Formula 1 97 Full PC Game

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Formula 1 97 Full PC Game Overview

Formula 1 97 Download Free Full Game (known as Formula 1 Championship Edition in the United States) is the second game in the Formula One video game series, released in 1997 on the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. Developed by Bizarre Creations and published through Psygnosis, the game depicts the 1997 Formula One season. It was the first in the series to have a specific driver on the front cover: Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari appears on most editions, whilst Olivier Panis in his Prost appears on the French edition and Jean Alesi in his Benetton appears on the Japanese edition.

Features and gameplay

This game was more of an evolution of the original Formula 1, with several new features including a cockpit camera view (complete with dirt and flies hitting the visor, giving the player the option to remove the driver's tear-off strips), more intricate car setup options, the use of the joystick, as well as the introduction of a co-commentator (in both the U.K. and U.S. versions, Martin Brundle joins Murray Walker). In «Grand Prix» mode, more realistic race elements were introduced such as flags, fuel depletion, changing weather conditions and car failures. An «Arcade» mode was also included, which had a different colour palette to «Grand Prix» mode and different handling, with a strong emphasis on powersliding. Formula 1 97 Free Download.

Teams, drivers and circuits

The game uses the teams, drivers and circuits of the real 1997 Formula One season although some changes and omissions occurred. The Lola team is included within the game's manual (on the back cover with the team logos and also in the drivers and teams lineup), but they are not actually included in the game. In the real 1997 season, car number 20 was carried by Ukyo Katayama and number 21 by Jarno Trulli; they are the other way around in the game.

The game features seventeen Formula One circuits based on the 1997 season, although the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril is in the game, it was not used in the 1997 season.

There are also four bonus circuits the player can unlock: mirrored versions of Aida and Adelaide (titled Adia and Edialeda), a fantasy track called Sunob (which is actually a mirrored version of the Bonus track from Formula 1) and a 1960s version of Silverstone (the track being the same but in black and white with 1960s style cars).

Development

Formula 1 97 was developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Psygnosis. Psygnosis contacted ITV Commentator Murray Walker and arranged a meeting with Bizarre Creations employees. Walker became impressed with development and signed an exclusive agreement with Psygnosis to record English-language commentary for a further two years. Formula 1 97 Free Download PC Game.