Wipeout is a racing game that is set in the year 2052, where players compete in the F3600 anti-gravity racing league. The game allows the player to pilot one of a selection of craft in races on several different tracks. There are four different racing teams to choose from, and two ships for each team. Each ship with its own distinct characteristics of acceleration, top speed, mass, and turning radius. By piloting their craft over power-up pads found on the tracks, the player can pick up various weapons and power-ups such as shields, turbo boosts, mines, shock waves, rockets, or missiles. The power-ups allow the player to either protect their own craft or disrupt the competitors' craft. There are seven race tracks in the game total, six of them located in futuristic versions of countries including Canada, Germany, Greenland, United States, China and Japan. After all tracks have been completed on the highest difficulty, a hidden track set on Mars is unlocked. Multiplayer mode is only available in the PlayStation version of the game, and features the option of having a competitive two player mode throughout the seven tracks, with the usual six remaining AI competitors.