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Get the EA Sports Formula One game Instead!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 12
Date: October 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Before the release of this 989 Sports version of F1 racing, I had seen a number of great reviews on Web sites concering the previous, Europe-only versions of the game from past years. Perhaps 989 Sports simply "failed" in translating it to the North American market, but Formula One 2001 is absolutely terrible. The graphics are rather corny, the handling is impossible and rather unforgiving, and sounds need more work, and there is very little sense of realism - all absolutely unexcusable on a console as powerful as the PS2.

On the other hand, the new EA Sports game (F1 2001) is a veritable dream. Any serious F1 gamer/fan should instead spend their money on F1 2001, the continuation of EA Sports' excellent line of F1-based games.

Pretty Sad

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Compared to other racing games on the PS2, this game is pretty sad. I love Formula One, but am tremendously disapointed with this game. The graphics look like PS1, not PS2 and the physics model in games like Grand Theft Auto are much better than this attempt.

It's a real shame because Sony's European design house used to produce fine racing games, however this title seems to be simply a PS1 game, with the cars repainted and renamed for the 2001 season.

I also have F1 2001 from Electronic Arts and it is a Much better attempt at reproducing Formula One on the Playstation 2. Do yourself a favor and at least take a look at EA's F1 2001 before buying this.

This is a pathetic attempt by Sony for a 2ND generation game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: October 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Don't even bother to rent this game. EA's new F1 game makes this obsolete. This game reminds me of Pole Position on Atari, it's a joke. Oh, I almost forgot, NO WIDESCREEN MODE, absolutely unacceptable.

Ps2 world is fun but this item isn't

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: August 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ok kids. you'll already be coming in and taking Robert Scott Brimer Out Of Ps2 world. This is hollywood racing and i hate games like that Not fun letting sony release this junk ! ! ! Schumacher spinning around if you play this Buy the european PS1 version.

Formula One 2001 Vs Formula 1 Championship Edition

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: September 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

There is a PSone version available in UK and other European countries. It looks like me buying Formula 1 Championship Edition Not this. Graphics: Formula 1 Championship Edition. Gorgeous graphics. especially for a PSone game. Formula One 2001: not quite as good. not even as good as the PSone version for some reason! doesn't seem quite as realistic. Buy Formula 1 Championship Edition.

Sony games are meant to be always good

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: October 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

and I read good reviews so I bought this without renting it first. Apart from being impossible to control the steering is so sensitive you can't turn corners smoothly and the understeer is terrible, the wheels turn but the car slides straight on. As well as this there are not enough views to choose from. And why are the tyres so square? Buy Formula One 99 or 97 instead

Don't buy this game!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: October 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Previous poor reviews are right on the money. (...) The graphics are all wrong (they look nothing like the real on-screen timing and scoring that we are used to seeing) the sound sucks and the steering is horrible. (...)

Unacceptable game from Sony/989 Sports

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: October 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am a F1 fan and have been following since late 80's. I played all F1 games whenever possible. Many reviews gave high marks, right. Who're these reviewers??? This game is uncontrollable without activating the ABS and traction control! It understeers all the time and the brakes fail on me regardless of esses, chicanes or hairpins. I read the Euro-version is different. What did 989 Sports do, I don't know. I am on my way to get a copy of EA's version, that's for sure.

Best PS2 F1 game available in 2001

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Formula One 2001 is the best PS2 F1 game available. This game surpasses EA's F1 2001 (I've played both). Here is a list of details that make Sony's Formula One 2001 better than EA's F1 2001: The various cars perform differently in Sony's game (in EA's they all perform the same: a Minardi is as fast as a Ferrari when you drive them), Formula One 2001 has a more extensive set-up system that also allows you to save multiple set ups, AI is better in Formula One 2001 (in the EA version you pass on the straights, in Sony's you set up to pass in the braking zone), the width of the tracks in Formula One 2001 is realistic (EA's is way off), weather and wet driving is more realistic in Formula One 2001, Formula One 2001 cars drive better with the Dual Shock 2 controller (controller is useless in EA's).
Here's what they need to improve: graphics are inferior to EA's (but I do like the size of the car and track better in Sony's), sound is poor, there are not enough retirements and AI accidents. I have played several console F1 racing games and have followed F1 for over 10 years. I play with the Dual Shock 2 controller. BTW, you might experience chronic understeer, adjust your set up accordingly and use ABS until you get a feel for the car. This is not an easy racing game and is primarily for racing fans looking for a tough console sim.

Don't believe the propaganda

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have played every F1 game on the Playstation with the exception of Psygnosis' F196. Let me tell you, if you are a serious F1 racing fan then THIS is the game you should get, not EAs.

It is true that the graphics and the sound are inferior to EAs iteration, but that is more than balanced out by a great and competitive AI and a quite realistic physics engine, that soon is more rewarding than all the flashy graphics EA has put over a buggy gameplay.

Again, If you are seriously into realistic racing and don't mind a steep learning curve, get this one. However, if you prefer looks over gameplay and use the game only to hotlap or show off to your friends, you might fare better with EAs.

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