Same legendary tracklist as WipEout 2097, just under its North American name. WipEout XL is how the US got Prodigy, Daft Punk, Chemical Brothers, and Orbital blasting through their PS1 speakers in 1996. "Atom Bomb" by Fluke is the one that sneaks up on you, this building, insistent groove that matches the sensation of learning a track's curves at 600mph.
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Orbital's "Petrol" has that hypnotic, layered quality that makes long sessions disappear. Leftfield's "Afro Ride" brings dub-influenced bass weight that sits underneath everything. The whole disc plays like a who's-who of 90s UK electronic music.
Same game, different region code, identical perfection. If you grabbed this at a US store in '96 not knowing what WipEout was, the CD alone justified the purchase.