Formula One 2002 (video game)

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Formula One 2002
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Developer(s) Studio Liverpool
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Series Formula One
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release
  • EU: 1 November 2002
  • JP: 20 February 2003
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Formula One 2002 is a racing video game developed by Studio Liverpool and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is a sequel to the 2001 video game Formula One 2001 and was based on the 2002 Formula One World Championship.

Contents

The first issues of this game came with a DVD of the 2001 Formula One World Championship that was not commercially released which featured multi-angles and footage from the defunct F1 Digital+, a pay-per-view service which allowed the purchaser access to multiple camera shots, sessions and a choice to follow cars as the sessions progressed.

Gameplay

The game features all the drivers and tracks from the 2002 Formula One World Championship, but does not represent the replacement driver that featured in the real 2002 Formula One World Championship, therefore Anthony Davidson is not featured. Although the Arrows team collapsed after the 2002 German Grand Prix in the real 2002 Formula One World Championship, players and AI can still drive Arrows cars in later Grands Prix in the game.

This marked the first Formula One game to feature the Launch Control and Traction Control despite the system being introduced prior to the 2001 Spanish Grand Prix.

Development

Formula One 2002 was officially launched in November 2002, with model Gabrielle Richens acting as the face of the game. [1]

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Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gabrielle Richens - the New Face Of Formula 1?". Crash.net. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Formula One 2002 (ps2: 2002): Reviews". Metacritic . CNET. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "PS2 Review: Formula One 2002". Computer and Video Games . Future plc. 2002.
  4. ↑ Reed, Kristan (31 October 2002). "Formula One 2002". Eurogamer . Gamer Network. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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