Grand Prix Challenge
Grand Prix Challenge is a Formula One racing video game developed by Australian developer Infogrames Melbourne House and published by Infogrames for PlayStation 2. An Xbox version was also in development but never released. It was released in Europe on 22 November 2002, and was officially licensed by Formula One Administration.
Grand Prix Challenge
- Date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Grand Prix Challenge was published by Atari.
- Genre
- racing video game
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Grand Prix Challenge is a Formula One racing video game developed by Australian developer Infogrames Melbourne House and published by Infogrames for PlayStation 2. An Xbox version was also in development but never released. It was released in Europe on 22 November 2002, and was officially licensed by Formula One Administration.
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It was later released on 28 February 2003 in New Zealand and Australia, 3 March in North America and 22 May in Japan. The game features all the drivers, cars and circuits from the 2002 Formula One season. Australian developer Torus Games also supplied the art for the Silverstone (UK), Magny-Cours (France) and Montreal (Canada) racing tracks. Cars in the game are made of around 17,000 polygons.
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• Title — Grand Prix Challenge • Developer — Infogrames Melbourne House • Publisher — Infogrames • Genre — Racing simulation • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — PlayStation 2
Game modes
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There are 4 levels of AI to compete against, variable weather conditions, fuel usage, tire wear, interactive pitstops and various car setups. • Time Trial • Single Grand Prix (practice/qualifying/warm-up/race) • Championship (competing in a 17-race season to become FIA Formula One World Champion) • Grand Prix Challenge (series of 10 mini-championships which increase in difficulty each time) • Multiplayer (2-player splitscreen)
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Grand Prix Challenge is associated with Australia.
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The game received "generally favourable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.
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- 1.Torus Games XBox Product. www.torus.com.au.
- 2.tsumean. Grand Prix Challenge site up. tsumea. 29 November 2002.
- 3.Metacritic. Grand Prix Challenge for PlayStation 2 Reviews.
- 4.Enterbrain. GRAND PRIX CHALLENGE（グランプリ チャレンジ） [PS2]. Famitsu.
- 5.GameStop. Grand Prix Challenge. Game Informer. 121. 83. May 2003.
- 6.Grand Prix Challenge. GamesMaster. 2003.
- 7.Provo, Frank. Grand Prix Challenge Review. GameSpot. 27 March 2003.
- 8.Magruder, Randy. Grand Prix Challenge Review. IGN. Ziff Davis. 27 March 2003.
- 9.Davison, John. Grand Prix Challenge. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. 93. May 2003.
- 10.Grand Prix Challenge. Official UK PlayStation Magazine. 2003.
- 11.Future US. Review: Grand Prix Challenge. PSM. 36. May 2003.
- 12.Review: Grand Prix Challenge. PSM2. 2003.
- 13.Miller, Skyler. 'Grand Prix Challenge' (PS2) Review. X-Play. TechTV. 11 April 2003.
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