''Formula One 2002'' is a

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developed by

Studio Liverpool Psygnosis Limited (known as SCE Studio Liverpool or simply Studio Liverpool from 1999) was a British video game developer and publisher headquartered at Wavertree Technology Park in Liverpool. Founded in 1984 by Ian Hetherington, Jonathan Ell ...

and published by

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exclusively for PlayStation 2. It is a sequel to the 2001

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'' Formula One 2001'' and was based on the 2002 Formula One World Championship. The first issues of this game came with a DVD of the

2001 Formula One World Championship The 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 55th season of FIA Formula One racing. It commenced on 4 March 2001 and ended on 14 October after seventeen races. Michael Schumacher won the Drivers' title with a record margin of 58 points, a ...

that was not commercially released which featured multi-angles and footage from the defunct F1 Digital, a pay-per-view service which allowed the purchaser access to multiple camera shots, sessions and a choice to follow cars as the sessions progressed.

Gameplay

The game features all the drivers and tracks from the 2002 Formula One World Championship, but does not represent the replacement driver that featured in the real 2002 Formula One World Championship, therefore

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is not featured. Although the Arrows team collapsed after the

2002 German Grand Prix The 2002 German Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2002) was a Formula One motor race held on 28 July 2002 at Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was the twelfth round of the 2002 Formula On ...

in the real 2002 Formula One World Championship, players and AI can still drive Arrows cars in later Grands Prix in the game. This marked the first ever Formula One game to feature the Launch Control and Traction Control despite the system being introduced prior to the

2001 Spanish Grand Prix The 2001 Spanish Grand Prix (formally the XLIII Gran Premio Marlboro de Espana) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 April 2001 at the Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain. It was the fifth round of the 2001 Formula One season. The 65-lap r ...

Alcohol related tobacco sponsors

All related tobacco sponsors are censored: * Ferrari's Marlboro is completely censored. * Jaguar's Beck's is replaced by "Best's". * Williams' Veltins is replaced by the normal colour of the car. * McLaren's West is replaced by "David" and "Kimi" (just as in real life). * BAR's Lucky Strike is blocked out and replaced by "Look Alike". * Jordan's Benson & Hedges is replaced by a bar code. * Renault's Mild Seven is completely censored.

Errors and mistakes

* On the "Race Select" mode, the A1-Ring section wrongly mentioned the 2001 pole position driver was

Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (; born September 20, 1975) is a Colombian racing driver. He won the International F3000 championship in 1998, the CART FedEx Championship Series in 1999 in his debut year in the series, and the IMSA WeatherTech ...

(in the real life

Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher (; ; born 3 January 1969) is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, and Mercedes. Schumacher has a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Lewis ...

). * On the "Team Select" mode, the

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section pictured in wrong ''Red Bull Sauber Petronas'' logo instead of then-new logo.

Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the

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website

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. In Japan, ''

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'' gave it a score of 27 out of 40.

References

External links

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