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Playstation Top, But Future Great!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: April 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I actually purchased a Playstation system because I read that this new game was coming out and that it would have all the teams/tracks of the 2000 season! This is a very strong selling point and the game is well worth purchasing. I had left the game system market a couple years ago after getting into computers very heavy. Eidos game Official Formula 1 Racing for PC is a wonderful game and compared to it Playstation's F1 2000 is a slight dissapointment, but for Playstation standards the game rocks! Even if you are from the PC zone after a few plays you will respect the game. The audio is absolutely sensational and the vibration/analog controls makes it a lot of fun. If you are buying the game solely for "2 player" function then you probably shouldn't. The Playstation can't handle this mode and you crawl around the track. All in all...until Playstation 2's first all-out F1 Game this is sure to lead the pack in game systems!

GGGRRREEEEAATTT GAME!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: May 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I love F1 games, but after the abysmal F1'98 I was disheartened trying again. While F1'99 was a good return something still prevented it from being a true F1 game, but now thanks to EA F1 has finally arrived in the playstation pit bringing realism along with it.

Firstly the commentary favoured by other F1 games has been dropped in favour of Pit commentary. By this I mean your pit radioing you all the latest race info, such as approximate leading times, pit windows and the ever important identity of who is in pursuit of your position.

The game engine also seemse more touched up, with the need for getting close the racing line to win, rather than simply going where you please and still winning by a long way!

All this is wrapped up with a great soundtrack provided by Brit rockers Placebo. Great idea!

This is the new F1 racer for the new millenium. Get this game and fasten your seatbelt, you are in for a speedy ride!

Good Game, Mediocre Simulation

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

On the plus side: great graphics, good track models, handling is fairly believable.

On the other hand, the damage model is frighteningly bad. Run you car into a wall at 170 miles per hour, and you get a message which says, "You're wing is bent! Come in and we'll fix it."

I also got annoyed at the fact that even playing on the expert level, this game is hard to lose. Also, almost every time I am running second, the leader blows up in front of me, even with failures turned off!

One other nit to pick: They boast that "Now you can play the 2000 season at the beginning, instead of waiting until the season is over". Only problem is, we don't know how prone to failure a given car is or how well a driver is going to perform until the season IS over.

Final complaint: I went to EASports' website to complain about this, but couldn't find a feedback line or e-mail spot anywhere.

On the whole, I am fairly disappointed with this "greatest racing sim of the year"

F1 2000

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

F1 2000 is a great game, but could be MUCH better. Graphics and sound are great. Options make the game interactive (car set up, fuel strategy). Draw backs are, when qualifying if you get pole, no other driver can beat that time, so you don't have to compete for 'P1'. Also, any car that is in front of you always has some mechanical failure within a few laps. Usually an engine failure will remove the car in front, even when you set "failures" and "Damage" to off. This can be very frustrating since little 'racing' actually occures. I called Tech support and they were of no real help.

Too easy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Good simulation and graphics but even in the expert mode once you get the lead the race is yours. Not much racing, your car is always the best, even with the worst teams.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is so good, I dont care what other people think about it not being the game it was supposed to be, as far as I'm concerned it ranks up there with NASCAR Thunder 2002.
It is a great game.

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