"It ball bounces. A pin drops. A man falls. Gravity is the glue which binds us to our planet. We are about to apply the solvent which will free our species forever."
Pierre Belmondo (Director of European AG Research) speaking at a demonstration of anti-gravity technology, Nevada, April 2096.
No room for manoeuvre. The world is shrinking... like a raisin from a grape. From East to West, from North to South, meeting your shadow and the echo of your mind before you even know you'd left.
Landscapes curling through space, trees frozen from ice, cut from ice. Ships like the line the smears of hurled paint. Tracking the globe, soundtracking your dreams and your visions... Never dwell on past days. Leave those damp brown days alone.
Our future has more color. More speed. More noise. Our future has more... From jungle to city to the recesses of your mind. Shake your head and free yourself. Free yourself.
Starting the Game
To play Wipeout XL on your PlayStation™ game Console: •
Set up your PlayStation™ game Console in accordance with the instruction manual supplied with the system. •
Follow your system directions to open the Disc cover and place the CD onto the bed of the drive, ensuring the printed side faces upwards.
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Close the Disc cover. If the unit is switched off, press the POWER button to begin play. If the unit is already on, press the RESET button.
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To skip through intro screens, press any button on the Controller.
WARNING! Do not insert or remove Controllers, Memory cards or other peripherals during the game.
Game Modes
ARCADE LINK
2-player racing with active Weapon Grids and Checkpoints against a full field of enemy ships. See 2 PLAYER NOTE below.
ONE ON ONE
2-player racing with active Weapon Grids and Checkpoints but no other enemy ships. See 2 PLAYER NOTE below.
2 PLAYER NOTE
Both Arcade Link racing and One On One racing are 2-player games. To play them, you will need 2 PlayStation™ game Consoles connected by a link cable. Both Consoles will need to be running a copy of Wipeout XL. Both players must select the same 2-player option from the menu. After a few seconds, the message 'Link Up' will be displayed on both screens. The PlayStation™ that completes the link up first will be referred to on-screen as 'Master'. The other PlayStation™ will be referred to on-screen as 'Slave'. From then on 'Master' is Player 1 and 'Slave' is Player 2. Both players can then go into the Team Menu. Player 1 will then be able to go into the Racing Class Menu to make a selection on behalf of both players.
NOTE: During 2-player games, follow all on-screen instructions carefully to prevent the link being broken.
CAUTION A
If either player enters the Race Type Menu after a link has been established, the link will be broken. Repeat the process outlined in 2 PLAYER NOTE to set up the link again.
CAUTION B
If either player selects Start after a link has been established, the other player will not be permitted to enter the Race Type Menu.
CAUTION C
On returning to the main menu from any 2-player game the link will be broken and both machines reset to Single Player Arcade Mode. To start a new 2-player game the link must be set up again by following the process outlined in 2 PLAYER NOTE.
ARCADE CHALLENGES
If you manage to complete all available circuits in first place while playing in arcade mode, an arcade challenge will become available on this screen. This will seriously test your racing prowess.
NOTE: In all arcade challenges the use of full weapons is compulsory – there is no Weapons Off option available. You will also find that as this is the Arcade Challenge, the track you race on will be auto selected; access to the Track Menu will be denied.
During the Arcade Challenge you are allowed three 'Continues'. Finish in fourth place or below and you will forfeit one 'Continue'. Finish in second or third and you retain the number of 'Continues' you currently possess. However, in order to progress to the next circuit you must win on your current track.
Team Menu
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Use the Directional buttons to highlight required team.
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Press the X button to confirm.
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Press the ▲ button to return to the previous menu.
Each team operates 3 identical craft - technical specifications vary from team to team.
FEISAR
This European consortium opt for ease of control above speed, although their craft accelerate well. Superb for beginners.
AG SYSTEMS
A Japanese team with highly controllable craft suitable for beginners. However, shield energy is quite weak.
AURICOM RESEARCH
The American Auricom team use a powerful engine giving excellent speed capabilities. Their craft are quite tricky to handle and are therefore more suitable for the intermediate player.
QIREX
This secretive Russian team operate extremely fast, power-hungry ships. The difficulty in controlling them makes the Qirex craft suitable only for very experienced pilots.
(Unconfirmed rumors report a new prototype craft alleged to be very controllable and extremely fast. No further details available.)
Load and Save Menu
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Use the Directional buttons to highlight your chosen option.
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Use the X button to confirm.
LOAD
To load a previously saved game, make sure you have a Memory card fitted according to the system instructions. Use the Directional buttons to select the game you want to load and press the
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