EA Sports F1 2001

F1 2001, released on PC, PS2 and XBOX, is another edition of a series of racing games published by Electronic Arts, focused on the titular F1 cars. The production is fully licensed by the FIA - F1 2001 uses real names of drivers, car models, or tracks on which individual races are organized. This title is also in competition with Sony's Formula One series. Game modesOne of the main advantages of this production is an exceptionally wide range of available gameplay modes. F1 2001 allows you to play a single race or a training session during which you can get a closer look at each of the tracks. To enter the main game modes, you need to complete several basic Challenges, including proper control over the car. It should be added, however, that F1 2001 is not a fully-fledged simulator.

Electronic Arts are the undisputed kings of the sports sim and with F1 2001 for the PlayStation 2 they further their already substantial reputation. The basic elements are much the same as other F1-based titles-all the tracks are present, there's a full roster of drivers with up-to-date details and all the manufacturers are comprehensively. Feb 25, 2004  EA Sports' F1 2001 is the company's latest iteration of its impressive Formula One simulation series, and like many of the company's other sports franchises, it poses a small dilemma to those who bought last year's version. Specifically, while the game improves upon a few aspects of F1 2000 and F1 Championship Season 2000.

The game uses an arcade driving model - the players can take advantage of many options to make the game easier like better brakes, indestructibility, or automatic transmission. However, the game has a model of damage. Subsequent crashes can lead to a situation in which the car is no longer suitable for further driving. The basic point of the game is, of course, the championship mode which follows the schedule of the 2001 season. It should be noted, however, that the player can manually plan the course of this mode, using the appropriate option from the game menu.

F1 2001 also has a fully fledged multiplayer. Both versions allow up to four players to play virtual battles.

What's more, there are many interesting game modes, such as Last Man Standing or Tag Team Challenge.Technical aspectsF1 2001 has decent graphics. This applies to both the car models and the realistic environment. The soundtrack consists mainly of the sounds of the engines of the individual machines but it also has professional commentary.

EA Sports F1 is a series of racing simulation video games based on Formula One motorsport. Six games have been released between 2000 and 2003. They were published by Electronic Arts although unlike many other sports covered under the EA Sports banner, were not developed in-house. They were instead developed by Image Space Incorporated on the PC, a company who would later go on to make rFactor using an updated version of the engine produced for this series, and Visual Science, who handled the console versions.

Gameplay[edit]

The Formula One games have a variety of 'driving aids' options that can be tailored to the users' own tastes. Thus, in terms of car handling, the game can play either as an arcade racer or a driving simulation. The game also has a bunch of hidden options. Any experimented user could activate these and optimize vehicle physics for a better racing simulation experience.

F1 Challenge '99-'02[edit]

After losing the official F1 license from Formula One Administration Ltd. to a multi-year exclusive licensing contract between FOA and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (publishers of the competing Formula One series on PlayStation/PlayStation 2) in late 2002 that became active starting from the 2003 season thus barring any developer, EA included, to make a game centered around these later seasons, the decision was made to produce one final game using the four seasons that EA Sports had previously licensed.

Because of the progressing potential of the game engine, several assets were re-imagined in order to make them more realistic than ever before as well as making the game more adaptable for less powerful PCs. The car models and associated textures were rebuilt from scratch, whilst the physics engine was significantly improved over prior releases to provide a simulation that was critically lauded. In order to provide a more authentic simulation, every track received minor changes for each season covered, including sponsor boards (barring tobacco and alcohol advertising) as well as external visual changes.

The modding capabilities of F1C, as it is occasionally referred to by its dedicated modding community, are extensive and since the game's release in 2003, has gone on to cover many different seasons of Formula One racing, as well as being able to simulate racing series outside of Formula One such as Le Mans Prototypes and NASCAR, among many others. This is due in part to the use of simple text files for several important game asset parameters such as the physics, cars, drivers, and tracks which has allowed the game to flourish on various online communities long since its release.

F1 2002 was a nominee for PC Gamer US's '2002 Best Racing Game' award, which ultimately went to NASCAR Racing 2002 Season.^[1]

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The editors of Computer Gaming World nominated F1 Challenge for their 2003 'Racing Game of the Year' award, which ultimately went to Need for Speed: Underground.^[2] It was also a nominee for PC Gamer US's 2003 'Best Racing Game' award, but lost to NASCAR Racing 2003 Season. The magazine's editors called F1 Challenge 'the PC's most rewarding open-wheel driving experience since Grand Prix: Legends.^[3]

Titles[edit]

• EA Sports F1 2000, released early 2000 on PC and PS
• F1 Championship Season 2000, released late 2000 on PC, PS, PS2, Macintosh, and Game Boy Color
• F1 Manager, released late 2000 on PC. Based on the 1999 Formula One Season
• EA Sports F1 2001, released late 2001 on PC, PS2 and Xbox
• EA Sports F1 2002, released mid-2002 on PC, PS2, Xbox, GameCube and GBA
• F1 Challenge '99-'02, released mid-2003 on PC. Released as F1 Career Challenge on PS2, Xbox and GameCube
• F1 Career Challenge, released in mid-2003, the console version of F1 Challenge '99-'02

References[edit]

1. ^Staff (March 2003). 'The Ninth Annual PC Gamer Awards'. PC Gamer US. 10 (3): 48–50, 54, 58, 60, 66, 68, 70.
2. ^Editors of CGW (March 2004). 'Computer Gaming World's 2003 Games of the Year'. Computer Gaming World (236): 57–60, 62–69.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
3. ^Staff (March 2004). 'The 10th Annual PC Gamer Awards'. PC Gamer US. 11 (3): 38–40, 42, 44, 45.

External links[edit]

• F1 series at Curlie
• EA Sports F1 series at MobyGames
• F1 Challenge '99-'02 review at GameSpy