After a couple more rounds I got annoyed by the repetitive commentary big time and turned it off. Race one round with F1 97 and you know the geographical surroundings and the names of the turns. I am a huge fan of live commentary for sports games, my personal favourite being Actua Soccer 2, but car racing games leave me the least convinced about commentaries. The former is particularly well known in the United Kingdom for his TV commentary on Formula 1 races, so for British customers this may add a big recognition factor. The sound effects are more of the basic stuff with one notable exception: there is dual commentary provided by Murray Walker and Martin Brundle.

Other games, however, such as Microsoft's ****Cart Precision Racing*** or Ubisoft*'s ***Formula 1 Racing Simulation*** feature far more in terms of look and feel. Tthe speed and your current gear are written in grey on the upper right - not where you really want to look during a high speed race! All in all, the graphics are good enough. Oh, the mirrors are physically there, but they offer nothing but a flat grey surface. Adding to the disappointment is the driver's view (which is one of the biggest improvements over last year's edition), which does not offer mirrors. I know this is entirely subjective stuff but the trees don't look very 3Dish to me. While racing through the forests of Hockenheim I had the instant feeling of tree-walls adjacent to the track. Very awkward.į1 97 's track details are good enough, but again I am not totally satisfied. For example, on this same course a skyscraper by the turn towards the sea appears incredibly slowly, drawn one floor after the other. There is an obvious love for details, particularly in Monte Carlo, where you are allowed to look through the pillars in the tunnel. It is generally acknowledged that Psygnosis did a good job with the recreation of the Formula 1 courses. There are a few pros and cons in the graphics department, though. On my P200 with a Voodoo card, the frame rate is quick while still offering smooth and attractive graphics. There can be no doubt about that, the game still looks good. What was visually breathtaking then is still well done today. Later on it was often part of the game bundles given away with some Voodoo chipset cards as it was ideal to show what a hardware accelerator can do. It's a mediocre sequel to the mediocre original, which was fairly popular in 1996 because it was one of the first games to make good use of 3D hardware acceleration. Not that this is necessarily a bad title but to me, it's one that you really don't care if you have it or not.

Immediately after installing Psygnosis' Formula 1 97, I asked myself why this game was ever produced.

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