989 Studios Formula One 2001 Racing Review

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
2 votes

Summary:
The first F1 game I ever played/purchased and I loved it. After I played this game I expected more F1 games to come like this. It's an all around great F1 game and the best of them all.

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
1 votes

Summary:
Sony's latest F1 effort has come together well, with good, solid gameplay and graphics. Playing on it is very enjoyable and entertaining (even on boring circuits), especially after you've set up the car yourself! It is a good game for anyone to pick up and play with several levels of difficulty.

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Price Paid:  $40.00 from dixons

Summary:
The best F1 game by far. A must for true F1 fans.
Anyone who claims the handling is rubbish obviously has never seen a grand prix or thinks they handle like a family car. To get pole and win these races actually takes some practise, all it takes is one mistake to ruin a race. Master this and you will see how easy GT3 is.

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Price Paid:  $50.00 from Software ETC

Summary:
I bought this game AFTER I tried out EAs F1 2001 and initially I wanted to return it right away. I was blown off by the substandard graphics and sound, both of which are much better with EAs.

Luckily I gave it a second try. Once you are over the fact that the graphics and the sound are inferior you'll find a gaming experience that is oddly satisfying.

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Summary:
Why oh why couldn’t they have simply directly ported the European version. As soon as I read in previews that they were re-programming the game for N. America I knew we were in trouble. I read a lot of reader reviews around the net so luckily I only rented it. This game was built as a sim and you can certainly tell by the handling but it falls into some of the same traps as EA’s F1 2001. Definitely rent, do not buy.