Formula One 2002 (video game)

Formula One 2002 is a racing video game developed by SCE Studio Liverpool and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for PlayStation 2. It is a sequel to the 2001 video game Formula One 2001 and was based on the 2002 Formula One World Championship.

This article is about the Psygnosis/Sony video game. For the EA Sports video game, see F1 2002 (video game).
Formula One 2002
Developer(s)SCE Studio Liverpool
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
SeriesFormula One
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • EU: 1 November 2002
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The first issues of this game came with a DVD of the 2001 Formula One World Championship 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 drivers that featured in the real 2002 Formula One World Championship, therefore Anthony Davidson is not featured. Also, the Arrows team collapsed after the 2002 German Grand Prix in the real 2002 Formula One World Championship, although 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 despite the system being introduced prior to the 2001 Spanish Grand Prix.

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CVG6/10[2]
Eurogamer6/10[3]
Famitsu27/40[4]
GamesMaster67%[5]
OPM (UK)8/10[6]
PSM368%[7]

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.[4]

References
  1. "Formula One 2002 (ps2: 2002): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. "PS2 Review: Formula One 2002". Computer and Video Games. Future plc. 2002.
  3. Reed, Kristan (31 October 2002). "Formula One 2002". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. "フォーミュラワン 2002 [PS2]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. "Formula One 2002". GamesMaster. Future plc. 2002.
  6. "Formula One 2002". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. Future plc. 2002.
  7. "Review: Formula One 2002". PSM2. Future plc. 2002.
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