Formula One 99

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This article is about the 1999 videogame. For the motor racing season, see 1999 Formula One World Championship.
Formula One 99
Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Formula One 99 is a

1998 video game Formula 1 98 and was based on the 1999 Formula One World Championship
.

Following the disappointment of Formula 1 98, and the subsequent split with

Sony Computer Entertainment
acquired Psygnosis, making this the final Formula One game to be released by Psygnosis independently.

The game is unique in having substitute drivers appear in the game as they did in the real 1999 season (such as Mika Salo replacing Michael Schumacher for the races between Austria and Europe). A new grid editor tool was also introduced, allowing players to customise the starting grid to their own liking before a race. Despite the lack of an arcade mode that had featured in previous titles, the game was widely praised as an overwhelming improvement in comparison to the 1998 game.

Reception

The PlayStation version received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3] Official UK PlayStation Magazine said that the game "put the series back on track after last year's debacle", with top gameplay and a true sense of speed.[13] GameSpot praised the controls and grid editor tool.[9] IGN called it the best F1 game for PlayStation.[11] In Japan, where the PlayStation version was ported and published by Sony Computer Entertainment on October 21, 1999, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40.[5]

References

  1. ^ "PlayStation plus 4 New Releases". Daily Mirror. 29 October 1999. p. 14. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Psygnosis Ships Stellar F1 99". PSX Nation. 16 December 1999. Archived from the original on 25 February 2001. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. ^
    CBS Interactive. Archived
    from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. ^ Edge staff (December 1999). "Formula One 99 (PS)". Edge. No. 78. Future plc.
  5. ^ a b "フォーミュラ ワン 99 [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ "REVIEW for Formula One 99 (PS)". GameFan. Shinno Media. 3 January 2000.
  7. ^ Anderson, Paul (January 2000). "Formula 1 '99 (PS)". Game Informer. No. 81. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on 22 May 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  8. ^ The Freshman (2000). "Formula One 99 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 15 February 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. ^ a b MacDonald, Ryan (4 January 2000). "Formula 1 99 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  10. ^ Rouse, Rich (30 May 2000). "Formula One 99 (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  11. ^ a b Bishop, Sam (2 February 2000). "Formula One '99 (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Greymatter". PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia. No. 32. March 2000. pp. 106–109. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Formula One 99". Official UK PlayStation Magazine. No. 52. Future plc. December 1999.
  14. ^ "Formula One 99". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. 2000.
  15. ^ Hamm, Tom (June 2000). "Formula One 99". PC Accelerator. No. 22. Imagine Media. p. 85. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  16. ^ Goble, Gord (2000). "Formula One 99". PC Gamer. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on 15 March 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  17. Gamers' Republic
    . No. 20. p. 64. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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