''Grand Prix Challenge'' is a

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developed by Australian developer Infogrames Melbourne House and published by

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for

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. It was released in Europe on 22 November 2002, and was officially licensed by

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. It was later released on 28 February 2003 in New Zealand and Australia, 3 March in North America and 22 May in Japan. The game features all the drivers, cars and circuits from the

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. Australian developer

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also supplied the art for the Silverstone ( UK), Magny-Cours (

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) and Montreal (

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) racing tracks. Cars in the game are made of around 17,000 polygons.

Game modes

There are 4 levels of AI to compete against, variable weather conditions, fuel usage, tire wear, interactive pitstops and various car setups. * ''Time Trial'' * ''Single Grand Prix'' (practice/qualifying/warm-up/race) * ''Championship'' (competing in a 17-race season to become FIA Formula One World Champion) * ''Grand Prix Challenge'' (series of 10 mini-championships which increase in difficulty each time) * ''Multiplayer'' (2-player splitscreen)

Reception

The game received "generally favourable reviews" according to the

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. In Japan, ''

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

References

External links

* {{Formula One games 2002 video games Atari games Infogrames games Video games developed in Australia PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 2-only games Racing video games Formula One video games Multiplayer and single-player video games