F1 Challenge

aka: F-1 Challenge, F-1 Live Information
Moby ID: 39648
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Description

F1 Challenge was the only Formula One title released on the SEGA Saturn, giving the player the opportunity to control five authentic Formula One cars and their drivers (Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill, Jean Alesi, Ukyo Katayama and Mika Häkkinen), with the ability to tweak their car before races, ranging from tire pressure, tire type, wing angle, etc.

There are six tracks to choose from: Hockenheim, Monte Carlo, Suzuka and three different configurations for a fictional track, Neo City, each with their own hairpin turns and fast straightaways. The player can choose from two behind the car views (no cockpit view is available) along with a pop-up screen that acts as a rear view mirror. Features a FOCA (Formula One Constructors Association) license which allows the use of thirteen teams with twenty-six drivers from the 1995 season from which the above mentioned five are the only ones playable.

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  • F-1 ライブインフォメーション - Japanese spelling

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Average score: 71% (based on 11 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.2 out of 5 (based on 2 ratings with 1 reviews)

Short, but nice.

The Good
The game takes a strange approach to F1, not only being a mix between arcade and simulation which is always funny to play but, while it has all the drivers from the 1995 season, you can only choose Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill, Ukyo Katayama, Jean Alesi, and Mika Hakkinen. That is, you can drive only five drivers in/with their respective teams, but you will be racing against the whole '95 F1 grid, which, for the time in which the game was released, was nice because not many games featured this kind of official licenses.

The Bad
One of the cons this game has is its short duration. I mean, if you are a decent, not even that good, but with some skills, driver, you can do all the circuits in a day. Also, and I think this is quite important, there is no championship mode and you only get to race in three real-life circuits which, for the era we are speaking about, are faithfully represented. However, the control is a bit exaggerated, too arcade, for example when you brake, if you lose concentration for a moment you can basically have your car rear-ended by another driver due to pressing the brake button too heavily.

The Bottom Line
A slightly higher than average game for the time in which it was released. Not the kind of game that you would spend hours playing till you end it but a kind of game to play some fast-paced, worry-free races before you play simulation games for hours.

SEGA Saturn · by Carles Carlos (23) · 2022

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Game added by Big John WV.

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Game added May 3, 2009. Last modified October 21, 2024.