WipEout Pure

WipEout Pure
Developer: SCE Studio Liverpool Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Platform: PlayStation Portable Released in JP: April 7, 2005 Released in US: March 24, 2005 Released in EU: September 1, 2005 This game has unused code. This game has unused graphics. This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences. This game has a prototype article This game has a prerelease article

To do: Take a look at the versions of the game (there seems to be multiple...) that is included with the UMD Video of the movie Stealth. Can it support DLC and save data from the standard version? Evidently, this version had its title ID changed, and some lines (generally empty) were removed for no apparent reason, which makes it hard to see any small, yet important changes. Take a look at the prototypes, which are worth a look, though they are prone to crashing. The early builds also have different XMB backgrounds. There are also seemingly unfinished concept arts in the December 2, 2004 prototype. The random assortment of letters and numbers in the files names are derived from a modified CRC32 of each file's path, some of the images that have the same name indicate that a few images had their positions changed between builds. The unlockable concept art gallery shows some different track designs: One shows the DLC track Ubermall lacking the disco cat head, while another shows a track similar to Sol 2, but with a jump. A bar indicating your ship's trust is seen in the press kit and prototypes. This bar can be re-enabled via modding.

WipEout Pure is the series' debut on the PlayStation Portable, acting as a launch title for the system in North America and Europe.
Welcome to the ride of your life.

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Prototype Info

Prerelease Info

Obscure Textures

There are several strange textures in the game files.

On the left is photo of a kitten, which is cropped and horizontally resized from the original photo Kitten and scales by Greg Cuddiford. Likely randomly taken off the internet by the developers. original source.

On the right is a photo of Phil Harrison, former long-time executive of Sony Computer Entertainment.

Placeholder Music

In the file /data/xml/songlist.xml, there is a temporary list of bangin' breakbeat tunes the developers would have tested with before fully sorting out their music licensing contract with Distinctive. This lists notably use albums instead of the labels like retail does.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
<?Temporary song list - Marc?>
<SongList>
	<SongDef ArtistName="RJD2" TrackName="Intro" Filename="Data\Music\Rjd2.at3" AlbumName="Since We Last Spoke" Year="2004" />
	<SongDef ArtistName="Mylo" TrackName="Drop The Pressure" Filename="Data\Music\Mylo.at3" AlbumName="Destroy Rock And Roll" Year="2004" />
	<SongDef ArtistName="Groove Armada" TrackName="Madder" Filename="Data\Music\GrooveArmada.at3" AlbumName="Lovebox" Year="2002" />
	<SongDef ArtistName="Fatboy Slim" TrackName="Jin Go Lo Ba" Filename="Data\Music\Fatboy.at3" AlbumName="Palookaville" Year="2004" />
</SongList>

This list is also found in HD and 2048.

Regional Differences

There are many differences between the different regional versions of WipEout Pure, many of which center around region-exclusive DLC. There is also a Korean version with downloadable content support, but no content was ever released and an Asian version with no downloadable content support at all.

North American version

• Playable in English, Spanish and French.
• The US Greatest Hits version adds the option to delete files from the Memory Stick at the load profile menu at the start of the game. This was carried over from the European version.
• This version has the following exclusive ship and skin packs that can be accessed by inputting a secret code at the Secret Packs screen in the Downloads menu:

Pack	Code	Contents
SOCOM 3 Pack	X, △, ○, □	Unlocks the Guardian ship and the SOCOM 3 skin
Jak Racing Pack	□, X, △, ○	Unlocks the Havenzoomer ship and the Jak X: Combat Racing skin
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo Pack	△, ○, □, X	Unlocks the Patriot ship and the SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo skin
Daxter Pack	○, □, X, △	Unlocks the Daxtinator ship and the Daxter skin

European version

• Playable in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.
• There is a "Teasers" section in the main menu that has a demo of Fired Up, a trailer for MediEvil: Resurrection and a demo of WipEout Pure to share with other players via GameShare.
• This version adds the option to delete files from the Memory Stick at the load profile menu at the start of the game.
• European-exclusive downloadable content:

Pack	Contents
GamesRadar	Released September 26, 2005. Contains a GamesRadar-themed skin.
Omega Pack	Released November 1, 2005. Contains the Burgertown, Cardcity Run, Paris Hair and 123Klan tracks and menu skins and the Turboweevel, Cardracer, Haironaut, and Klor ships.
Sci-Fi	Released December 10, 2005. Contains the Sci-Fi-themed track and skin.
Oblivion	Contains the following Oblivion Records songs: "Disconnect", "Reminiscence" and "Butterfly Effect".
A7 Music	Contains the following songs: "Leave Me Dead" by McQueen, "How Can This be Fair" by Inner Mantra, "Bleed on Me" by Fightclub and "Flashback" by Machines Wielding Weapons.
Voice of Cod	Contains the following Voice of Cod songs: "Bakelite Satellite" and "Bubbles of Nothing".
Exit 15	Contains the song "Come Shot" by Exit 15.
Pure Urban UK	Contains the following songs: "Slo' Downn" by Sway, "Listen to the Vibe" by Ironik ft. Yazmin & Tinie Tempah and "In the Endz" by Bruza.
Pure Urban France	Contains the following songs: "Bad Boy Racing" by Dakrishna, "The Bad Reputation" by Earsut and "Wanted Punk" by Tarik 'N' Djamel.
Pure Urban Germany	Contains the following songs: "Just Jack" by Armin Treiber, "Echoboard" by Shipper and "Loewen Hertz" by Resonator.
Pure Urban Italy	Contains the following songs: "Hard Rain" by Delroy ft. Micronauti, "Jungle Style" by DJ War ft. Lu Marra and "Plaiser" by Ruma.
Pure Urban Netherlands	Contains the following songs: "Pak Uti" by Big Ed, "Ziel (Lazerus Remix)" by Ijsman and "Stop Foolin'" by Miss Dee ft. Leo Tani.
Pure Urban Spain	Contains the following songs: "Apocalyptic Motion" by Deepologists ft. Katrina Marie, "Are You A Coconut" by Jordi Goberna and "One Minute Theory" by Nabil Moratalla.

For some reason, "Are You A Coconut" by Jordi Goberna's music.at3 is a duplicate of "Just Jack" by Armin Treiber.

Japanese version

• Japanese-exclusive downloadable content:

Pack	Contents
WIRE05	Released July 16, 2005. Contains the WIRE05-themed track, ship and skin and the song "Jingle WIRE05" by Takkyu Ishino.
Continue	Released August 15, 2005. Contains the Continue Magazine-themed skin and the songs "Breaking the Ice" and "Open the P.A.", both by Akira Ishihara.
Coca-Cola 1	Released August 11, 2005. Contains a Coca-Cola themed skin.
Coca-Cola 2	Released August 25, 2005. Contains another Coca-Cola themed skin.
Coca-Cola 3	Released September 22, 2005. Contains a Coca-Cola themed track and another skin.
Coca-Cola 4	Released October 10, 2005. Contains another Coca-Cola themed skin.
Coca-Cola 5	Released October 27, 2005. Contains the Cokestyle ship.
Coca-Cola 6	Released November 25, 2005. Contains another Coca-Cola themed track and another skin.

• The WIRE05 and Continue packs each have the following text string in their respective Definition.xml files: <?End of Saku Saku TV Pack?>. Neither correspond to any known DLC for this version, and Saku Saku TV can refer to this.
• The Coca-Cola 1 track should have the text "WIPEOUT PURE meets special collaboration with Coca-Cola! Enjoy your Coke Style Special Circuit", similar to the Coca-Cola 2 track, but stringtable.xml is used to override it to say "Coca-Cola Special Circuit".