Particularly ‘bad’ falls are caught with an instant replay cam that can be controlled by the player. Watching a spill off a platform and down into the moat that runs underneath isn’t just a passive activity either. I know it’s just the five year old in me, but I haven’t laughed this hard at a game in a long time. Bright and colorful with some nicely laid out obstacles and hazards (that can actually be pretty tough) they offer a surprising amount of variety. You can also outfit your character with special helmets that will grant them added abilities for their run through the course- powers like extra high jumps or slow time can be yours for the right price.Īs for the levels themselves- they’re just a lot of fun to play through. For a game that’s this ‘simple’, that’s pretty cool. And that main game is pretty darned fun.Īll in all there are four courses to unlock (with another two on the way), and a bunch of playable characters that each have their own strengths and weaknesses. TT should be pretty self-explanitory- you can blast through a timed race on any course that you’ve already unlocked by playing through the main game. The real beef here are the Play Wipeout and Time Trial modes. There are selections for the usual options and social networking features, as well as a ‘try out’ for the show button (which is basically just a tutorial for the game). When you fire up the game, you’ll be met with a pretty loaded main hub screen. I know Jackass built an empire out of it, but I’m still surprised at just how funny people falling down can be. Seriously, I laughed out loud at times here. Because what I’ve seen of the show is really funny, and that gleefully carries over from the telly to the game. Everything has but one goal, to smack the poor sap in question off the suspended course and down into the cold, cold, water below. Huge (padded) pistons pop out of the walls, teeter-totters swing wildly, and giant (ahem) balls swing like pendulums into the hapless runners. If you’re not either, here’s the setup: contestants run a tough obstacle course that’s very reminiscent of Ninja Warrior and pretty much any old-school Japanese gameshow. I wasn’t super familiar with the ABC gameshow Wipeout before I fired up the game of the same name on my iPad.
No, not that Wipeout- the gameshow… from TV! Activision and The Blast Furnace bring the water-logged game to iOS, but does it manage to reach the finish line?
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