''Official Formula 1 Racing'' is a

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developed by Lankhor and published by

Eidos Interactive Square Enix Limited (formerly Domark Limited and Eidos Interactive Limited) is a British subsidiary of the Japanese video game company Square Enix, acting as their European publishing arm. The company formerly owned ''Tomb Raider'', which was in ...

in 1999. A sequel to the game, called ''

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'' (the 1999 version), was released in 1999–2000.

Reception

The game received average reviews according to the

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website

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. ''

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'' said that ''Official Formula 1 Racing'' achieved a success either as an arcade racer or as a serious simulation. '' CNET Gamecenter'' gave it an unfavorable review almost a month before its release date. Adam Pavlacka of '' NextGen'' gave the positive review, but considered the title as not groundbreaking or exciting.

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* 1999 video games Cancelled PlayStation (console) games Eidos Interactive games Formula One video games Lankhor games Racing video games Video games developed in France Windows games Windows-only games {{racing-videogame-stub