Maynard, you're so cute when you play the fanboy. People were deprived of a free service for 3 weeks, and they're getting about $80 worth of free shit (if they do it right).
Like Misogi said, it beats Undertow...the worst free game experience since Aegis Wing.
If you don't have Wipeout, get it. It's a great racing game...and it retails for $40.