F1 Championship Season 2000
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Developer(s) | Visual Science (PS) Image Space Incorporated (PC) EA Redwood Shores (PS2) Tiertex Design Studios (GBC) |
Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
Series | F1 |
Platform(s) | PlayStation, Windows, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color, Mac OS X |
Release | PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color Windows Mac OS X 25 November 2002 |
Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
F1 Championship Season 2000 is a racing video game based on the 2000 Formula One season, and was released by EA Sports for PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color, and Mac OS X.
The game features the 11 teams and 22 drivers which competed in the 2000 season (with the exception of Luciano Burti), a scenario mode, and 17 tracks. Cigarette and alcohol sponsors are replaced:
- Jordan's Benson & Hedges sponsorship is replaced by "Buzzin Hornets".
- Ferrari's Marlboro is replaced by an advertisement for Ferrari's 2nd world title.
- British American Racing's Lucky Strike is replaced by "Look Alike" with the logo blocked out.
- McLaren's West is replaced by "Mika" And "David".
- Prost's Gauloises is replaced with a bar code.
- Jaguar Racing's Beck's is replaced with "Best's".
- Benetton's Mild Seven is replaced by "Benetton".
Reception
Aggregator | Score | ||||
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GBC | Macintosh | PC | PS | PS2 | |
GameRankings | 67%[3] | N/A | 80%[4] | 75%[5] | 67%[6] |
Metacritic | N/A | N/A | 70/100[7] | 66/100[8] | 71/100[9] |
Publication | Score | ||||
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GBC | Macintosh | PC | PS | PS2 | |
CNET Gamecenter | N/A | N/A | 8/10[10] | 6/10[11] | 5/10[12] |
Computer Games Strategy Plus | N/A | N/A | 4/5[13] | N/A | N/A |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.33/10[14][a] |
EP Daily | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/10[15] | N/A |
Famitsu | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 28/40[16] |
Game Informer | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7.75/10[17] |
GameSpot | 6.7/10[18] | N/A | 8.6/10[19] | 8.4/10[20] | 7.5/10[21] |
GameSpy | N/A | N/A | 75%[22][23] | N/A | 75%[24] |
IGN | N/A | N/A | 9.2/10[25] | N/A | 7.9/10[26] |
MacLife | N/A | 4/5[27] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Macworld | N/A | 3.5/5[28] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Next Generation | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/5[29] |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.5/5[30] | 2.5/5[31] |
PC Gamer (US) | N/A | N/A | 90%[32] | N/A | N/A |
The PC, PlayStation, and PlayStation 2 versions received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[7][8][9] Chris Charla of NextGen was generally positive to the latter console version, praising the realistic driving model, detailed car models and damage, and AI, but criticized an assist mode as "poor" and called the graphics and some other visual effects as "unremarkable".[29] In Japan, where said console version was ported for release on 1 March 2001, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40.[16] Michael Lafferty of GameZone gave the PlayStation version seven out ot ten, and considered the title to be more restrictive in its fan-base than other racing games.[33]
Notes
- ^ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 6.5/10, 7/10, and 5.5/10.
References
- ^ "F1 Championship Season 2000". Chipsworld. Archived from the original on 31 January 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ IGN staff (20 December 2000). "F1 Championship Season 2000 Available Now". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "F1 Championship Season 2000 for Game Boy Color". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "F1 Championship Season 2000 for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "F1 Championship Season 2000 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "F1 Championship Season 2000 for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ a b "F1 Championship Season 2000 critic reviews (PC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b "F1 Championship Season 2000 critic reviews (PS)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b "F1 Championship Season 2000 critic reviews (PS2)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Goble, Gord (11 January 2001). "F1 Championship Season 2000 - PC Review". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 24 January 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Mahood, Andy (30 October 2000). "F1 Championship Season 2000 [EU Import] - PlayStation Review". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 4 December 2000. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Mahood, Andy (12 January 2001). "F1 Championship Season 2000 - PlayStation 2 Review". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 27 January 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Long, David J. (16 January 2001). "F1 Championship Season 2000". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on 4 March 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Sewart, Greg; Hager, Dean; Davison, John (March 2001). "F1 Championship Season 2001 [sic] (PS2)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 140. Ziff Davis. p. 114. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Sandhu, Mandip (22 November 2000). "F1 Championship Season 2000 (PSX) [EU Import]". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 November 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b "F1チャンピオンシップ シーズン2000 [PS2]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Paul (February 2001). "F1 Championship Season 2000 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 94. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on 24 February 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Provo, Frank (22 January 2001). "F1 Championship Season 2000 Review (GBC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 4 February 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Ajami, Amer (8 December 2000). "F1 Championship Season 2000 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Provo, Frank (23 October 2000). "F1 Championship Season 2000 Review (PS) [EU Import] [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Provo, Frank (21 December 2000). "F1 Championship Season 2000 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 23 January 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Husted, Scott B. (20 December 2000). "F1 Championship Season 2000 (PC)". SportPlanet. GameSpy Industries. Archived from the original on 19 February 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "SportPlanet Reviews -- Index A - I". GameSpy. GameSpy Industries. Archived from the original on 7 August 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Hiscock, Josh (10 March 2001). "F1 Championship Racing 2000 Season [sic]". PlanetPS2. GameSpy Industries. Archived from the original on 27 April 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Magruder, Randy (2 January 2001). "F1 Championship Season 2000 (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Magruder, Randy (20 December 2000). "F1 Championship Season 2000 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Lee, John (April 2003). "F1 Championship Season 2000". MacADDICT. No. 80. Future US. p. 60. Archived from the original on 18 October 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Cohen, Peter (17 April 2003). "The Game Room". Macworld. IDG Communications. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b Charla, Chris (March 2001). "F1 Championship Season 2000 (PS2)". NextGen. No. 75. Imagine Media. p. 80. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Davison, John (January 2001). "F1 Championship Season 2000 (PS)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 40. Ziff Davis. p. 137. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Davison, John (February 2001). "F1 Championship Season 2000 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 41. Ziff Davis. p. 88. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Mahood, Andy (March 2001). "F1 Championship [Season] 2000". PC Gamer. Vol. 8, no. 3. Imagine Media. p. 75. Archived from the original on 15 March 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Lafferty, Michael (29 January 2001). "F1 Championship Season 2000 (PSX)". GameZone. Archived from the original on 16 February 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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