I've loved the Wipeout since its conception. With its mix of masterful racing, tripped out visuals and banging soundtracks, it's hard not to be a fan. But with admiration comes blind devotion - a concept Nintendo relies on when it comes to selling some of their core titles (cause they certainly arn't relying on much originality). So in vowing to uphold my reviewing integrity, here's a (hopefully) unbiased opinion of Wipeout Fury...

Fury extends upon the already impressive Wipeout HD. Yes, that's right, Fury is an add-on, which for me presents a conundrum. Because it's merely an extension, most of its qualities, such as the stunning high-def visuals, are inherited from HD. While Fury does admittedly improve on these (the molecular ship explosion is a particular highlight), let's focus on what it does new.

Firstly, the game boasts a handful of new racing tracks, all of which are superbly crafted and decently enjoyable to play. Unfortunately though, there's not much variety between tracks. On a whole, they're all pretty short and offer the same kind of experience HD had to offer. Hopefully they'll draw inspiration from grandpa Fusion next time, given that it boasted some of the series more outlandish tracks.

Where Fury does shine though is with the number of race modes on offer. Thrown into the regular Wipeout mix is a handful of new game modes, including a reinvented survivor mode. Whilst this mode is occasionally drawn out, moments where you take out half of the trailing pack using a single reverse shockwave, will definitely have you smiling. Likewise, not only will the new zone modes sex up your eyes, they may also be life changing if experienced on some form of illegal narcotic. They're also pretty fun too boot. This is all topped off with a sublime soundtrack.

Everything Fury brings to this series is executed with meticulous precision. Unfortunately, having been there and done that, it just feels a bit same-old, same-old. Although, in the case of this series, the old is brilliant.