Wipeout HD cover art

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Wipeout HD

Wipeout HD leans Execution (Pure Mechanics). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Racing - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10

Like Wipeout HD, but easier

Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.

6 games like Wipeout HD

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit cover art
Need for Speed III: Hot PursuitPracticed Mastery · arcade racing

Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 7) - Clean cornering at top speed is the entire skill test

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Burnout 3: Takedown cover art
Burnout 3: TakedownPure Mechanics · arcade combat racer

Both lean on execution about the same (8 vs 8). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 2) - Online rivals bait slams, modestly

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Forza Horizon 3 cover art
Forza Horizon 3Practiced Mastery · open-world racer

Both lean on variance about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 7) - Car control and racing lines at speed

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Dirt 3 cover art
Dirt 3Practiced Mastery · rally racing

Both lean on execution about the same (8 vs 8). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - Racing the clock or scripted AI, nobody adapts

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Diddy Kong Racing cover art
Diddy Kong RacingPracticed Mastery · kart racer

Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 7) - Drift boosts across car, hovercraft and plane demand precision.

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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA cover art
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANAPure Mechanics · action RPGcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (8 vs 8). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Game details

Released
2008
Developer
SCE Studio Liverpool
Platforms
PS3
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
IGDB critics
84/100
IGDB users
69/100
RacingActionScience fiction