FORMULA ONE ARCADE
Official Title  Formula One Arcade
Common Title  Formula One Arcade
Serial Number(s)  SCES-03886
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Racing  / Driving

Developer  Studio 33.
Publisher  Psygnosis.
Date Released  19 July 2002
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SCES-03886
Serial Number In Disc SCES-03886
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 1
( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
152 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  711719377429  - 
     

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English

French

German

Italian

Spanish
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-5 (English, French, German, Italian & Spanish).

You get the racing of Formula One with an arcade slant to proceedings. You get single races lasting less than ten minutes, with 11 cars on track instead of 22. There are no qualifying sessions or car-setup screens to wade through and you now get time limits and checkpoints to contend with. Out go safety cars, stop/go penalties and pit-stops and in come power-ups and a ridiculous degree of speed. What Formula One Arcade conceeds in complexity it more than makes up for with sheer fun.

There are three main modes of play - Single Race, Stage Mode and Two-Player:
- Single Race and Two-Player are fairly self-explanatory, so on to the main meat of the game, Stage Mode.

- Stage Mode starts off by giving you a limited selection of tracks and cars to begin with, but they can soon be expanded when you gain decent grades in the races. This makes things a little more interesting as its easy enough to win races but you aren't going to get a good overall grade if you ignore power-ups, fail to make time-brackets or generally drive with all the grace of a drunken lorry driver. You get grades between A-F (sounds like my exams) as the game cons iders various criteria; your ability to make certain time-limits, what position you finish, how much damage you took, how well you stuck to the racing line and whether or not you collected the tracks mascot. The mascot is something that is unlocked after you have collected a certain amount of power-ups, and can be found at the end of a lap. Each track has its own stereotypical symbol to represent the country the race track is based in, for example Australia has a Kangaroo and USA has a Statue of Liberty. The real long-term test of Stage Mode is getting A* ratings on all tracks - achieved by getting A grades in all the graded catagories. Not too tough on early tracks but proves very taxing when you get to the short, twisty tracks like Hungary and Monaco.

Races last between three and five laps and have a load of power-ups littered around the tracks. These include the usual speed boosts and time bonuses as well as some slightly more original ideas such as repair spanners, enlarged wheels for extra grip and even a nifty auto-pilot whereby the computer takes over for a few seconds, usually in tougher sections of the courses.

Formula One Arcade can be compared to F12001 yet more as the two appear to have been developed with the same graphics engine, both share similar menu screens and have the same car/driver/circuit line-up. On the whole, it's a great looking game - vivid, colourful tracks are complimented by highly detailed cars and wonderfully presented menu and loading screens. It does however seem a step backwards from its predecessor, as there are half the opponents on track and doesn't have quite as slick a feel and smoothness at speed.

Features:
* Arcade-oriented presentation with simple front end
* Real cars, teams, drivers and circuits
* Forgiving driving model with driving assistance
* Variation in traction between track surfaces eased
* Tyre walls added around sharp bends to make cornering easier
* Track direction indicators show how sharp the next corner is
* Pick-ups include auto-driver, turbo boost, super traction, extra time, invulnerability
* For 1-2 players

  Manufacturer's description:

Officially licensed product of the 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship, licensed by Formula One Administration ltd.

- Instantly accessible
- Unique "pick up and play" arcade gameplay.
- Features actual cars, team, drivers and circuits of the 2001 season

  Features:
  • Third or first person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Formula 1 theme.
Number Of Players  1 or 2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  2 Blocks
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 Logitec Drive Force Wheel (SLEH-00024)
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  Yes
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v1.9.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 53, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  Yes.
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Steer:  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Accelerate:  X Button or Right Analog Stick up
  Brake:  Square Button or Right Analog Stick down
  Reverse:  Circle Button
  Use pickup:  Triangle Button
  Rear view:  L1 Button
  Steer assist:  L2 Button
  Change view:  R1 Button
  Pause game / In-game options:  Start Button

 

GAMEBUSTER CODES:
  Extra Time - Press x & Up -  
D00B800A BFEF
300B6E19 0017
 
  Unlock Pro Mode (Choose championship mode, if it doesn't appear on the screen quit and re enter championship mode) -  
80010D08 0001
 

 - Jewel Case Covers
FRONT BACK INSIDE
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Res. - 72 dpi
File Size - 89 KB
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File Size - 313 KB
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 - Jewel Case Covers
BACK INSIDE
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Dim. - 1783 x 1393 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 657 KB
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 - Jewel Case Covers
BACK INSIDE
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Dim. - 640 x 579 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 83 KB
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 - Disc Cover
DISC
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Dim. - 791 x 791 pix.
Res. - 200 dpi
File Size - 86 KB

 

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