F1 Racing Championship

Developer(s)	Ubisoft Shanghai Ubisoft Milan
Publisher(s)	Video System Ubi Soft Entertainment
Platform(s)	Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
Release date(s)	April 30, 2000 PlayStation PAL: April 30, 2000 NA: October 11, 2000 Game Boy Color PAL: November 10, 2000 NA: December 30, 2000 Nintendo 64 PAL: December 8, 2000 Dreamcast PAL: February 2, 2001 PlayStation 2 PAL: March 16, 2001 Windows PAL: March 23, 2001 NA: May 1, 2001
Genre(s)	Sim racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

F1 Racing Championship was a game developed by Ubisoft in 2000. It featured all the 22 drivers and 11 teams from the 1999 Formula One World Championship, as well as the 16 tracks (including the brand new Sepang Circuit. The game featured great graphics and realistic handling. At the time, it was facing steep competition by the ever popular Grand Prix 3 and the rising F1-series by ISI. The sales were behind expectations. Reasons were a poor artificial intelligence and damage model and the bug-prone initial release. A patch to fix the reported issues was announced, but never released.

The soundtrack featured "Girl Don't Come" by American/British band Garbage, the main audio sounds in the menu were replicated in Racing Simulation 3, brought out a couple of years later, which again did not sell well due to licensing issues.

Reception

Reception
Review score Publication Score PSM 7/10[1]

There was mixed response to the game. The Official PlayStation Magazine said it was "a playable game, spoiled by sloppy presentation".

References

1. Official PlayStation Magazine, Future Publishing issue 59, (June 2000)

External links

• F1 Racing Championship at MobyGames