Formula One 99
Formula One 99 is a racing video game developed by Studio 33 and published by Psygnosis for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. Sony Computer Entertainment released the game in Europe on the PlayStation. It is the sequel to the 1998 video game Formula 1 98 and was based on the 1999 Formula One World Championship.
Formula One 99
- Date
- 1999
- Publisher
- SCE Studio Liverpool
- Genre
- racing video game
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Formula One 99 is a racing video game developed by Studio 33 and published by Psygnosis for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. Sony Computer Entertainment released the game in Europe on the PlayStation. It is the sequel to the 1998 video game Formula 1 98 and was based on the 1999 Formula One World Championship.
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Following the disappointment of Formula 1 98, and the subsequent split with Visual Science, Psygnosis hired Studio 33 to develop Formula One 99, after their successful development of Newman/Haas Racing the previous year. During production of the game, 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.
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• Title — Formula One 99 • Developer — Studio 33 • Publisher — PsygnosisSony Computer Entertainment (PS) • Series — Formula One • Platforms — PlayStation, Microsoft Windows • Released — PlayStation'Microsoft Windows10 December 1999 • Genre — Racing • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
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Formula One 99 published.
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Formula One 99 is recorded as published in 1999.
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The PlayStation version received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. 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. GameSpot praised the controls and grid editor tool. IGN called it the best F1 game for PlayStation. 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.
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- 1.PlayStation plus 4 New Releases. Daily Mirror. 14. October 29, 1999.
- 2.Psygnosis Ships Stellar F1 99. PSX Nation. December 16, 1999.
- 3.CBS Interactive. Formula One 99 for PlayStation. GameRankings.
- 4.Edge staff. Formula One 99 (PS). Edge. Future plc. 78. December 1999.
- 5.Enterbrain. フォーミュラ ワン 99 [PS]. Famitsu.
- 6.Shinno Media. REVIEW for Formula One 99 (PS). GameFan. January 3, 2000.
- 7.Anderson, Paul. Formula 1 '99 (PS). Game Informer. FuncoLand. 81. January 2000.
- 8.The Freshman. Formula One 99 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com. GamePro. IDG Entertainment. 2000.
- 9.MacDonald, Ryan. Formula 1 99 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. January 4, 2000.
- 10.Rouse, Rich. Formula One 99 (PC). IGN. Ziff Davis. May 30, 2000.
- 11.Bishop, Sam. Formula One '99 (PS). IGN. Ziff Davis. February 2, 2000.
- 12.Greymatter. PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia. 32. 106–109. March 2000.
- 13.Future plc. Formula One 99. Official UK PlayStation Magazine. 52. December 1999.
- 14.Ziff Davis. Formula One 99. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. 2000.
- 15.Hamm, Tom. Formula One 99. PC Accelerator. Imagine Media. 22. 85. June 2000.
- 16.Goble, Gord. Formula One 99. PC Gamer. Imagine Media. 2000.
- 17.Hobbs, Mike. Formula One 99. Gamers' Republic. 20. 64.
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