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4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: July 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game may have very good different abilities of how you can race. But, the graphics are terrible. Atari has made some great games in the past so when I went to Toysrus to get a game I chose this one because it was the newest edition and I thought that it would be the best yet. Unfortunently, I ended up playing it once and never played again. Since I have a F1 game from 2000 made by EA Sports which is excellent, I wanted to update it a little anyway. Now I learned my lesson that if I buy a sports/racing game it would be EA Sports for me. Grand Prix Challenge is TERRIBLE.

After 6 months playing...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Addicting!! I play every day, I need it.

And I have heard that if you have a logitech wheel the handling of the car is superb.

From time to time I have heavy rain during the race, and the effect of the rain in your view and the water splashed from the other cars is so cool! Sometimes you have lightnings and thunders.

The handling of the car, the feeling of the speed, the pessure of the race, now it?s the best racing game I have (I have GT3, Formula one 2001, F1 2002, and other ones).

And, amazing, but real, I have seen up to 50 laps of my race in replay mode!!!!!! How is it posible?? I don?t know, but they did.

But nothing is perfect. You don?t have working rear mirrors, but it?s ok. What I don?t like is that the when you are behind a car at high speeds, your car increase speed so much, that is no real. I wish that effect could be not so big, because then it?s very easy for another car to pass you or you to pass other cars.

For now, that?s the only bad side I have found.

The tracks are wonderful, the sounds, the cars.

Wonderful job Atari.

Excellent and addicting

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was about to throw my PS2 out the window (thanks to AE Sports Grand Prix Challenge, which won't let you pass the qualification tests and "forgets" the ones you did pass) when my copy of Grand Prix Challenge arrived. Yeehhaaaa! Realistic imagery, addicting competition, etc. Granted, I like the little arrows that AE Sports puts in the upper window to warn you of upcoming turns, but I've found that like real racing (I raced motorcycles), you learn the turns pretty quickly by looking for visual cues (there's very few brake markers) and by the 10th lap pretty well have it learned. Then you qualify and have to beat a pre-established pole position time, which takes some doing. The best part is, if a car does bump you (or vice versa) your car doesn't come apart or spin you off the track (necessarily). Unfortunately, the "quick race" is only good for six tracks (not including Indy). You have to go the full GP route to get to all 17. Still, there's lot of choices, like time trials (with a ghost car), beginner, intermediate and advanced competition, etc. For true IF1 fans, this one is the best I've found (and I have a dozen or so). Too bad you can't use the Logitech wheel with it, just the controller. Oh well ...

Awesome game for true F1 fans

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game, and you can get it brand new for only $29.99! And to correct one of the other reviewers, you CAN use the Logitech steering wheel. I use it all the time, in fact I've never not used it playing this game. If you couldn't, I wouldn't own it. Great graphics, realistic driving simulation, really cool cockpit view while driving (it feels like you're really in an F1 car), and the best replays I've seen in any game.

The driving experience is challenging, and a lot of fun. At the Ace level (which you have to unlock), you definitley will not be winning right away, but it can be done. Great game, and I'm glad to hear that Atari supposedly is getting exclusive rights to F1 games; maybe even more good stuff is on the way.

Grand Prix

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a very Good game. It is a great simulation style play. It captures just what one would expect in a Grand Prix game . One i looked for , for along time . Its exciting and it sounds great. The race is just that a race...its competitive and very realistic style. Its a must have for a Grand Prix style racer ethusaist .

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