I take back what I said about liking Fatal Inertia more than WipEout (Atleast the PS1 trilogy).

It's just that it's a nice breath of fresh air, you get nice customizability for your craft, and you get much more freedom (Flying in Mercury/phoenix to jump across sections of the track to shave off seconds, no official barriers (Walls that force you around a circuit, although the main path is usually the fastest). And the speed is nice too (When you have the full upgrades).

Though then again, people may say the game is slow, but that would be like saying wipEout is slow when they've only raced in vector or venom.

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I use a controller to fly, and I'm damn good at it.

I agree, I prefer WipeOut myself, but I can see what Fatal Inertia was trying to do, (aside from copy the Nintendo hit; F-Zero), I just found the controls too responsive; the graphics were amazing and blew me away, but it's kind of like a double edged sword, that the fast moving graphics, combined with over-responsive craft makes you wish they put in more driving customise options, to reduce/increase the responsiveness that the player can tailor to their needs.
More maps as DLC would've been a welcome addition too, but alas, it seems this game is fated to spend the rest of it's life in the bargain bins, (I regularly see it now for under £5 new).

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This game is decent. I paid about $13 and got my money's worth. There are alot of flaws and the game itself is frustrating. It becomes a racer to a potshooter, constantly hitting the weapon pads for a missle or boost to get past your opponent. When you reach the championship series there's no way to win a race without using weapons.

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