the official FIA license at the time, all stages were fully replicated from the real-life tracks, including the whole circuit layout and decorations. In the PlayStation version, an offer exists between arcade and simulation, the latter being divided into two physics variants. In arcade, the physics are more lenient as the turning is made easier, while slamming into other vehicles doesn't inflict any damage. As the player passes each opponent, a specific number of points is received. The game rewards clean takeovers with more points. All tracks are slowly unlocked through separate difficulty sets. Once the race is decided to be played, a Free Session can be opened for testing the setup. A new mode, School, aims to teach the positioning and braking/acceleration points on any track available. It has a horizontal bar with a middle vertical line, and the closer the car gets to the braking point, the yellow bar begins to fill more. When it hits the line, it will change to red. Development The team of 12 people developed the game in Revenge engine, whose creation took about a year. It allows the integrated circuit terrain to have a big influence on driving by calculating physical parameters. Every detail found in the game has been modeled through GPS, resulting in faithful recreations. Since all circuits have been filmed in 360 degrees, even the smallest things have been inserted in with a depth of field of one kilometer. Reception Official UK PlayStation Magazine said the PlayStation version was "a playable game, spoiled by sloppy presentation". In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was ported and published by Video System on July 26, 2001, Famitsu gave it a score of 25 out of 40. References External links 2000 video games Dreamcast games Formula One video games Game Boy Color games Nintendo 64 games PlayStation (console) games PlayStation 2 games Video games developed in Italy Video games developed in China Windows games Video games set in Australia Video games set in Austria Video games set in Brazil Video games set in Belgium Video games set in Canada Video games set in France Video games set in Germany Video games set in Hungary Video games set in Italy Video games set in Japan Video games set in Malaysia Video games set in Monaco Video games set in Spain Video games set in the United Kingdom Video System games ru:F1 Racing Championship