
The front touchscreen is mapped with your weapon controls. Handling can be accomplished using the built in Sixaxis motion-sensing technology, where tilting the Vita-like using a steering wheel-will turn your craft in that direction. The rear touchpad will act as the vehicle's accelerator–holding your fingers to the back will speed up, and releasing will slow down.
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Piloting your ship will be a whole new experience on the PS Vita, as it takes full advantage of the alternative control schemes.
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An upgrade to the track design for WipEout 2048 is the overall width, which has been extended to allow for more versatility and breathing room, but serves mainly to intensify the dogfights between racers. There will be ten unique tracks to master and twenty different ships to choose from, although no information has been divulged about ship customization or pilot-swapping. As the tracks move upwards along the skyscrapers and into the wild blue yonder, the technology moves into the more expected light bridges and machinery. Eventually, though, you'll transition into loftier levels. Reworking the city streets into high velocity race tracks, the starting line is at ground level, where players will weave in between buildings. Taking the backdrop from a suggested representation of New York City in 2048, players will find more concrete and natural environments than in all the previous games combined. Developer SCE Studio Liverpool is also changing a few gameplay parameters and taking full advantage of the system's online functionality.ĭespite the title's allusion to a futurist racing romp, chronologically the game is first in line, where the anti-gravity sport is just getting off the ground (no pun intended). Fortunately, the PS Vita's slew of new control features will be doing their best to bring a fresh approach to this iteration. Yet after eight entries to the sixteen-year-old series, the same old formula may be wearing thin even for devout fans. Like previous titles, WipEout 2048 provides an insanely fast rip through unbelievable tracks and has you pummeling your opponents with all manner of weapons while trying to finish first. Sony's long-standing anti-gravity racing series is gearing up for another launch into the stratosphere.
