Long time HUGE fan of the wipeout series. Wipeout, XL, 3 & 64 were the years I played the game. When they released Wipeout Fusion I believe on PS2 I was super excited just to be let down by how terrible they made the controls. Felt like you were pinned to the track and the element that allowed you to basically fly if you wanted to off jumps was removed. I loved being able to not only control left and right but up and down. Like on a steep downwards drop off I would either pull back on the analog stick to allow my vehicle to pitch upwards and fly off the drop off or press forward to hug the track. I really feel this added a huge deal to the controls and really is what made it FEEL different then old Fzero or car games.

I haven't had a chance to play any newer Wipeout titles since the disappointment in Fusion. Please tell me in Wipeout HD they got back to their roots the controls aren't like Fusions and allow for more then just left/right controls?