Customer Reviews

F1 2000

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I eagerly awaited f1 2000, but when I finally got it I was incredibly disapointed. The graphics are stunning, and the track scenery is incredibly detailed and immersive. But even that can't save this game from being a hit. This game suffers from incredibly low frame-rates, so bad that I could only play this game in "test day", when there are no other cars on the track. When you play a normal grand prix with 21 other cars on the grid, this game crawls along so badly its unplayable! This game needs a very powerful computer to run, so take the recommended requirements as shown on the box (PII 450, 128 mb ram) as the BARE MINIMUM. I'm running a PIII 450, 128 mb ram, and a geforce card and this game still chugs along at a jittery snails pace. F1 2000 does give you the options of turning off effects and scenery, but when you want to race against other cars with decent frame rates expect to compromise on visuals generously. My advice: Stick to UbiSoft's Monaco Grand Prix Racing Simulation instead, its still the King of F1 games.

i bought this game because it offered the first chance to see and drive the new indy f1 track. the track is interesting and flat as a pancake with a bunch of switchbacks. as far as the actual game goes, i was disappointed to find out the f1 2000 graphics do not campare to any of the need for speed games by electronic arts. i expected more, it's not great, its just ok.

I wish I could give a four-and-a-half star rating to this because the only problem I have is in figuring out how the replay mode works. I have only seen replays at the end of races and the graphics quality is not nearly as good as the in car view. The owners manual doesn't help much in this area. Everything else in this sim, except the A1 drivers, is superb. There are enough car tuning parameters to make even a GPL fan happy. The tracks look exactly like they do in the real life on-board camera shots(except for the sun-glare). The lack of adverse weather didn't hurt GPL, and it doesn't really hurt F1 2000. It does require a lot of hardware to run this sim. I've got 160m RAM and a Voodoo3 card and it works just fine. I've got Eidos' "Official" F1 sim and this annihilates it in every area, especially in graphics lighting and car tuning.

I was very much looking forward to this game, owning other EA games such as Madden 2000 and NHL 2000. I am fairly new to F1, having watched for only the past 4 years. I love the sport. I own Grand Prix 2 by Geoff Crammond and suspect GP3 will be just as good. It seems though, that F1 2000 reviewers are, to say the least, passionate about their feelings.

I admit, I was very frustrated with this game at first. I couldn't get anything to work right. I was determined, however, to make it work. I focused on downloading updated video drivers and not playing with the display settings. Those display settings can be frustrated because the "inadequate" game manual doesn't do a good job explaning these settings. The results of my tinkering paid off.

I am only running a 400mhz Pentium II with 128MB RAM. I did however upgrade to a 32MB video card some months ago to get my Harley Davidson game to run correctly. I feel that F1 2000 is a solid start for EA in Formula One. The graphics are crisp and not choppy on my system. The track detail is fantastic and my car screams around the circuit. I am no game junky. I just like to get on and race. Admittedly I use a lot of the driving aids, but I have fun racing as Michael Schumacher's teammate.

My biggest disappointment is the lack of weather. F1 and rain go together like peanut butter and jelly! I have no doubt that EA will correct this. Having lived through many progressions of Madden Football, I am confident this game will only get better. EA's commitment to upgrading their games each year is great. I am also thrilled with the new tracks and drivers on their correct teams. I know I will be disappointed with GP3's game because it is based on a season already two years old. In the end you can't have everything. Can't we all just get along? After all, our passion is Formula One!

After a year of playing EIDOS' '98 Formula 1 this was a sad disappointment. Game play is not as responsive as Eidos, and fails in comparison. Steering and braking sensitivity wasn't easily adjusted. I would suggest holding out for the new version from Eidos. Even an unimprovemed '99 version from Eidos would be better than this.

I guess I'm not a hard core SIM nerd like most of these other reviewers, but I think this game is pretty fun. The track realism looks pretty damn good to me. I have a P3 700, with a pretty basic 3d card and only 64 RAM and this game runs fine. Look, I doubt this game was written for experts, and its probably targeted for the mainstream audience and general F1 fans like me. So if you're looking for the absolute best SIM, spend more... and get something else, otherwise this game is cheap and fun.

I read some of the reviews out there for this game. Some hit the mark and others miss. For starters the complaints about the system requirements are accurate. I have a P3 650 ,64 megs RAM and a Voodoo card and the game seems to think this is a med-low system. As for the review that said it wouldn't run in glide, that's no suprise as it's Direct 3d only! Another said you can't blow the engines. Unfortunately I can atest to that being wrong too. Not only can you but I have! The game has it's frustrating points but it's fun and fairly realistic. It's hard to gauge the realism as I've never been in a real F1 car.But if you have good hardware to run it and like F1 anyway I would recommend this game to you.

After playing a demo of F1 World of garnd prix by EIDOS (recomended), I made the mistake and bought this EA Sporst F1 2000 game , I found out that altough EA sports made a lot of work with the exact cars drivers and circuits but the game is very unrealistic ! the sound is horrible ! also the forcefeedback is very low , and driving with my Logitech formula steering wheel was annoying , (This steering wheel is excellent with some other games). Anyway if your a F1 fan find out another game !

Everyone loves to beat on this game, but don't believe the hype. It is the most realistic F1 driving title currently on the market. The sound, graphics, and most importantly the behavior of the car is incredible. The only problem with F1 2000 is the AI of your opponents. It's a bit suspect, but a patch is already out to help. You will also need a 450mhz machine with a good 3d card. If you like F1 and racing sims you will love it. Oh yeah - you better have a wheel to.

Simple, F1 2000,by electronic arts, Official formula one racing, by Eidos,{langkor}, and granprix 3 by micropose, are all excellent games. These are the best 3 out of all the rest of the F1 sims. TRUST ME: PEACE: