By Psygnosis
Formula 1 World Chamionship Racing, brings you the high speed world of F1 like no other game - ever. Every driver, every, track, and every option is there to make this the most complete racing experience outside a racetrack. Check out the features listed below:
IN-GAME FEATURES
- Record the race, your best laps or practice sessions and use the replay mode to view the whole thing (including all other cars) from one of the camera modes.
- Select to view (or race!) from in-cockpit, behind the car, helicopter view, overhead, beside the car, the official TV camera positions (pan and zoom) or the frightening nose-camera!
- Two-player link option - or 1 player and TV coverage mode! (More details to be announced about further multi-player options should they come to fruition)
- Game runs at 30 frames per second
ACCURACY
- Tracks have been precisely modelled from the official surveyors track maps, which give us accurate dimensions and heights for the circuits. Tracks (ranging from 3.3 to 7km in length) have 60,000 to 90,000 polygons and 256 colour backdrops.
- All surrounding scenery - buildings, hoardings, grandstands, trees - have all been accurately added from carefully studying site photographs and over 100 hours of live video footage.
- All 26 cars are uniquely modelled from team diagrams, photographs and video footage - all official logos and sponsors (except for tobacco sponsors) are included in both car and circuit models
SOUND
- Commentary for the UK version is being provided by the voice of UK F1 - Murray Walker. Voice-Overs are also being recorded in German, French, Spanish and Italian. Over 20 pages of script, are linked to avoid repetition, covering every happening in a variety of ways.
- The rock soundtrack includes licensed titles from Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, as well as 12 specially produced tracks from Overdrive.
- In-car sound effects are taken from a DAT recorder physically strapped to a drivers body. External track-side and pit lane sounds are also included. Dynamic calculated Doppler effects for TV cameras, overtaking and in car to give the game a very realistic feel.
- Music and sound effects in a choice of mono, stereo, Dolby Surround or 'Q-Sound' - an effect which simulates surround sound through a 2 speaker stereo system
