From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   > I received Wipeout 2097 today and I have a few comments.  First is the   
   > framerate, it isn't 30FPS in the euro version but it is consistent.  It   
   > seems to be running at about 20FPS like the first Wipeout was, and the   
   > textures are just as downgraded if not more so.  I popped in Wipeout and   
   > Cyber Speedway afterward and both of them seemed nicer on the eyes   
   > texture wise than 2097.  I'm not sure what else to say, the comparison   
   > between the Saturn and PS1 version would be the same as between the   
   > original version.  I'm not about to pay $50 for the Japanese version   
   > just to find out that the framerate is the same there also.  Judging   
   > from that video that Yakumo put up the framerate is the same in the   
   > Japanese version and the textures and special effects are the same.  I   
   > still like 2097/XL better than the original though for its intense speed   
   > and more forgiving collision mechanic.   
      
   Damn, well that's disappointing. I've really heard nothing but good   
   things about it, I mean people talked about the game like it was just so   
   much better than the first WO on Saturn. Makes you wonder if they really   
   even ever saw the first on on Saturn now...   
      
   Bel   
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