Wipeout Pulse

The vehicles are divided into different teams, each with their own characteristics based on handling, speed, acceleration and more. While racing, moving over pads provides boosts or power-ups such as shields, rockets, a wall of fire, autopilot, a gun or a turbo boost. Instead of using weapons, they can now also be absorbed to restore the energy levels. A single button is used to accelerate, with regular steering and also air brakes for sharp corners. The visuals are very fast and the soundtrack consists of mostly electronic tracks.

The base game consists of twelve tracks, but these can be driven in both directions (designated by black or white in the title name). New to the track design are waterfall-like drops, loops and corkscrews. At certain sections the vehicle is glued to the track to pass these. The progression system has been revamped with hexagon-clustered grids that allow players to choose from different modes of play, such as time trials, single races, head-to-head, eliminator games and Zone games.

Players can earn rewards by winning races and unlocking new tracks and faster models. A loyalty system also rewards players for using a certain team's vehicle regularly. The game supports multiplayer modes using both Ad Hoc and Infrastructure as access. Up to 30 mp3 files can be loaded on a memory stick to use as the in-game soundtrack, there is photo mode to take screenshots during replays and online car skin designs.