Arc Prime is a racetrack located in a fortified neighborhood within Seattle. It made its only appearence in Wipeout Pulse.
Description[]
Set amidst a region of Seattle deeply concerned over privacy and security, races at the urban venue of Arc Prime take place at dusk. It is one of the few tracks in Wipeout Pulse with different layouts for the White and Black Runs.
Wipeout Pulse[]
White Run[]
What happens when Big Brother invades the global village? Arc Prime is the answer, where fortified walls and secure network channels offer privacy at a price. Only the race escapes, a portion of its 5k length breaking the boundaries of Seattle’s interurban corridor.
Black Run[]
Can’t stop the signal? The data fortress of Arc Prime already did. Paranoid over every metre of its 5.1k length, every security protocol and standard is adhered to, from the spectator stands to the trackside scanner nodes of this wireless-complex circuit.
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Trivia[]
- The phrase "Can't Stop the Signal", mentioned in the Black Run intro description, is likely a reference to the 2005 movie Firefly, in which one of the characters speaks this exact phrase. It was also used in promotional material prior to the release of the movie. It has since become associated with the trope in which a person leaks top secret information to the world at large.
- Based on series' lore, the track's surroundings have been subject to Orwellian-style mass surveillance, akin to that of the Chinese Communist Party or in the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. The mentioning of "fortified walls and secure network channels offer(ing) privacy at a price" may reference the use of virtual private networks from within the track's surroundings.