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Keeps Getting Better

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

EA Sports did a great job with this version. Better AI, Better Physics, better graphics.

What more could an F-1 Fan ask for.

I can hardly wait for the next version!!

Good Job EA Sports!!!

Stop, wait for 2002

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I would like to tell you that I have been using Formula One racing games for many years and I'm also an avid F1 fan. Before buying this game I used to play on my PC Infrogame's Grand Prix 3.GP3 is real, fun, and great looking with the best game play I have experienced. I decided to give my PC a break and bought a PS2 so I could use my PC only for work matters.I wanted to keep on "racing" so I bought EA's F1 2001. Now let me tell you what I found, EA's Formula One 2001 is totally a let down for any real F1 fan. The game play is horrible. The car feels too sensitive to drive with the PS2 controls so keeping the car on track is as impossible as a Minardi winning a race this season. Another let down for this game is the physics engine. It is really funny the way cars "fly" after being involved in crashes, it just does not look or feel real. I give it two stars only because of its nice graphic detail and pit action.
I just wish EA Sports and Infrogames would join forces to make the perfect F1 game, because at the moment we only have to settle for this [bad] excuse for a Formula One simulation. Meanwhile, I keep on "racing" on my PC using an 2002 updated version of the greatest F1 game ever, Grand Prix 3.

Juan Herrera

Quite A Good Racer for Now

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I must admit I have not tried any of the other F1 games for PS2, so I can't compare. However, I found this particular title near perfect for what it is. Most F1 fans would likely disapprove of the extra challenge modes as they don't really figure into the scheme of racing for the championship. They are more like practice sessions with competitors and goals like teammate challenge where you finish in a position ahead of your teammate. For those of us who are not experienced F1 players to start with, this allows us to break into racing without having to slug it out for untold seasons without seeing any wins. Patience and practice is key to getting anywhere in championship or single race for that matter as the controls without a wheel is a bit wicked at first, but not impossible to learn. If you take the corners slow and memorize and anticipate the course and know how to turn into a corner and stay on the pavement, you will notice your laptimes will steadily drop.

I really like the flexibility in the rules and the way the game is played allowing for automatic transmission and many other assists as well as settings for automatic or interative pitstops. With so many options, one can pick up a skill at a time until you master racing in the game's purest form. Graphics are very nice. If you drive as Montoya in the car camera mode, it's tough to keep your eyes on the track as the reflections from his helmet are worth more than a glance. Sound seems to be good and the A.I. is quite fast. One problem I do experience is the way some of the competitors drive. Occasionally I will see a car ahead of me take on an erratic line or hit the breaks on an open stretch without anyone else nearby. I assume he must be trying to block my advance or the A.I. is confused. I'm not sure which, but it has caused some unnecessary disasters that can be annoying to have happen without warning. Luckily it doesn't happen often and the competitors do fan out pretty evenly.

F1 needs a serious upgrade to the current schedule of venues, drivers, and car design. Until that time, this is as good as a substitute as any.

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