I didn't like the handling personally, it made all the ships feel clunky and slow. Mastering the control on Fusion was much more difficult than any other game (except maybe the original wipeout). Even the FEISAR seemed to handle sluggish, even with the silver ship upgrades. But aside from that one defect, its probably my 3rd favorite in the series behind HD/Fury and wip3out.

The game is a better experience on the actual console, I've owned the game for many years now, and I still play it often. It is a pretty difficult jump backwards from HD, but for the most part I don't understand why people dislike this game so much.

The music quality was definitely there. The graphics were as good on the PS2 as HD/Fury is on the PS3. The tracks were innovative and exciting. The upgrade system was something that I would still like to see in a future Wipeout game. Additionally, I liked the obstacles on the tracks (rocks, trees, etc); they could bring that back to a future game too. At the very least, I like the discontinued ships, especially Tigron. Oh yeah, SUPER WEAPON!