F1 Racing Simulation Download PC

F1 Racing Simulation is a racing simulation game, developed for Microsoft Windows by Ubisoft in 1997.

Publication history

It is first of the Racing Simulation games made by Ubisoft, being the predecessor to Racing Simulation 2, which was released in 1998.

Background

The game is based on the Formula One 1996 Season.

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews, two points shy of universal acclaim, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. GameSpot said: "F1 Racing Simulation is an extremely well-thought-out simulation with drivers of all abilities in mind."

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "The only area in which the game suffers in comparison to Formula 1 Championship Edition is that the FOCA license obtained for the game is for the 1996 season and thus features the drivers and tracks from two years ago. For die-hard racing enthusiasts this is an important point, but for the more casual gamer, rest assured that the graphics and gameplay elements of F1 Racing Simulation more than make up for this lapse."

F1 Racing Simulation was a finalist for Computer Gaming World's 1998 "Best Driving" award, which ultimately went to Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit. The editors wrote, "In a less competitive year, UbiSoft's excellent F1 Racing Simulation would have won hands down." PC Gamer US likewise nominated F1 as the best racing game of 1998, although it lost to Motocross Madness. They wrote of F1, "Lip-smacking graphics, a solid physics model, and a full-featured garage for adjusting your vehicle are combined into a package that delivered the goods in a major way."

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