In "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace," little Anakin Skywalker, a preteen slave on Tatooine, entered a futuristic sport called pod racing.

In pod racing, contestants controlled hovering chariots pulled by duel rockets as they raced through the desert. The stakes were high and the speeds so fast that Anakin was the only human who could survive.

"Wipeout Fusion," for PlayStation2, a not so new game from Sony, takes pod racing to a whole new level.