Ubi Soft Entertainment 
Louise Gabriel
+ 44 181 944 9000
+ 44 181 944 9300 (Fax)
lgabriel@ubisoft.co.uk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Racing simulation - Monaco Grand Prix, 
THE MOST CHALLENGING RACING SIM EVER CREATED 

There’s high octane racing to be had from the new contender revving up on the grid. It is Ubi Soft’s Racing Simulation- Monaco Grand Prix for the Dreamcast - the most realistic and challenging racing sim ever released. The Ubi Soft team have made every effort to achieve the highest quality in-game technology to provide the perfect combination of man & machine. Expert and ground-breaking techniques are employed to create the best graphical environment in any racing game yet, superbly complimented by the pumping sound tracks, hyper-realistic sound effects and impressive cinematic sequences. This is more fun than you can shake a petrol pump at.

Key Features 
•	All 16 circuits of the F1 championship, 22 ranked drivers with adjustable team editor
•	The atmosphere of realistic action created by the potent mix of crisp yet fluid graphics, authentic sound effects and guitar rock!
•	Exhilarating 3D realism, fantastic 360 degrees of stirring movement and bucket loads of camera angles
•	the very best graphic environment for console racing (background landscapes are now 3 times bigger; multi-texturing that adds reality to the tracks and cars; realistic bump-mapping on the tracks
•	Acclaimed opponent-car artificial intelligence; Ubi Soft’s simulation and reality modelling expertise
•	Solid game play with 2 styles of racing, arcade or simulation: Arcade lets you experience the blast of no-seatbelt-style racing, pitting the player against increasingly tricky checkpoints 
•	Alternatively, pump up the realism with a full-on GP Simulation races with 3 levels of difficulty - (Amateur, Pro and Expert), you’ll experience what fighting against realistic opponents means... Also, each car’s 3D physical car behaviour is tuned by car engineers to give an increased feeling of danger 
•	5 game modes including the impressively faithful recreation of the eight month F1 season in Championship mode, (plus Single Race, Grand Prix, Customized Championship, and Training Program) 
•	Practice runs at high speed are possible with Time Attack’s ghost racer with race lines on each course helping you beat that stopwatch 
•	An innovative Retro mode allows nostalgic aficionados to time travel back to 1950 – the year of the first ever Grand Prix to race charmingly arcane cars with their unforgiving handling on an additional bumpy tracks 
•	Motorised mayhem of multi-play  with the 2 player Challenge mode -  multi-player split-screen racing at its best with or without up to 7 opponents. Improved ‘Catch up’ option to add extra Dreamcast fun, allowing beginners to race just behind with more accomplished players
•	Driving management allows damage settings for impressive flips, spins and crashes on dangerous corners 
•	Technical fine tuning of vehicles with 8 set-ups to choose from wing angles, suspension, tyres, brakes, steering, body height, gear ratios, fuel levels, driving style .Even your opponents’ AI are all adjustable to several levels in the hunt for glory 
•	19 original sound tracks in the game and hyper-realistic sounds to perfectly reproduce the real engines roars, accelerating and braking
•	Statistical read-outs at the end of the race helping improve performance for the next race 
•	Attention to detail – real time weather reports enabling racers to plan pit stop strategies; overheating brakes, oil and water on the track, and true to life rules (flags, marshals and police chiefs) 
•	the best special effects you can find on Dreamcast, with environmental mapping and spectacular effects (reflections, lights, shadows, rainy and sunny skies, smoke) all in a 3D environment and real time. 
•	N°1 in the Dreamcast sales charts the week of its Japanese release. Ubi Soft have built on this success and pushed the boundaries of simulation racing even further with the updated European version

Platform and Availability
Racing Simulation is available for Dreamcast on 24 September 1999 
Category: Racing Simulation; 1-2 players 
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