Pacer

A high-quality anti-gravity racer akin to Wipeout! Really enjoy the progression, customization and career content. Worth full price.

As with any game made in Unreal Engine, sometimes menu navigation just stops working with a gamepad, so you have to switch to keyboard / mouse and spam buttons until it works again. Pros: - The handling and tracks are good enough and I have fun playing - Good ship designs (not a fan of the Hats tho, but I don't need to add them to my ship) - Soundtrack is made by CoLD SToRAGE? Damn! Nostalgia! Cons: - Unnecessarily complex / obtuse / buggy menus (I blame UE4 Widgets, they are hell to work with) - Game Mode Storm: it's really hard to see as the track gets blurry and wobbly. - Game Mode Thread The Needle: it's too damn hard to see mines, they blend into the rest of the track. - Need to wait for AI opponents to finish some races...... else you are disqualified (Time Attacks) - Only 2 Camera angles (I want cockpit!) Verdict: It's definitely fun, alas somewhat frustrating at times.

It's a fun racing game, nothing much against it. Wish there was more livery customization. But overall amazing game. If you like Ballistic NG or F-Zero, You'll love this one! Also, I am certain they are suing AI art for the Stream stickers, so that's a big thumbs down.

Great game, by the same team that did the Wipeout seris...

I was on the hunt for a game to satisfy my Wipeout cravings and stumbled upon Pacer. The tracks are exhilarating, and the tight controls make every twist and turn a thrill. As you progress to higher difficulty levels, the pace becomes blisteringly fast, demanding quick reflexes and rewarding precision. The soundtrack is fantastic, perfectly complementing the high-speed action. The combat mechanics are engaging and add an extra layer of excitement to the races. The game does a commendable job of easing players into its mechanics, gradually ramping up the difficulty for a smooth learning curve. It's noteworthy that some of the original Wipeout developers contributed to Pacer. The game began as a spiritual successor to the Wipeout series, with early R8 Games staff having worked on Wipeout 3 for Psygnosis Leeds. This connection is evident in the game's design and feel. While there are areas where the game could use a bit more polish, particularly in the audio department, it's a solid title that I'd recommend. Fans of Wipeout or anti-gravity racers will find much to enjoy here.

J'ai pas joué beaucoup encore car peu de temps pour moi, mais je ne comprends pas les critiques négatives. Il n'a pas à rougir face à Wipeout... Bien plus généreux en terme de contenu (circuits nombreux en normal inversé mirroir jour nuit (c'est assez impressionnant tout ce qu'il y a à débloquer), vaisseau, customisation, et j'en passe), bien plus beau (normal), et surtout bien plus agréable et moins frustrant que Wipeout. La bande son par contre est moins bonne que Wipeout à mon gout. Le seul truc qui manque et qui pourrait relancer vraiment ce jeu en 2025, c'est un mode VR, car les sensations sont top et en VR, c'est un coup à se faire vraiment plaisir Pour moi, qui ai aimé Wipeout mais que je trouve trop punitif par moment, je trouve celui-ci meilleur et plus complet, mais ceci n'est que mon avis

If you loved wipeout in ps1 era. Youre in a treat for this too 😉

What started out as a game to relive the glory days of AG racing, including some devs who apparently worked on the WipEout series is now but a dormant husk with no support whatsoever. I backed this when it was on kickstarter? Indiegogo? Anyways, the point is the team failed to live up to any expectation. The best part of the game is the fact they got the Designers Republic to come back and do their design work. If you want a few hours of enjoyment then sure, but it is not worth $45 CAD (convert to your own currency) for the amount of content you will get out of it. You will repeat a lot of the tracks. You will customize your "highly customizable" ship with performance upgrades and a team livery for the most part. It feels far too stiff compared to what it's trying to live up to. I enjoyed this game more when it was in early development and focused on precision racing and perfecting your lines. It just lacks all the feel, style and punch of the games it's trying so hard to imitate. Especially visually, where it mostly feels like it's the default Unreal look. Save yourself the time and money. Get Ballistic NG or play the actual series it's based on.

While I was super excited to play this game before its release, there are a few things that held it back when it finally did. The physics were completely changed from when it was Formula Fusion, and it's debatable which was better. One of the main things preventing me from playing is the menu music and UI are irritating. I get in there and just don't want to stick around. But the soundtrack overall is nice, the game is pretty, and it will entertain you for a while. Get it on sale and you won't be disappointed.

Dystopian Wipeout - A bunch of ex-Wipeout people sought to modernize the series and they succeeded, though it sounds like things soured between the devs and Designers Republic; they ended up going back on a bunch of lore + branding envisioned by the firm which helped create Wipeout. I don't say dystopian as a synonym for bad; it's got all kinds of dope modernized touches and it has a grittier aesthetic, but it's like modern real world racing: rampant corporatism smoothed over the rough edges, streamlined things, but at the expense of character and imperfections we all grow attached to. Still, it's a better Wipeout experience than Redout.