My willingness to try out this franchise is strong, but neither nostalgia nor the novelty of the PS1's graphics can hide the clunky and awkward gameplay and feel of Wipeout. Out of the huge lineup of racing games, it will always stand out as the most unique, due in part from Designer Republics' mastery of graphic design and the help of the hottest IDM and trance electronic artists at the time. If you can handle the floaty ships, blazing pace of the tracks, and the tight turn controls, it rides like a dream. That dream however is in spurts, because you'll spend more time trying not to touch the sides of the tracks and avoiding every ship inching for your spot. Your momentum is otherwise dead on arrival, and basically ends your chances of winning. You can definitely chalk this game up as a high-risk, high-reward thing, but you can definitely tell they were still working out the kinks on this one.