History YMMV / Wipeout

* MostAnnoyingSound: "[[CollisionDamage Donk]]!"

* EvenBetterSequel: ''2097'' introduced a load of innovative concepts that were so highly praised by critics that they still remain in the series' modern iterations, namely the ability for ships to be destroyed, a few game-enhancing weapons and pick-ups, such as the auto-pilot, the plasma bolt and the quake disruptor, and of course, Phantom class.

* {{Sequelitis}}: While it may be [[SoOkayItsAverage a little bit well recieved]] ''Wipeout Fusion'' was criticized for being [[VideoGame/StarWarsEpisodeIRacer Pod Racer-ish]], having different graphics compared to ''Wip3out'' and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks the gameplay was vastly different]]. Don't forget the track design, which was pretty atrocious enough to be remembered by critics and fans alike.

--->'''Charlie "[=HellfireWZ=]" Emery (reacting to Temtesh Bay 2)''': Oh my god, [[ThisIsGonnaSuck this course is]] [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible HORRIBLE]]!!!

* ContestedSequel: ''[[BaseBreaker Fusion]]'', despite being poorly-recieved, still has its defenders.

* MostWonderfulSound: "CONTENDER ELIMINATED." Unless it's happening to ''you,'' that is.

* AwesomeArt: One of the reasons why the series is much loved is the [[RuleOfCool cool stylized art]] and solid visual design. The first three games [[DesignStudentsOrgasm stand out in this department]], courtesy of The Designers Republic. Their return as artists in ''VideoGame/FormulaFusion'' is the reason why many a Wipeout fan got extremely hyped for its release.

** Pilot Assist: "[[ScrappyMechanic DON'T USE IT!1!!]]"[[note]]Another one from [=HellfireWZ=], in regards to an optional MercyMode the player can enable in the game, during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxzYkTralIA Wipeout HD Fury tutorial video]]. [=HellfireWZ=] make a reference to the meme in [[https://youtu.be/HpM8qOhpoPU another tutorial video]] for ''Wipeout 2048''.[[/note]]

** "[[CollisionDamage Do]][[WebVideo/{{Caddicarus}} nk]]!"

* NightmareFuel: The series doesn't have a lot of creepy content, but the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC8CLyuCt_0 "Zulu"]] by Hybrid in WipEout Pure is pretty unsettling, this is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] if you're trying to feel like a badass. Also, it got sampled in VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots.

* FanSequel: Due to the game carving its own unique niche in the racing genre, some fans have taken it upon themselves to make games like wipEout when a game hasn't been released recently. The most prominent of these fan games is [=SlipStream GX=], which is supposed to tell the story of what happened between ''Fusion'' and ''Pure'' with the SerialNumbersFiledOff. Also, we have VideoGame/BallisticNG, which is mostly inspired by the older WipEout games, complete with the Steam Workshop and a custom music player (which it means you can play your favorite VideoGame/WipEout soundtrack while playing).

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnhqqnRLtxM Fusion's intro is even more of a doozy.]] Not only it features [[SensoryAbuse sudden flashing lights]] that would cause a JumpScare, but it also has a sample of a [[CreepyChild child laughing]] in both the beginning and the end of the opening. And it gets worse from there: the fall of F9000 not only led to the massive global recession, but also there were [[CrapsackWorld riots]] and [[WarIsHell war all over the globe]]. It only took many decades to stabilize, and many more to recover from before the events of ''WipEout Pure''.

* BrokenBase: The fandom doesn't talk about it much given the direction this series has taken, but there's a divide between those who prefer slower, more difficult handling of 3 first installments and those who prefer more fluid and faster pace of ''HD'' onward. Then there's ''Fusion''...

** While the PlayStation 2 port of ''Pulse'' may look visually better than the PSP version, but it suffers from a [[GameBreakingBug nasty glitch]] which corrupts your [[LostForever memory card data beyond repair]]. Even turning the autosave off doesn't prevent the said glitch as well! If you really want to play the game, stick to the PSP version instead.

* {{Sequelitis}}: While it may be [[SoOkayItsAverage a little bit well recieved]] ''Wipeout Fusion'' was criticized for being [[VideoGame/StarWarsEpisodeIRacer Pod Racer-ish]], having different graphics compared to ''Wip3out'' and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks the gameplay was vastly different]]. Don't forget the track design, which was pretty atrocious enough to be remembered by critics and fans alike (See ThatOneLevel).

** [[LandDownUnder Temtesh Bay]] Course 2, from ''Fusion'', is a veritable checklist of horrible track design decisions. It was so bad that it became part of a major in-universe race disaster when the backstory to ''Pure'' was released. According to [=YouTube=] user and series veteran Charlie Emery AKA [=HellfireWZ's=] video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNSNHiCmA7A&t=1019 Wipeout - Circuits from Hell]]", Course 2 is a [[NintendoHard travesty of a circuit]] filled with tricky corners, rock pillars and those [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin']] [[ScrappyMechanic annoying bulkheads which will NOT OPEN until you are VIRTUALLY ON TOP OF IT]]!! Also, [[FromBadToWorse it's even worse when played in reverse]], making Temtesh Bay Course 2 itself the most difficult course in the entire series, putting Silverstream from the original game to shame.
--->'''Charlie "[=HellfireWZ=]" Emery (reacting to Temtesh Bay 2)''': Oh my god, [[ThisIsGonnaSuck this course is HORRIBLE]]!!!

* FanSequel: Due to the game carving its own unique niche in the racing genre, some fans have taken it upon themselves to make games like wipEout when a game hasn't been released recently. The most prominent of these fan games is [=SlipStream GX=], which is supposed to tell the story of what happened between ''Fusion'' and ''Pure'' with the SerialNumbersFiledOff. Also, we have VideoGame/BallisticNG, which is mostly inspired by the older WipEout games and it's available for free on Steam, complete with the Steam Workshop and a custom music player (which it means you can play your favorite VideoGame/WipEout soundtrack while playing).

** Baby got an atom bomb![[note]]One of the first lyrics from "Atom Bomb" by Fluke, in which the music video features [[EnsembleDarkhorse Arial Tetsuo]] from the first game.[[/note]]

** "SHAKE IT! DON'T BREAK IT!"[[note]]The lyrics from "Shake It" by Addiktion, the song most often associated with the ''Omega Collection''.[[/note]]

** In ''HD'', "GOLD MEDAL AWARDED." It's especially awesome if you're playing on [[NintendoHard Elite difficulty]]. Same story goes for its ''2048'' equivalent: "ELITE PASS."

*** Taken UpToEleven in ''Fusion''. If your shield energy is lower than 5%, the craft will start beeping until you reach the pit-stop or [[CriticalExistenceFailure else]]...

** [[https://youtu.be/PHMzCpy0fXc?t=3m8s At the 3:08 mark]] of Fluke's "Atom Bomb" music video, Arial [[DeadlyHug end up hugging two men]], while one of them seem to have been [[CrossesTheLineTwice choked to death easily]]!

** "[[ThatOneLevel Oh my god, this course is HORRIBLE!!!]]"[[note]]Mentioned by Charlie Emery AKA [=HellfireWZ=] while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNSNHiCmA7A&t=1019 discussing about]] [[ThatOneLevel Temtesh Bay Course 2]] from ''Fusion''.[[/note]]

** Well, [[SarcasmMode this is an odd one]]. [[https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8427/7840533268_91ced29186_b.jpg The promotion art for the very first game]] is [[ParanoiaFuel downright unsettling]]. It features a woman and a boy with [[DeadlyNosebleed nosebleed]] as [[BloodSplatteredInnocents their clothes has been soaked with blood]]. It's just like if the developers of the game kidnapped them and tortured the poor kids as an attempt to force them to promote the game. Also, the other version of the art refers the game itself as "[[BloodSport a dangerous game]]". Thankfully, the unsettling art is staged, but still...

** "[[ThatOneLevel Oh my god, this course is HORRIBLE!!!"[[note]]Mentioned by Charlie Emery AKA [=HellfireWZ=] while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNSNHiCmA7A&t=1019 discussing about]] [[ThatOneLevel Temtesh Bay Course 2]] from ''Fusion''.[[/note]]

** "[[ThatOneLevel Oh my god, this course is HORRIBLE!!!"[[note]]Mentioned by Charlie Emery AKA [=HellfireWZ=] while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNSNHiCmA7A&t=1019 discussing about the]] [[ThatOneLevel Temtesh Bay II]] from VideoGame/WipEout Fusion.[[/note]]

* ButThouMust: Downplayed on tracks throughout the series where there is a split, with one route being longer but easier than the other; while there is nothing in theory stopping you using the easy route, in practice on harder difficulties you'll never keep up with the competition, forcing you to take the hard route.

** "[[FandomBerserkButton THOSE BLOODY]] [[ScrappyMechanic BULKHEADS!]]"[[note]]Mentioned by Charlie Emery AKA [=HellfireWZ=] while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNSNHiCmA7A&t=1019 discussing about the]] [[ThatOneLevel Temtesh Bay II]] from VideoGame/WipEout Fusion.[[/note]]
** Pilot-assist: "[[ScrappyMechanic DON'T USE IT!1!!]]"[[note]]Another one from [=HellfireWZ=], in regards to an optional MercyMode player can enable in the game, during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxzYkTralIA Wipeout HD Fury tutorial video]]. [=HellfireWZ=] make a reference to the meme in [[https://youtu.be/HpM8qOhpoPU another tutorial video]] for ''Wipeout 2048''.[[/note]]

** "[[CollisionDamage Do]][[MostAnnoyingSound nk]]!"
** "SHAKE IT! DON'T BREAK IT!"[[note]]The lyrics from "Shake It" by Addiktion, which was used for the VideoGame/WipEout Omega Collection's Tigron K-VSR trailer.[[/note]]

* NightmareFuel: Despite not having much creepy content, but the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC8CLyuCt_0 "Zulu"]] by Hybrid in WipEout Pure is pretty unsettling, this is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] if you're trying to feel like a badass. Also, it got sampled in VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNXopiH70WU The intro from ''Wip3out'' is pretty much this]], which features the reversed animation of the Goteki 45 craft causing a [[SuicideAttack suicide explosion]] towards the FEISAR and AG Systems crafts in the finish line, blowing them up. Considering how violent Goteki 45 were during the [=F7200=], suicide attacks would've been right up their alley. Also, the intro also featured a [[DroneOfDread creepy drone]] (even though it uses a sample of "Piranha" track by DJ Sasha) through out the entire cinematic cutscene.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnhqqnRLtxM The intro from ''WipEout Fusion'' is even worse!]] Not only it features [[SensoryAbuse sudden flashing lights]] that would cause a JumpScare, but it also has a sample of a [[CreepyChild child laughing]] in both the beginning and the end of the opening. The fall of F9000 not only led to the massive global recession, but also there were [[CrapsackWorld riots]] and [[WarIsHell war all over the globe]]. It only took many decades to stabilize, and many more to recover from before the events of ''WipEout Pure''.

** From the very first game, Silverstream. A tight, very technical track with alternates routes at two points where choosing the wrong path meant you were effectively out of the running. So notorious, it's still considered one of the (if not THE) hardest courses in the series.
** Temtesh Bay Course 2, from ''Fusion''. A veritable checklist of horrible track design decisions. It was so bad that it became part of a major in-universe race disaster when the backstory to ''Pure'' was released. According to the [=YouTube=] user Charlie Emery AKA [=HellfireWZ's=] video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNSNHiCmA7A&t=1019 Wipeout - Circuits from Hell]]", the Medium Course is a [[NintendoHard travesty of a circuit]] filled with tricky corners, rock pillars and those [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin']] [[ScrappyMechanic annoying bulkheads which will NOT OPEN until you are VIRTUALLY ON TOP OF IT]]!! Also, [[FromBadToWorse it's even worse when played in reverse]], making Temtesh Bay Course 2 itself the most difficult course in the entire series, putting Silverstream from the original game to shame.
--->'''Charlie "[=HellfireWZ=]" Emery (reacting to the Temtest Bay 2)''': Oh my god, [[SoBadItsHorrible this course is HORRIBLE]]!!!

** "[[ScrappyMechanic THOSE BLOODY BULKHEADS!]]"[[note]]Mentioned by Charlie Emery AKA [=HellfireWZ=] while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNSNHiCmA7A&t=1019 discussing about the]] [[ThatOneLevel Temtesh Bay II]] from VideoGame/WipEout Fusion.[[/note]]

** "FEOSAR"[[note]]An intentional mispelling of [[MultinationalTeam FEISAR]].[[/note]]

*** "[[CriticalAnnoyance WARNING]]!"/"MISSILE!"/"[[CriticalAnnoyance SHIELD ENERGY LOW]]!"/"[[OhCrap QUAKE]]!"/"[[GameOver PLAYER ELIMINATED]]!"

** Well, [[SarcasmMode this is an odd one]]. [[https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8427/7840533268_91ced29186_b.jpg The promotion art for the very first game]] is [[ParanoiaFuel downright unsettling]]. It features two wounded women with [[DeadlyNosebleed nosebleed]] as [[BloodSplatteredInnocents their clothes has been soaked with blood]]. It's just like if the developers of the game kidnapped them and tortured the poor girls as an attempt to force them to promote the game. Also, the other version of the art refers the game itself as "[[BloodSport a dangerous game]]". Thankfully, the unsettling art is staged, but still...

* [[ScrappyWeapon Scrappy Craft]]: Good gravy! G-Tech's ''REVVER'' from ''Fusion'' is terrible! It's notorious for its poor stats compared to Van-Über's ''ZR-320'', its super weapons may deal some moderate damage, but the craft itself can be easily [[NoPunIntended WIPED OUT]] if the player isn't careful enough.

** Temtesh Bay Course 2, from ''Fusion''. A veritable checklist of horrible track design decisions. It was so bad that it became part of a major in-universe race disaster when the backstory to ''Pure'' was released. According to the [=YouTube=] user Charlie Emery AKA [=HellfireWZ's=] video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNSNHiCmA7A&t=1019 Wipeout - Circuits from Hell]]", the Medium Course is a [[NintendoHard travesty of a circuit]] filled with tricky corners, rock pillars and those [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin']] [[ScrappyMechanic annoying bulkheads which will NOT OPEN until you are VIRTUALLY ON TOP OF IT]]!! Also, [[FromBadToWorse it's even worse when played in reverse]], making Temtesh Bay Course 2 itself the worst course in the entire series, putting Silverstream from the original game to shame.

* TheWoobie: The back story for ''Icaras'' for ''Wipeout 3'' will surely make you feel bad for them. Might overlap with JerkassWoobie if you take in count that they were created as a publicity stunt and their {{scrub}}bish attitude during the championship.

** Temtesh Bay Course 2, from ''Fusion''. A veritable checklist of horrible track design decisions. It was so bad that it became part of a major in-universe race disaster when the backstory to ''Pure'' was released. According to the [=YouTube=] user Charlie Emery AKA [=HellfireWZ's=] video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNSNHiCmA7A&t=1019 Wipeout - Circuits from Hell]]", the Medium Course is a [[NintendoHard travesty of a circuit]] filled with tricky corners, rock pillars and those [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin']] [[ScrappyMechanic annoying bulkheads which will NOT OPEN until you are VIRTUALLY ON TOP OF IT]]!! Also, [[FromBadToWorse it's even worse when played in reverse]], making Temtesh Bay Coure 2 itself the worst course in the entire series, putting Silverstream from the original game to shame.

* ContestedSequel: ''[[BaseBreaker Fusion]]'', despite being poorly-recieved, still has it's defenders.

** The Zone mode can be considered this to some players, because of it's DifficultyByAcceleration.