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F-1 World Grand Prix

The game consists of five gameplay modes: Grand Prix, a course-by-course simulation of the 1997 season; Exhibition, a single race; Time Trial, a race against the clock and Challenge, which comprised real…

80 31 July 1998

F-1 World Grand Prix is a racing developed by Lankhor, released 31 July 1998 on Nintendo 64, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What F-1 World Grand Prix is

F-1 World Grand Prix is a racing game developed by Lankhor and released in 1998. It was published by Eidos Interactive. It is available on Nintendo 64, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

F-1 World Grand Prix is a Formula One racing game/sim developed by Paradigm Entertainment, first released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64 game console, and later for the Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, and Game Boy Color. The Nintendo 64 version is based on the 1997 Formula One season, featuring each of the 17 circuits from the season and all 22 drivers, with the exceptions of Jacques Villeneuve and the MasterCard Lola team.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Formula 1 series

F-1 World Grand Prix is the 59th of 123 entries we hold in the Formula 1 series. It arrived 10 months after Formula 1: Championship Edition. The next entry was Formula 1 98 in 1998. Its critic score of 80 is 3 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Grand Prix 3 at 100.

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How it was received

F-1 World Grand Prix holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 71% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1998 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What it launched against

F-1 World Grand Prix launched on 31 July 1998, within three weeks of SoulCalibur and The King of Fighters '98. It reviewed better than all of them.

Released around the same time: SoulCalibur, The King of Fighters '98.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

F-1 World Grand Prix — frequently asked questions

When did F-1 World Grand Prix come out?
F-1 World Grand Prix was released on 31 July 1998 for Nintendo 64, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Does F-1 World Grand Prix have multiplayer?
Yes. F-1 World Grand Prix supports multiplayer.

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