships to be destroyed, a few game-enhancing weapons and pick-ups, such as the auto-pilot, the plasma bolt and the quake disruptor, and of course, Phantom class. It also made touching walls more forgiving than the original, which would bring the player to a dead stop every time.
* FanNickname: In the early games, there are rescue droids which grab your ship and place you back on the track, should you fall off. The fanbase has nicknamed them "Wuss Wagons".
* FriendlyFandoms: Back in the days there used to be a ''major'' FandomRivalry with ''VideoGame/FZero'', but as time went on, the two fanbases began overlapping. It further helps the fact that both series are currently laying dormant.

** Continuing from ''Pure'', it's possible to invoke an InstantWinCondition on Citta Nuova in Phantom class by making liberal use of Quakes, Bombs, and everything in-between. You can even fire the Quake backward if you're in first place and occasionally be treated to the amusing sight of wiping out ([[TitleDrop heh]]) the rest of the competition. Though actually attempting it is more of a LuckBasedMission than anything given how weapon pick-ups work in ''Wipeout''.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNXopiH70WU The intro from ''Wip3out'' is pretty much this]], which features the reversed animation of the Goteki 45 craft causing a [[SuicideAttack suicide explosion]] towards the FEISAR and AG Systems crafts in the finish line, blowing them up. Considering how violent Goteki 45 were during the [=F7200=], suicide attacks would've been right up their alley. Also, the intro also featured a [[DroneOfDread creepy drone]] (even though it uses a sample of "Piranha" by DJ Sasha) through out the entire cinematic cutscene.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnhqqnRLtxM Fusion's intro is even more of a doozy.]] Not only it features [[SensoryAbuse sudden flashing lights]] that would cause a JumpScare, but it also has a sample of a [[CreepyChild child laughing]] in both the beginning and the end of the opening. And it gets worse from there: the fall of F9000 not only led to the massive global recession, but also there were [[CrapsackWorld riots]] and [[WarIsHell war all over the globe]]. It only took many decades to stabilize, and many more to recover from before the events of ''VideoGame/{{WipEout}} Pure''.
** Well, [[SarcasmMode this is an odd one]]. [[https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8427/7840533268_91ced29186_b.jpg The promotion art for the very first game]] is [[ParanoiaFuel downright unsettling]]. It features two teenagers with [[DeadlyNosebleed nosebleed]] as [[BloodSplatteredInnocents their clothes has been soaked with blood]]. It's just like if the developers of the game kidnapped them and tortured the poor bastards as an attempt to force them to promote the game. Also, the other version of the art refers the game itself as "[[BloodSport a dangerous game]]". Thankfully, the unsettling art is staged, but still...
** The Qirex announcer from 2048 may count as this, due to it's CreepyMonotone.

** The rescue droids from the original to ''[[VideoGame/WipEout Wip3out]]'' were loathed for taking precious time when the players accidentally fall off the track. As a result: Since ''Fusion'', you will instantly respawn on the track, despite this time, the rescue droid only appears when [[CriticalExistenceFailure your craft is destroyed]] and save the PlayerCharacter.

* {{Sequelitis}}: While it may be [[SoOkayItsAverage a little bit well recieved]], ''Wipeout Fusion'' was criticized for being [[VideoGame/StarWarsEpisodeIRacer Pod Racer-ish]], having different graphics compared to ''[=Wip3out=]'' and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks the gameplay was vastly different]], placing an emphasis on its needlessly over-complicated weapons system compared to other titles. The track design was also derided by critics and fans alike.

*** TakeThatScrappy: Its bad reputation among the fandom was almost certainly the reason it was chosen by the Devs as the SacrificialLamb for ''Fusion'' as a whole lore-wise; aforementioned disaster involved an upgunned version of Feisar's Superweapon causing a massive cave-in, killing several competitors as well as spectators, which helped lead to the domino effect that lead to the League collapsing in turn.
** From ''Pure'', Citta Nuova. This track boasts a nasty hairpin at the halfway point, but what makes it especially difficult on the faster speed classes are the undulating chicanes following said hairpin that are so great that they're liable to throw you off the track (or worse, ''flip your craft upside down'') if your racing line isn't pitch-perfect. And to add insult to injury, if you're on Phantom class, [[GoodBadBugs weapons do unusually high damage]] both to you and the other contenders, meaning you can't afford to have a margin of error lest you want to be eliminated and end the race prematurely.

** From ''Pure'', Citta Nuova. This track boasts a nasty hairpin at the halfway point, but what makes it especially difficult on the faster speed classes are the undulating chicanes that are so great that they're liable to throw you off the track (or worse, ''flip your craft upside down'') if your racing line isn't pitch-perfect. And to add insult to injury, if you're on Phantom class, [[GoodBadBugs weapons do unusually high damage]] both to you and the other contenders, meaning you can't afford to have a margin of error lest you want to be eliminated and end the race prematurely.

* DemonicSpiders: The AI crafts can be this [[DifficultySpike depending on difficulty]]. Especially if they use the [[AdvancingWallOfDooM Quake]], [[HomingProjectile Missile]] or even the Rocket items. Heaven forbid you get hit with a Plasma bolt, or else you're cooked. And in the case of ''2097'' and ''[=Wip3out=]'' in particular, [[OneHitKill a premature end to your race]].

* DemonicSpiders: The AI crafts can be this [[DifficultySpike depending on difficulty]]. Especially if they use the [[AdvancingWallOfDooM Quake]], [[HomingProjectile Missile]] or even the Rocket items. Heaven forbid you get hit with a Plasma bolt, or else you're cooked. And in the case of ''2097'' and ''[=Wipeout=]'' in particular, [[OneHitKill a premature end to your race]].