Formula 1 97
| Formula 1 97 | |
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European cover art
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| Developer(s) | Bizarre Creations |
| Publisher(s) | Psygnosis |
| Composer(s) | Andy Blythe & Marten Joustra, Stu Ellis, Tim Browne |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single Player |
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| Publication | Score |
| GameSpot | 7.9 |
| IGN | 9/10 |
| OPM (UK) | 9/10 |
Formula 1 97 (known as Formula 1 Championship Edition in the United States) is the second game in the Formula One video game series, released in 1997 on the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. Developed by Bizarre Creations and published through Psygnosis, the game depicts the 1997 Formula One season. It was the first in the series to have a specific driver on the front cover: Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari appears on most editions, whilst Olivier Panis in his Prost appears on the French edition and Jean Alesi in his Benetton appears on the Japanese edition.
This game was more of an evolution of the original Formula 1, with several new features including a cockpit camera view (complete with dirt and flies hitting the visor, giving the player the option to remove the driver's tear-off strips), more intricate car setup options, the use of the joystick, as well as the introduction of a co-commentator (in both the U.K. and U.S. versions, Martin Brundle joins Murray Walker). In "Grand Prix" mode, more realistic race elements were introduced such as flags, fuel depletion, changing weather conditions and car failures. An "Arcade" mode was also included, which had a different colour palette to "Grand Prix" mode and different handling, with a strong emphasis on powersliding.
The game uses the teams, drivers and circuits of the real 1997 Formula One season although some changes and omissions occurred. The Lola team is included within the game's manual (on the back cover with the team logos and also in the drivers and teams lineup), but they are not actually included in the game. In the real 1997 season, car number 20 was carried by Ukyo Katayama and number 21 by Jarno Trulli; they are the other way around in the game.
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