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F355 Challenge

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is probobly one of the best racing games ever. You can toggle the effects and settings of your car, how big something is, how small something is ect. It has excelent graphics, cool effects when you do something wrong, like if you try to smash into the side of another car, and he slams the brakes, you'll go spinning out of control, like in real life. Oh yeah, and then there are the cones. On some coarses, there are cones, that, if you want, you can hit them. you may go into the dirt, but it is alwaysfun to watch them them fly.

It could have been the greatest racing sim ever...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Some people think that videogames are just entertainment. Not me. Like some people (you know who you are), I've been searching for something more than just a good driving game. I've been searching for a driving simulation. And not just any driving simulation. I seek perfection. Gran Turismo was great, so was Gran Turismo 3. But they did have flaws. Unfortunately, the greatest strength of Ferrari F355 is the greatest weakness of Gran Turismo.

Let me start by saying that Ferrari F355 has great graphics, and nice controls. It's music is annoying, but you can turn it off. The major flaw in the game is that the sense of speed is wrong. You are going 200 miles per hour, and you feel like you're going 50. For this reason, it is nearly impossible to make the sharp turns without flying off the track (due to the incredibly realistic physics). And to make matters worse, the AI of other cars is COMPLETELY unforgiving. Screw up ONCE, and you WILL lose. Not exactly fun. But forget that. I know a lot of people just enjoyed driving around the track by their lonesome. But why?

This game features the greatest selection of tracks of any racing sim EVER. Laguna Seca, Long Beach, Nuremburgring (hope I spelled that right), and of course the almighty Monza. These tracks (and many more) are represented PERFECTLY. If only the game had a correct sense of speed and was a bit easier, it would be the greatest racing sim ever. And if only Gran Turismo 3 featured all the tracks in this game, it would no flaws at all. As it is, this is a great but flawed game, and Gran Turismo will never be THE driving simulation until it has the awesome real world track to back it up.

Oh well. Perhaps someday, someone will make a game with the graphics, the controls, AND the tracks I crave...

Murdock's review

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: August 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game has good graphics, but the game play... how can I put this........it sucks and. you cant even change views.

I can't stop crying!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: April 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I absolutely love racing games, and I've never given bad reviews about a game before, until now. I was heartbroken when I rated this game 2 stars (the graphics and my passion of racing games had keep it from being given a 1 star rating). The game is not all that bad, it is not all that great either. The racing needs more speed, it feels that I am racing in slow motion. More cars to choose from would be nice, and along with more courses. Is that so much to ask... (I'm getting teary eyed again).

This game sucks

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: June 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If u like nascar or in other words redneck games this is for u. But if u would rather choose more than 1 sorry car pick Tokyo Xtreme racer it is much better and not as rednecky. NASCAR fans go ahead but street racing fans stay away.

A must have for racing fans

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you've played (and played and played) the arcade version of F355, you'll be pleasantly surprised. Many games don't make the jump too well from coin-op to console, but this does. A wheel adds a LOT to this game, but it is playable with the stick. One caveat: this game isn't Speed Devils. The cars react like real cars (brakes aren't like dropping an anchor, doesn't handle like an F1 car, etc) so a bit of driving skill is required to master it. (It might even be a good game for that 15yo about to get a license for that very reason!) I'd go on, but it's calling me from across the room...

great racing sim

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Like the previous reviewer said, if your looking for a easy racing game stick with the Rush, or Crazy Taxi. I never had the chance to play F355 in the arcade first hand so I'm going off of what experience I have with pervious games. The game is very realisitc, in sence of making a hair pin turn will require you to slow down to 35mph. Another thing about this game is the physics of the game feel more realistic, like hitting a wall from coming in too fast in a corner. Most games will just bounce you off the wall, while in F355 you will feel "stuck". Some might thing this is a bad thing, but it keep the people who just bounce down the track from winning without any skills.

Overall it's a very nice game, many beautiful tracks, including my favorite, Laguna Seca (need to unlock from start). The only bad things I can think of are, 1- limited cars, which isn't a bad thing just need to point out, and 2- no other view options. Since this porting is so close to the arcade any fan of sims or cars will have a great time playing this game.

Just remeber to practice the tracks a few times before racing aganist the computer cars!

Thank God for Ferraries!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When a good programming team sets out a goal to set a precedence for a driving game, they should look at this game.
If you love driving games, and I know that you always wanted to drive a Ferrary F355, this is it.
I love the engine sound. Very realistic driving experience but not too harsh to make it impossible to drive.
You will know when one of your tires is skidding or missing contact from the asphalt.
Driving is all done on race tracks. Some are on oval circuits and some are on Grand Prix Circuits. Challenge yourself to unleash more tracks! I have MSR, Test Drive V-Rally, and Sega Rally2 besides this game.
It may very well be the best driving game on DC! Enuff Said!

This game has nothing new

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game then took it home and played it for the first time. I got excited when the flashy start screen came up, but from there on I just got more disappointed. As far as I can tell, there is only one car you can race in... hence it is the "F355 Challenge" The tracks are boring, I like having a few bumps and obstacles in the way, it wouldn't have hurt to put a few spots where your car goes airborn. The tracks have none of this. They only have straight aways and hairpin turns. Another thing I disliked about racing is that you can never seem to catch up to the race leader. Also the control is poor and the collision physics are lame.

To sum up, The game looks impressive and plays fluid. But a limited choice of boring tracks, lame collision physics, and only one car, which you can only "customize" by changing its color makes this game a loser. It would be a mistake to pay full price for this game. Rent it first and see for yourself.

P.S. If you really want to buy this game, you can buy mine.

Great looking racing game, but VERY difficult

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

With all the racing games in the world, the ones that are usually on the top of fan lists are the ones developed by Sega legend Yu Suzuki. With excellent racing titles like Daytona USA under his belt, it was only logical that his latest racing simulator would be nothing short of magnificent. With three racing styles and online play, things were looking bright. Did he succeed? Well...

On one hand, this is one of the finest looking games on the Dreamcast, even though the revolutionary triple screen arcade view had to be dropped due to TV screen limitations, and to a lesser extent, hardware limitations. With no pop-up, draw-in, or slowdown whatsoever, the game runs at a smooth 60 frames per second and never slows down. The downside is, you always feel like you are driving slower than the speedometer says. If it says 175, it only feels like 95-100. Another bad part is that there is no damage modeling. Even if you hit a wall at 170 mph, your car bounces right off, looking like it came straight from the showroom.

On the other hand, this is, by far, the most difficult racing game I have ever played. And I have played a lot of them. Unlike most racing games, where your car is much faster than the competitions', your rivals here go about the same speed, so passing is a matter of luck, not skill. I guess Suzuki-san wanted the most realistic competition on the market, but this is ridiculous.

Another letdown is the sound. With Daytona, the music was so bad it was good. That is not the case here. The songs themselves aren't really bad, but there are only three of them and they're short, so they repeat often, especially during endurance races.
And that announcer... oh man. That should explain it right there.

There are also online races, but you don't actually race other people, you just race their ghosts from previous runs.

You can also pick any view you want, as long as its in the one spot behind the wheel.

Overall, this is a decent game. You might want to pick is up if you are a rabid racing fan, or just want to drive a Ferarri For less than (this costs). Every one else, beware. CD's shatter when you break them.

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