i own motorhead for the pc, its a very fast racing game with sleek cars. grip of the track is very important in the game, as it is not an anti-gravity racer. for this reason the racing itself is very disciplined, and racing lines are extermely important. however, collisions with walls, while slowing down the cars, can actually be faster when the accelerator is floored throughout the track. in online multiplay, the top racers often slam into the hardest turns, narrowly scrape the others, and never use brakes. the online pc competition is very fierce however the servers were scarsely populated and i think now this game has been abandoned by the online community. i suggest if you really want to play on the internet, buy your friends a copy or two. the price is low, which i will get to later on.

the ai is intelligent, especially on the harder difficulty, and the tracks are varied and playable in reverse for up to 25 (or is it 50) laps, although there should be more tracks as they ultimately get boring. cars are added as the game progresses, and more tracks and cars are unlocked when the game is beaten, which extends the replay value greatly.

the system specifications are relatively low, i got it to run on a p166 with 80 megs of ram at low quality, and it ran full framerate on a k6-2 350 with 192 mb ram on the highest quality. unless you want the game to run at low quality, you will need an accelerator card. there is a patch for geforce cards, and 3dfx cards are supported. i encountered pop up problems with my ati xpert @ play.online play was very smooth with about a .50 second delay and relatively little jumpyness and packet loss with my 56k opponent.

the graphics are a crisp 3d and the lighting is very fresh, and both the tracks and cars are pretty, although there is minimal polygon use. the sound effects are scarse but effective. the music is very bland techno which i never listened to inside or outside of the game. note that i enjoyed all of the wipeout series' music except wipeout 64.the control is very tight and responsive, i played with a gamepad but a keybord will suffice.

overall i would say the pc version of the game has a very long replay value if you can get someone to play with online, if you can't, however, the game will probably not entertain you very long after you beat it. the learning curve is easy so the game can be beaten with about 5 or 10 sittings of 30 minutes.

probably the best feature of this game is its price, i found it in electronics boutique for 10 dollars and i have seen it for 5 in compusa.

overall i would rate the pc game about 4 out of 5 stars, 5 being the best, mostly because the online play gave me much enjoyment for long hours of time. i know nothing of the psx version of this game, however.