Wipeout Pulse was re-released for PS2 with all the Europe-exclusive DLC already installed and unlocked... in Europe only. Granted, it was made for the European release to make up for delays of the PSP version, but it can still be a sore spot for non-European Wipeout fans. Wipeout 3 Special Edition was also a Europe-exclusive title.
As of this writing, the mobile game WipEout Rush/Merge has not seen a release outside of the UK.
Real Song Theme Tune: Some of the biggest names in electronic music have produced tracks for the games, ranging from The Prodigy to the Future Sound of London. Other notable musicians include Kraftwerk, Deadmau5 (in 2048), Tiësto (in Pure), and Sasha, who produced five songs exclusively for wip3out named after the game's racing teams (FEISAR, Goteki 45, Auricom, Pirhana and Icarus), as well as "Xpander".
The original version of Fusion was quite different. Psygnosis had developed the game using high-powered PCs as they did not receive the PS2 dev kits on time, assuming the Emotion Engine could handle it. It turned out the two architectures were completely incompatible and this early version had to be scrapped. Also, during the E3 2000 event, the graphics were slightly "cleaner" than in the final release.
A minor example also in Fusion: The "McBuffalo Remix" of Hong Kong Trash's "Down The River" was originally going to be featured in the game's soundtrack (albeit played during the game's E3 2000 sneak-peek), but it later got replaced by "Torrential Rapids Mix" for unknown reasons. Also, it was going to be featured in the third game's soundtrack as well!
2048 has a freaking Zombie mode planned, but it was ultimately scrapped. It's essentially what it says on the tin, a horde mode with carbon ships playing as zombies, and you had to take them out using cannons and quakes.
The initial design of Zone tracks in Wipeout HD used to be different than the final product, until the developers found out that it did not pass epilepsy test.
Word of God: The original game and Fusion are the only mainline games to have named pilots in game and the official history has not been gone into in any depth outside of more obscure sources. In the case of Fusion (the F9000 League) the known World Champions and the years of their titles are (Pilot, Constructor): -
of Fusion was quite different. Psygnosis had developed the game using high-powered PCs as they did not receive the PS2 dev kits on time, assuming the Emotion Engine could handle it. It turned out the two architectures were completely incompatible and this early version had to be scrapped. Also, during the E3 2000
