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Formula One 2001 (video game)

August 28, 2023

This article is about the Psygnosis/Sony video game. For the EA Sports video game, see F1 2001 (video game).

Formula One 2001 is a racing video game developed by Studio 33 for the PlayStation version and Studio Liverpool for the PlayStation 2 version and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe in PAL regions for both systems. The PlayStation 2 version was published in North America by Sony Computer Entertainment America under the 989 Sports brand. It is a sequel to the 2000 video game Formula One 2000 and was based on the 2001 Formula One World Championship. This game is the last game to be released in North America until Formula One Championship Edition.

Formula One 2001
European cover art
Developer(s)Studio 33 (PS)
Studio Liverpool (PS2)
Publisher(s)
(PS2 only)
SeriesFormula One
Platform(s)PlayStation, PlayStation 2
Release
  • EU: 25 May 2001
  • NA: 2 October 2001 (PS2)[1]
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

In some editions, a DVD was given for free. The DVD offers a commentated review of the 2000 Formula One World Championship, race by race, with the option to toggle between viewing the main stream, an on-board car camera, view the pitlane or see on-screen data such as lap times and positions. These features were used in the former pay-per-view F1 Digital+'s interactive coverage.

Gameplay Edit

The game's "arcade" mode followed a similar line to that of Formula One 2000, although incentives were now offered in the form of upgrades to the player's car.[citation needed]

A new mode — "Challenge" mode — was introduced. In Challenge mode, players were given a lap around Spa-Francorchamps in Jenson Button's Benetton B201. Players who achieved a fast lap time were given a verification code, and the opportunity to post their winning times on the Internet to compare their times to other people's if they have an account.

Development Edit

Formula One 2001 was created with the help of Benetton, Jaguar, Jordan and Arrows. Many of the employees from former franchise owner Psygnosis aided in the development.[2] At the peak of development, the game was worked upon by 25 people with a majority of them being programmers and artists.[3]

The game's engine was based upon a Research and Development project that began two years before the release of the game. This was to develop the physics, collision and A.I. for the game.[3] Sony had an extensive reference library for the tracks including aerial photographs, close-ups of the tracks and over 200 hours of race footage from F1 Digital+.[2] The PlayStation 2 graphical capabilities allowed the team to include more detail such as trackside details which were previously omitted and unique cockpit camera angles.[3]

Studio Liverpool managed to contact Formula One Administration who provided audio samples for all the cars. However, some of the audio samples provided were believed to be unsuitable. To rectify this, the developers spoke to Jordan and Prost and Sound Engineer Michael de Belle visited the garages to record the engine noises from the cars. The original PlayStation's central processing unit was used for sound processing.[3]

Promotion Edit

At the 2001 United States Grand Prix, Sony held a variety of sport promotions with Jenson Button and a multi-million advertising campaign. The advertising efforts in the United States included a national television campaign via network, cable and syndication sports programming.[4] Promotions in print spreads and online advertising were also used.[5]

A Formula One 2001 American Challenge was held on 29 September 2001 in Castleton, Indiana. The event saw a time trial competition using the game and was played by Jenson Button against consumer Chris Ohanian. Ohanian made it into the final round by scoring one of the top 2 times but in the final, he was defeated by Button who set a lap time of 1:15.6 compared to Ohanian's 1:16.0.[6]

The game features all the drivers and tracks from the 2001 Formula One World Championship, although Tarso Marques' name is never mentioned by Murray Walker. Instead, on the PS1 version Murray Walker calls him "Minardi", but on the PS2 version nothing is mentioned. Depending on which version the player has, one of the replacement drivers (Pedro de la Rosa) that appeared in the real 2001 Formula One World Championship is in the game. The drivers Ricardo Zonta, Alex Yoong and Tomáš Enge were not featured. Despite Toyota unveiled the Toyota TF101 car, the Panasonic Toyota Racing team was also not featured.

In the European version of the game, released earlier in the year, Jean Alesi can be seen driving for the Prost Grand Prix while German driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen drives for the Jordan Grand Prix. In the American version, released on October of the same year, both drivers have switched roles as they also did in real life. On top of this, in the European version Luciano Burti drives for Jaguar Racing, while Gastón Mazzacane drives for the Prost Grand Prix. In the American version, Luciano Burti drives for the Prost Grand Prix while Pedro de la Rosa drives for Jaguar Racing as they both did in real life from the Spanish Grand Prix.

Alcohol and tobacco-related sponsors Edit

All alcohol and tobacco sponsors are censored:

Reception Edit

The PlayStation 2 version of Formula One 2001 received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[20] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.[7]

References Edit

  1. ^ . 2001-12-30. Archived from the original on 2001-12-30. Retrieved 2023-04-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b c Gibbon, David (29 May 2001). "Let's play... Formula One 2001 (PS2)". BBC Sport. from the original on 26 March 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d Presenter: Walker, Murray: The Making of Formula One 2001
  4. ^ "Formula One 2001 for PS2 Accelerates Marketing Programs". GameZone. 26 September 2001. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  5. ^ IGN staff (26 September 2001). "Marketing Programs For Formula One 2001 Commence". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  6. ^ IGN staff (2 October 2001). "The Formula One 2001 American Challenge". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  7. ^ a b "フォーミュラワン 2001 [PS2]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Formula One 2001". Game Informer. No. 103. FuncoLand. November 2001. p. 108.
  9. ^ Dr. Zombie (11 December 2001). . GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 13 February 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Formula One 2001 (PS2)". GamesMaster. Future plc. 2001.
  11. ^ Satterfield, Shane (4 October 2001). "Formula One 2001 Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  12. ^ Krause, Kevin (12 October 2001). . GameZone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  13. ^ Edwards, Ralph (8 October 2001). "Formula One 2001". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  14. ^ Jihem (31 May 2001). "Test: Formula One 2001 (PS1)". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  15. ^ Jihem (23 May 2001). "Test: Formula One 2001 (PS2)". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Formula One 2001". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. November 2001. p. 153.
  17. ^ "Formula One 2001". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. Future plc. 2001.
  18. ^ "Formula 1 2001 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Formula One 2001 for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  20. ^ a b "Formula One 2001 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

External links Edit

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This article is about the Psygnosis Sony video game For the EA Sports video game see F1 2001 video game Formula One 2001 is a racing video game developed by Studio 33 for the PlayStation version and Studio Liverpool for the PlayStation 2 version and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe in PAL regions for both systems The PlayStation 2 version was published in North America by Sony Computer Entertainment America under the 989 Sports brand It is a sequel to the 2000 video game Formula One 2000 and was based on the 2001 Formula One World Championship This game is the last game to be released in North America until Formula One Championship Edition Formula One 2001European cover artDeveloper s Studio 33 PS Studio Liverpool PS2 Publisher s EU SCEENA 989 Sports PS2 only SeriesFormula OnePlatform s PlayStation PlayStation 2ReleaseEU 25 May 2001NA 2 October 2001 PS2 1 Genre s RacingMode s Single player multiplayerIn some editions a DVD was given for free The DVD offers a commentated review of the 2000 Formula One World Championship race by race with the option to toggle between viewing the main stream an on board car camera view the pitlane or see on screen data such as lap times and positions These features were used in the former pay per view F1 Digital s interactive coverage Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development 2 1 Promotion 3 Alcohol and tobacco related sponsors 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksGameplay EditThe game s arcade mode followed a similar line to that of Formula One 2000 although incentives were now offered in the form of upgrades to the player s car citation needed A new mode Challenge mode was introduced In Challenge mode players were given a lap around Spa Francorchamps in Jenson Button s Benetton B201 Players who achieved a fast lap time were given a verification code and the opportunity to post their winning times on the Internet to compare their times to other people s if they have an account Development EditFormula One 2001 was created with the help of Benetton Jaguar Jordan and Arrows Many of the employees from former franchise owner Psygnosis aided in the development 2 At the peak of development the game was worked upon by 25 people with a majority of them being programmers and artists 3 The game s engine was based upon a Research and Development project that began two years before the release of the game This was to develop the physics collision and A I for the game 3 Sony had an extensive reference library for the tracks including aerial photographs close ups of the tracks and over 200 hours of race footage from F1 Digital 2 The PlayStation 2 graphical capabilities allowed the team to include more detail such as trackside details which were previously omitted and unique cockpit camera angles 3 Studio Liverpool managed to contact Formula One Administration who provided audio samples for all the cars However some of the audio samples provided were believed to be unsuitable To rectify this the developers spoke to Jordan and Prost and Sound Engineer Michael de Belle visited the garages to record the engine noises from the cars The original PlayStation s central processing unit was used for sound processing 3 Promotion Edit At the 2001 United States Grand Prix Sony held a variety of sport promotions with Jenson Button and a multi million advertising campaign The advertising efforts in the United States included a national television campaign via network cable and syndication sports programming 4 Promotions in print spreads and online advertising were also used 5 A Formula One 2001 American Challenge was held on 29 September 2001 in Castleton Indiana The event saw a time trial competition using the game and was played by Jenson Button against consumer Chris Ohanian Ohanian made it into the final round by scoring one of the top 2 times but in the final he was defeated by Button who set a lap time of 1 15 6 compared to Ohanian s 1 16 0 6 The game features all the drivers and tracks from the 2001 Formula One World Championship although Tarso Marques name is never mentioned by Murray Walker Instead on the PS1 version Murray Walker calls him Minardi but on the PS2 version nothing is mentioned Depending on which version the player has one of the replacement drivers Pedro de la Rosa that appeared in the real 2001 Formula One World Championship is in the game The drivers Ricardo Zonta Alex Yoong and Tomas Enge were not featured Despite Toyota unveiled the Toyota TF101 car the Panasonic Toyota Racing team was also not featured In the European version of the game released earlier in the year Jean Alesi can be seen driving for the Prost Grand Prix while German driver Heinz Harald Frentzen drives for the Jordan Grand Prix In the American version released on October of the same year both drivers have switched roles as they also did in real life On top of this in the European version Luciano Burti drives for Jaguar Racing while Gaston Mazzacane drives for the Prost Grand Prix In the American version Luciano Burti drives for the Prost Grand Prix while Pedro de la Rosa drives for Jaguar Racing as they both did in real life from the Spanish Grand Prix Alcohol and tobacco related sponsors EditAll alcohol and tobacco sponsors are censored Ferrari s Marlboro is completely censored Williams s Veltins is replaced by the normal colour of the car Jaguar s Beck s is replaced with Best s McLaren s West is replaced by Mika and David as in real life Benetton s Mild Seven is replaced by Benetton on the engine cover and Renault Sport on the rear wing as in real life Jordan s Benson amp Hedges is replaced by Bitten Heroes BAR s Lucky Strike is replaced by Look Alike with the logo blocked out on the nose and sides of the car Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScorePSPS2GameRankings70 18 78 19 MetacriticN A73 100 20 Review scoresPublicationScorePSPS2FamitsuN A27 40 7 Game InformerN A8 5 10 8 GameProN A 9 GamesMasterN A91 10 GameSpotN A7 2 10 11 GameZoneN A7 1 10 12 IGNN A7 10 13 Jeuxvideo com15 20 14 16 20 15 PlayStation Official Magazine UKN A8 10 17 Official U S PlayStation MagazineN A 16 BBC SportN A91 2 The PlayStation 2 version of Formula One 2001 received average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 20 In Japan Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40 7 References Edit PlayStation News 2001 12 30 Archived from the original on 2001 12 30 Retrieved 2023 04 09 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link a b c Gibbon David 29 May 2001 Let s play Formula One 2001 PS2 BBC Sport Archived from the original on 26 March 2004 Retrieved 13 November 2012 a b c d Presenter Walker Murray The Making of Formula One 2001 Formula One 2001 for PS2 Accelerates Marketing Programs GameZone 26 September 2001 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 13 November 2012 IGN staff 26 September 2001 Marketing Programs For Formula One 2001 Commence IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on 22 March 2016 Retrieved 13 November 2012 IGN staff 2 October 2001 The Formula One 2001 American Challenge IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on 22 March 2016 Retrieved 13 November 2012 a b フォーミュラワン 2001 PS2 Famitsu in Japanese Enterbrain Retrieved 12 February 2019 Formula One 2001 Game Informer No 103 FuncoLand November 2001 p 108 Dr Zombie 11 December 2001 Formula One 2001 Review for PS2 on GamePro com GamePro IDG Entertainment Archived from the original on 13 February 2005 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Formula One 2001 PS2 GamesMaster Future plc 2001 Satterfield Shane 4 October 2001 Formula One 2001 Review GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 25 March 2017 Retrieved 14 July 2014 Krause Kevin 12 October 2001 Formula One 2001 Review PlayStation 2 GameZone Archived from the original on 2 October 2007 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Edwards Ralph 8 October 2001 Formula One 2001 IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on 15 July 2014 Retrieved 14 July 2014 Jihem 31 May 2001 Test Formula One 2001 PS1 Jeuxvideo com in French Webedia Archived from the original on 13 February 2019 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Jihem 23 May 2001 Test Formula One 2001 PS2 Jeuxvideo com in French Webedia Archived from the original on 13 February 2019 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Formula One 2001 Official U S PlayStation Magazine Ziff Davis November 2001 p 153 Formula One 2001 Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine Future plc 2001 Formula 1 2001 for PlayStation GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 13 February 2019 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Formula One 2001 for PlayStation 2 GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 15 July 2014 Retrieved 14 July 2014 a b Formula One 2001 for PlayStation 2 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 15 May 2015 Retrieved 14 July 2014 External links EditFormula One 2001 at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Formula One 2001 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