Wip3out

Wip3out, also known as WipEout 3 in North America is a 1999 futuristic racing game developed by Psygnosis and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It's the fourth installment released in the Wipeout series (if counting to WipEout 64). The game itself was re-released exclusively in Europe as WipEout 3: Special Edition in August, 2000.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It's one of the only PlayStation titles to run on high-resolution mode, featuring improved graphics and visuals compared to it's previous titles.
 * 2) Impressive visuals, albeit ditching the gritty and industrial aesthetic from 2097 with cleaner, utopian-like graphics (the same thing also happens with Pure).
 * 3) Great soundtrack, featuring licensed music by Orbital, The Chemical Brothers, Propellerheads and DJ Sasha (notable for his original tracks for the game and the iconic "Xpander").
 * 4) Bigger Anti-Gravity team roster, in which new teams such as the fragile speedster Icaras, the violent and tough Goteki 45, and the agile Assegai finally making their debut in this installment.
 * 5) Eight courses to race. Twenty-two if counting to the prototype tracks and Special Edition combined.
 * 6) Improved physics, also featuring the Hyperthrust ability in which consumes your AG craft's shield energy for a quick boost.
 * 7) Curly, the announcer from the said game is well adored by the fanbase. Due to her popularity, many fans are currently demanding for her return in the series' spiritual successor Formula Fusion.
 * 8) The updated re-release, WipEout 3: Special Edition features additional eight tracks (three from the original 1995 title and five from 2097) and two prototype tracks.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Unusual difficulty spike, in which the game goes from "easy as pie" to "tough as nails".
 * 2) Lack of new content and courses (as Special Edition recycles the old ones from the previous titles).
 * 3) The updated re-release, WipEout 3: Special Edition is only available on Europe.