Virtual Grand Prix
Thanks Paul Cattani. Thanks for this magnificent Christmas gift. At last someone renewed this gamefield on Amiga.
Too much time is passed from when I have played for the last time to a Formula 1 simulation on my
loved computer. Do you remember ''Formula 1 Grand Prix''? That game made history on Amiga.
He was extremely playable, enough fast, and also a lot amusing. well, this new simulation, much simulation
little arcade, is truly very well made and succeeds to wring the throne to its predecessor.
The game is structured in such way to truly reflect a Formula 1 race, in fact it just seems to compete in a grand prix in all its parts.
Naturally the game resides on a CD-ROM installable on HD. The possibility of the installation is given from the installer
that you will find inside it; the installation procedure will copy all the necessary on your HD.
You will be able to carry out also a larger installation, but, in order to do it, I suggest you read carefully
the instructions available on the CD-rom. If you do not have a HD or of it you have a little one, you may also play through CD-rom,
without carrying out any type of installation.
Once you've done all the preparartory steps, you can begin your first challenge. By clicking on the game icon,
the first images will be displayed in front of your eyes and an intro, that moreover will show you a beautiful
car in 3d. All the introduction will let you see you video streams about the Formula 1 race. Premised
that the start icon must be choosed among 3 possible solutions, the first is
the video mode base 320*256, the second one gives back a resolution to you of 320*512, and the third modality
must be selected on cards video using the Double Buffering mode.
Ended the introduction you will enter in the real game. A screen will be shown to your eyes
to be able to choose various options. Every option contains itself other ones.
They allow to customize the several modalities of game (championship, single race, etc.) and they offer the chance
to carry out modifications on determined settings, to save games, etc. The game allow you to set
many details to your car before putting in track and taking part in a race.
We say that the attention that our PAOLO has given to all several particular of this sport makes the game much complex,
but also much realistic and exacting. Think, there are really all the tracks, identical to the original versions.
Think, there are really all the tracks, identical to the
original ones.
Moreover, you can select cars from other teams as well, and
this chance
,increasing of various points the longevity, makes it a
complete product.
The programming technique is of a
level really high. The graphic is all textured, including
the
sky and the reflection of clouds on the bonnet. The number of frames is rather good also on not so powerful
computers. The audio could be made better, especially for the digitized voice... another pity here.
The speed with all move on is quite pleasant.
The bad marks that I have found, playing with this game, is that the collisions are surely made in an improvable way,
especially when it happens to bump against the edges of the track. It 's also difficult to insert the reverse gear
in certain cases, cause it has been adopted the strange system to use the cursor keys in order to choose
the march direction, and that is ahead or back. Just a bit unusual, also old Formula 1 made all through Joystick
and was surely the better solution for being able to carry out the manoeuvers on track, especially after an accident.
On the effective playability this title it loses some point.
Furthermore, the game allows you to play either inner to the cockpit or externally. The last one give you the chance
to choose various angles-shots. I conclude the speech saying that the game is truly well made under many aspects and
in the complex is a good product. I would want to speak you more than this title, surely the efforts of PAOLO CATTANI
deserve them, but is actually impossible, the time is tyrannous and I must absolutely deliver right now
the review. I send back you to a future updating box, why, if you don' know it, the good PAOLO, not satisfied by the job he has carried out,
is working
to an update that will bring some bugfix to the code and
will insert
the PowerPC version ( the development of this one is just
now on hold
because of the last Amiga Int. announces) that it will be
able to catch
up the resolution of 640*512 or 640 * 480. We 're wondering
to see what
will prepare us this time: if the update will be worthwhile
sure the
judgment will increase remarkably.
I cannot tell you other than advise all the passionate of Formula 1 racing to order the ORIGINAL copy from the closest retailer. See you for the next review!!!
bySpawn
We wish to thank PAOLO CATTANI - Epic Marketing - Islona Entertainment Ltd. in order to have supplied us an original copy of their product.
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