F1 Racing Championship
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F1 Racing Championship was a game developed by Ubisoft
in 2000. It featured all the 22 drivers and 11 teams from the 1999 Formula One
World Championship, as well as the 16 tracks (including the brand new Sepang Circuit. The game featured great graphics and realistic handling. At the time, it was facing steep competition by the ever popular Grand Prix 3
and the rising F1-series by ISI
. The sales were behind expectations. Reasons were a poor Artificial Intelligence
and damage model and the bug-prone initial release. A patch to fix the reported issues was announced, but never released.
The soundtrack was recorded by British band Garbage
, the main audio sounds in the menu were replicated in Racing Simulation 3
, brought out a couple of years later, which again didn't sell well due to licensing issues.
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
in 2000. It featured all the 22 drivers and 11 teams from the 1999 Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
World Championship, as well as the 16 tracks (including the brand new Sepang Circuit. The game featured great graphics and realistic handling. At the time, it was facing steep competition by the ever popular Grand Prix 3
Grand Prix 3
Grand Prix 3 is a computer racing simulator by MicroProse. Released in 2000 by Hasbro Interactive featuring the 1998 Formula One season...
and the rising F1-series by ISI
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Image Space Incorporated, commonly known as ISI is an Independent video game developer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, specializing in the fields of...
. The sales were behind expectations. Reasons were a poor Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
and damage model and the bug-prone initial release. A patch to fix the reported issues was announced, but never released.
The soundtrack was recorded by British band Garbage
Garbage (band)
Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
, the main audio sounds in the menu were replicated in Racing Simulation 3
Racing Simulation 3
Racing Simulation 3 is a Sim racing video game of the racing genre released in December, 2002 by Ubi Soft. There are 16 racing courses that the player can race on. A different feature besides the improved AI drivers. It also has six different game procedures, from driving school to championship...
, brought out a couple of years later, which again didn't sell well due to licensing issues.