![]() It was one of the first racing games to feature cars that became airborne during crashes. Looking back at Grand Prix 2, you realise just how far ahead of it’s time the game was. The game is considered by many to be the only great official F1 video game. Gamers also enjoyed the cheats and bonus tracks that were also available (one turning the cars into the racers from WipeOut). The handing focussed more on power-sliding as well as short cutting tracks when needing to pass a check-point in time. This mode featured Mario Kart levels of enjoyment. As well as a full Grand Prix season mode, F1 97 features an Arcade mode. Formula One 97Īn evalution of the original Formula One game for Playstation, F1 97 had many new features, most notably a cockpit camera view where gamers had to use ‘tear-off’ visors. Much appeal was able to race tracks such as Old Spa, Le Mans and of course the Nordschleife in modern Formula One Cars. However it didn’t take long for hundreds of MOD’s to appear.Īs well as a huge number of F1 season MOD’s, rFactor has a wide range of tracks available. The game originally features a small selection of tracks and cars, including the BMW Sauber F1 from 2007. It was designed to be easily customisable and had it’s own online community page for downloads. rFactorĪfter the popularity of hacks and customisation, rFactor was released in 2005. ![]() Footage of the MOD was used in the 2007 Spanish Grand Prix broadcast, with Sir Jackie Stewart commentating on a full on-board lap. Many MOD’s were available but non more famous than the creation of Montjuich Park, a Barcelona street circuit raced from 1966-1975. Widely claimed as one of the most realistic racing simulators of all-time, the game is pretty tricky but what do you expect when racing these machines. However, Grand Prix Legends (released in 1998) featured the 1967 Grand Prix season. It was rare for an F1 game to be released that didn’t feature current F1 cars. The first track creator led gamers to create famous circuits old and new as well as their own. The game was even planned to be released for the Xbox but this never went ahead.Īs with all Crammond’s Grand Prix games, GP4 had a huge online community and MOD’s quickly became possible for the game. Grand Prix 4Ĭurrently the latest in Geoff Crammond’s Grand Prix series for the PC, this game featured cars and circuits for the 2001 season. Many gamers would customise their game to add the most recent Formula One seasons to the original. Releasing F1 challenge 99-02, unique in the fact there was more than just one full season, four in fact.Īgain the game was highly customisable, with a large number MOD’s available to download. F1 Challenge 99-02ĮA sports lost their official license from FOM in 2003 but they certainly went out on a high. It comprised real scenarios from the 1997 season, most noticeably trying to win the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix as Damon Hill, in his sick Arrows. The latter was a cool feature that has surprisingly not been seen again since. F1 World Grand Prixį1 World Grand Prix for the N64 featured a nice range of gameplay modes, Grand Prix (a championship), Exhibition (a single race), Time Trial (a race against the clock), Splitscreen, (Multiplayer) and Challenge. The game was also highly customizable for it’s time, so users could create liveries as well as changing camera views and car-performance. ![]() Grand Prix was one of the first games to have it’s own online community, where gamers soon began challenging each others hot laps. ![]() ![]() The first in Geoff Crammond’s legendary Grand Prix series. Skilled users could get round most tracks without even breaking, if they managed to hold the correct line through the corners of course. Not the most realistic games but certainly A LOT of fun. Senna’s Super Monaco Grand Prix II was released in 1992 for Sega consoles. However the feature has since been removed. Despite the game featuring the 2006 season, the game became popular for it’s updated visuals for the PS3, most notably it’s stunning wet weather graphics.Īn original feature showed how players could use a PSP (hand-held console) as a wing mirror. So here I take you through the current Top Ten Formula One video games.į1 Championship Edition was released for Playstation 3 in March 2007. However, hundreds of F1 games are already out there. Packed with fancy features and incredible realism, F1 2010 is set to become one the greatest F1 video games ever made. Later this month, the most anticipated F1 game in history ‘F1 2010’ will be released. ![]()
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