| F1 World Grand Prix | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 24738
Category: Video Games
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Platform: Sega Dreamcast
ESRB: Rating Pending
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
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UPC: 010086510300
EAN: 0010086510300
ASIN: B0000488VN
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Editorial Review
The Dreamcast delivers a new sense of realism to the racing-games genre with F1 World Grand Prix. Not only is it one of the most beautiful games of its kind, with lavishly modeled cars and tracks, but it's one of the deepest ones as well. Almost every aspect of F1's cars can be customized, including gear ratio, suspension, brake sensitivity, front and rear wings, as well as tires and the amount of fuel racers choose to carry. Pit stops let players refuel and repair damage--which cars take realistically--and an announcer identifies racers' ranking, position gains and losses, and specific car damage. There are 16 races in championship mode, each with weather conditions based on conditions found in the real event. A match-race mode lets two friends compete, which is ideal when you want to go head-to-head against a buddy. The only real drawback to this game is that it lacks the speed of an arcade-style racer, but this fact alone may be enough to scare away nonracing fans. --Robb Guido Pros: - Real F1 racers and their cars
- Beautifully modeled tracks and nice weather effects
- An in-depth car-setup screen
Cons: - Races are slower than they could be
- The controls are a bit difficult to master
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 Good stuff. November 26, 2000
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This game frustrated me when I first played it. I couldn't place in the top 10 despite having played many driving games. Over time, I learned the game's subtleties. The game rewards smoothness and consistency, as I've read real racing does. If you jerk the wheel, you'll spin. Simple. Don't mash your brakes, learn to drift into some turns, apply power smoothly and you'll do O.K. On longer races, I learned the tracks and got the turns down to a science, hitting the lines cleanly, even in tight chicanes. I could go on about the pleasures of mastering this game, but will leave with a simple caveat. If you like to turn the game on, drive, speed up your heartbeat a little, and get the scantily clad girls at the end, you'll be disappointed. If you enjoy Formula One racing, driving tactics, and can last a full race (many, many laps)then this game is for you. Oh, and one more thing: if you buy this game, play it with a steering wheel. It's just a pain without it.
given the choice, I usually go for Monaco Grand Prix June 14, 2000
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
But not always. F1 wins over Monaco GP in some areas. Mainly in presentation. As other reviewers mentioned, in F1, there is a little more dynamic atmosphere - crowds roaring, camera flashes from the grandstands, etc.Monaco GP, however, has a much better driving simulator. It wins hands-down for simulating spins and texture changes. F1 allows you to drive at nearly full speed doing hard turns (even on grass) and come out unharmed, but in Monaco GP you have a pretty good chance of slamming into a wall if you try that (even with ABS and traction control on). The one thing that F1 seems to simulate reasonable well is understear. If you try breaking too hard coming into a turn, your front tires lock up and you just plow straight forward... When I want to play a couple rounds of something flashy, I'll start up F1 WGP, but then I'll switch to Monaco for more realistic racing..
 Best "pure" racing game for the DC May 4, 2000
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I'm mainly writing this to counter the reviews that are saying that this is a horrible game. I don't see that at all. True, if you're not a fan of pure racing games based on a love of auto racing as a sport, you won't like this game. It's not an arcade game like Crazy Taxi, Tokyo Extreme Racer, etc. This game has depth and requires a little effort. But having said that, if you are looking for a racing simulation, this is a great game. The graphics are very good. Definitely good enough to show off to your N64 and Playstation friends. They could've been a little tighter in some areas, but overall they are definitely impressive. The control is good, making good use of the analog thumb triggers and analog "stick". You also have the option of making the steering more or less sensitive. This is entirely separate from the handling options dealing with adjusting the downforce, etc. It also offers many levels of play, from fairly easy to downright impossible. The sound is average overall. Adequate music and sound effects. But having the pit crew on the radio is great. Instead of looking at corners of your screen to see how the other racers are doing (when you should be staring at the road), your pit crew will chime in with remarks letting you know that you're 3 seconds back, or that you're up 2 seconds on the guy behind you, etc. Very nice. Also, the crowd sounds as you pass by them (while they wave flags and such) are a subtle, but nice, touch. There is a great illusion of speed and the frame rate is crisp throughout. You can choose among 5 views during gameplay. The track fly-bys before the race and the replay option after the race are just beautiful to watch. One of the biggest surprises (and what I believe sets this game apart from all other racers) is the incredible weather effects in this game. The rain is amazing! It affects your handling and vision and just looks incredible. And during the race, it can go from cloudy to raining within a few laps and then taper off. True realism. My one big complaint is that they should have tried to include the track from the upcoming US Grand Prix event in Indianapolis this August. But, other than that, I'm very happy with this game. All of the 1998 tracks (which are essentially all the tracks on the 2000 circuit) are captured in amazing detail. Good competition, good control, great graphics, many options--system, mechanical, race--, good sound. Easy to play, hard to master. (I can't comment on how this does on 2-play mode or with any other controller besides the original DC controller since I haven't tried them yet).
 f1 world grand prix April 2, 2000
2 out of 25 found this review helpful
please, please, please do not buy this game as it is a total waste of money! the graphics are ok but the game is slow, the cars' controls are really bad and the other cars cheat! DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!
GREAT GRAPHICS-AI IS BAD. March 29, 2000
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The accuracy of the scenery F1GP coupled with the cheering crowd, photo flashes & horn blowing really pulls you into the F1 atmosphere. Although there is *some* pop up (especially in the grandstand areas) it's not really that noticable. The camera views were great! Especially the above the airbox view, with the drivers head reacting to the sudden G force changes. The track elevation changes,seem to be much better than Monaco GP. However this is just a fun racer rather than a true F1 sim. Some of the little details are great, like the helicopter in Spa and the Airship in Silverstone! Sure it was possible to make setups and adjustments to the car but these adjustments were very general but they changed the behaviour of the car very little. *tuning* the car is sometimes half the fun and this game really isn't for people who plan to spend some time trying to figure out what's wrong with the handling. Also the artificial intel is a bit bogus with competing racers holding some strange lines thru the apexes. They (other team cars) tend to run into the back of you quite often. (Much like the earlier F1 sims of Playstation. The '98 scenario is really horrible With damaged cars just parked out to the side..No overturning or flipping..Just take a look at the Spa 98 race!..U all remember what happened there! But hey if you just want to get on the track and start racing and don't really care about gearing ratios, bump/rebound, spring settings, ride heights etc, etc ..than this is the game to get if you are an F1 fan. U die hard racers who want to stick to slicks than stick with Monaco GP...endnote..the inside cockpit view with drivers' matching gloves were great..Each steering wheel was different with each team. Unfortunately the rev-lights don't light up on the steering wheels!
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