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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.

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.

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 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.

Not too bad...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ferrari F355 is a pretty difficult simulation to play, let alone master. This game is true to its arcade roots... tough yet probably one of the most realistic handling simulations out there. If you are looking for a game to quickly jump into and start competing for the championship right away, then stay away from this game... Test Drive LeMans would be more to your liking. If you want a game with a very steep learning curve that will test your mettle, then this is the game for you. The music does tend to get a bit monotonous, so it's a good thing you can shut it off. All in all, not a bad game, if you can get it at a discount.

Strictly for hardcore sim racers

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Don't get me wrong. F355 is a great game. It has awesome graphics and great control but it's heavy on the sim-factor and way, way light on the fun-factor. Once I finally figured out the controls, I still had to learn how to race efficiently for me to be able to really get into the game, which I'll admit hasn't really happened yet. I spent too much time and effort learning how to play the game to really be able to enjoy it. If you're really, really into sim racing, get this game. If you're more the arcade racing type, skip it.

I still love Ferraris.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

BEFORE I START, FOR ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE THIS GAME AND THINK IT [STINKS], OR EVEN IF YOU LIKE IT, .... DISCOVER A WAY TO UNLOCK 5 MORE COURSES!! Now that that's clear, because I just finished reading the reviews, this game is ok. They did a great job with the graphics, but I do agree that this game needs more cars, even if their unlockable. And they should be unlockable because the game's name is F355 Challenge. The 5 extra courses are fun and a change in graphics, and there is even a downhill in one of them. You know what I love to do in this game? I like to put the course on that circular one, turn around, and drive the reverse way in race mode and crash into the cars. That'll teach 'em to stop winning! Cones are fun to hit in this game. I wish there was some sort of damage to your car if you kept crashing. The cars are not made of gold. And I hate it when the car goes into the grass bacause it's so hard to get out. It takes forever! So, for all you simulation experted, tasteless car racing fans out there, this game is for you.

More cars, courses, and variety needed.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Looking at my headline, you'd think I would give this game a 2. But the graphics are incredible and the ground is just like real. But it's not like Sega GT where you can pick from 130 different cars. All you can do to these cars are change the colors and all the confusing springs in the front and rear. It has also 6 available courses and 5 hidden courses which are all lifelike and all real. But this is more of a simulation game than an arcade game. And that was the most important part of my review.

Great game

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

F355 is an excellent car racing game. The driving sensations are really near to what you can have in the real driving. Just try this game and buy it, you won't regret. The only bad thing for me is that the computer level may be too high for novices but that's all. Sorry for my american spoken level, I'm french. So to finish I give 4 stars to this game because I think perfection doesn't exist.

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...

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