F-1 Live Information (F1 Live Information) *VGC* by Sega
Saturn  |  Jap  |   1 Player   |   Driving/Racing
F-1 Live Information (F1 Live Information)
By Sega
GS-9035
4974365090357

After the release of Gran Turismo, Sega admitted that the public needed more than quick arcade conversions with just a couple of tracks, and hence Sega Rally 2 on Dreamcast, although rushed, showed that they were serious about this. F-1 Live Information was released before GT, and is a perfect example of the product that Sega USED to release. An F-1 license, but with only 6 tracks? That sort of thing would NEVER happen now, but so what? It's all about the feel and the gameplay and F-1 Live Information is absolutely superb. Made exclusively for the Saturn, the gameplay is pure Sega, with more than just a touch of Virtua Racing to the handling characteristics, and being a 'proper' F1 game, there's a lot more to it than there is to VR. For example, tyre wear takes effect after a number of laps and is affected by the way you drive, so you really need to think about how to play the game, and when to pit in, but when the tyres do start to wear the car starts to gain an amazing slidey feel which is great fun! You might not be going fast, but it feels awesome. The 'Live Information' part of the title comes from the game having full running commentary through each race, and you can even press a button which opens up a little window giving TV-style coverage of the most exciting events. It's all in Japanese, and does slow the frame rate down, but it sure is fun to watch and listen to! The Western release of the game didn't have this feature and it really was sorely missed. For some strange reason, the Western versions, especially the Pal version, did not seem to play as well. It might just be the drop in framerate to 25FPS for the PAL release, but I think there might have been more to it than just that.

It may be old school Sega in terms of absolute content but with pure Sega gameplay... great stuff!

Overall very good condition but see pictures for details: ACTUAL ITEM PICTURED. Note that we only ever crop our photos. We never enhance/retouch them!
2nd Hand £10.00 inc. VAT (No ex. VAT price available) Buy me!