F1RS-WOW!!

I just received my import copy of Ubisoft's F1 Racing Sim. After an hour of driving all I can say is WOW!!! Microsoft and ABC Sports should take notice. This is how you make a racing sim. This game has great AI, unlike CPR and Road To Indy which are reviewed on our reviews page. F1 also has incredible graphics, great car physics(IMHO, having never driven an F1 car) and lots of customization and garage options. So far, it has my vote for game of the year (along with Longbow 2 of course). Expect a full review later this week and screen shots tomorrow. Ken The Game Pad [link lost in import]

> I just received my import copy of Ubisoft's F1 Racing Sim. After an hour of driving all I can say is WOW!!! Microsoft and ABC Sports should take notice...>> Ken & all, Just out of curiosity (I honestly don't know!), is this Ubisoft's first racing sim? Bart Brown

On Wed, 17 Dec 1997 10:08:01 -0500, Barton Spencer Brown >Just out of curiosity (I honestly don't know!), is this Ubisoft's first >racing sim? They made Pod and Pole Position 64, but as far as sims are concerned, I think that F1RS is probably their first one. -- Please remove nospam from address when replying via e-mail.

> They made Pod and Pole Position 64, but as far as sims are concerned, > I think that F1RS is probably their first one. > -- So...first "real" sim, looks good, plays good, no major problems? I guess it *can* be done, after all! Bart

I believe this is their first sim. After another 3 hours with it, all I can say is "pretty darn impressive!" I'm still looking for something to be critical of....I can't find anything...at least not yet. What a cool sim! Ken The Game Pad http://gamepad.org/

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> > I just received my import copy of Ubisoft's F1 Racing Sim. After an hour of driving all I can say is WOW!!! Microsoft and ABC Sports should take notice...>> > Ken & all, > Just out of curiosity (I honestly don't know!), is this Ubisoft's first > racing sim? > Bart Brown

Hi Bart, Funny thing, some have problems, most don't. I suspect it's a matter of having the proper drivers (Glide 2.43 for 3dfx cards) - To sum it up, a spectacular sim regardless of a first try, or veteran sim_code_monkeys. F1RS is IMHO the best sim coded thus far, worth every penny. One flaw (has me weeping at night) is the lack of true head to head play via modem...IPX is there, and should be interesting over Kali, but not having the modem stuff was a bad move (reportedly due to FOCA restrictions). Cheers! Marc

On Wed, 17 Dec 1997 10:08:01 -0500, Barton Spencer Brown

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>> I just received my import copy of Ubisoft's F1 Racing Sim. After an hour of driving all I can say is WOW!!! Microsoft and ABC Sports should take notice...>> >Ken & all, >Just out of curiosity (I honestly don't know!), is this Ubisoft's first >racing sim? >Bart Brown

I beleive it is, though they did produce pod.

It's not about Glide 2.43, some configs just have problems with F1RS usually with crashes when loading save games, etc. I agree with everything else!

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> >> So far, it has my vote for game of the year (along with Longbow 2 of > course).E xpect a full review later this week and screen shots tomorrow. >> > The sound also sucks, the control configurability is poor and the game has a > *** canned spin at low speeds. Oh yeah, and it locks up on lap 2 in > Direct3D mode if you have the mirrors on. Otherwise, its great <G> > I just thought you'd be disappointed if I didn't play devil's advocate on this > one, Ken!

What's this? A lobsided review. No good comments? Looks like you'll be in for an earfull. What about the ........................

Hmm, no control config problem here, and no problems in D3D mode either. With 3Dfx mode I don't get the top part of the***pit drawn though. :-( Andy Please use address below for all email replies