EA Sports F1 series

EA Sports F1 series
Logo for last game in series, F1 Challenge '99-'02
Developer(s)	Image Space Incorporated Visual Science
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Designer(s)	Image Space Incorporated Visual Science
Platform(s)	Windows, Macintosh, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance
Release date(s)	2003
Genre(s)	Sim racing
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer, Career mode, online

The EA Sports F1 series consists of five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. The games were released annually between 2000 and 2003, stopped selling, then continued in 2006. They were developed by Image Space Incorporated (PC) and Visual Science (Console Versions).

Gameplay

The Formula One games have a variety of 'driving aids' options that can be tailored to the users' own tastes. Thus, in terms of car handling, the game can play either as an arcade racer or a driving simulation. The game also has a bunch of hidden options. Any experimented user could activate these and optimize vehicle physics for a better racing simulation experience.

F1 Challenge '99-'02

After losing the official F1 license from Formula One Administration Ltd. to a multi-year exclusive licensing contract between FOA and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (publishers of the competing Formula One series on PlayStation/PlayStation 2), ISI developed their final release hitting stores in 2003.

Because of the progressing potential of the game engine, all cars models, mechanics and textures were made from scratch for its release, in order of make them more realistic and adaptable for less powerful PCs. Also, all the tracks were created specifically for each season, resembling the real circuits.

The use of simple text files for track, drivers and cars physics parameters led to gradually make F1C as it is known, into a powerful 3D racing platform which saw from year 2003 onwards the release of mods from independent developers who posted their work for free in their web sites tuning not only cars physics, but circuit physics and of course release every time track dependent liveries and 3D models for the cars.

F1 Career Challenge

F1 Career Challenge
Developer(s)	Image Space Incorporated Visual Science
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Platform(s)	Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube
Release date(s)	Mid 2003

F1 Career Challenge is the console version of F1 Challenge '99-'02. It is the first F1 game which has a career mode. It is based on four seasons: the 1999 Formula One season, the 2000 Formula One season, the 2001 Formula One season and the 2002 Formula One season.

Titles

EA Sports F1 2000, released early 2000 on PC and PS
F1 Championship Season 2000, released late 2000 on PC, PS, PS2, Macintosh, and Game Boy Color
EA Sports F1 2001, released late 2001 on PC, PS2 and Xbox
EA Sports F1 2002, released mid-2002 on PC, PS2, Xbox, GameCube and GBA
F1 Challenge '99-'02, released mid-2003 on PC. Released as F1 Career Challenge on PS2, Xbox and GameCube

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Games based on the Formula One Championship

1970s	F-1 (arcade game) Monaco GP (arcade game)

1980s	F-1 Race Formula One Grand Prix Circuit Grand Prix Manager Taito Grand Prix: Eikou heno License World Grand Prix Pole Position Pole Position II TX-1 Chequered Flag Continental Circus Final Lap F-1 Dream F-1 Pilot Al Unser Jr.'s Turbo Racing F-1 Spirit Tail to Nose Super Monaco GP Winning Run

1990s	Formula One: Built to Win Overtake Final Lap 2 Final Lap 3 F1 Grand Prix: Nakajima Satoru Satoru Nakajima F-1 Hero 2 Satoru Nakajima F-1 Hero GB World Championship '91 F-1 Hero MD Super F-1 Hero Nakajima Satoru F-1 Hero '94 F1 Super License: Nakajima Satoru Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II F1 ROC: Race of Champions F1 ROC II: Race of Champions F-1 Sensation Aguri Suzuki F-1 Super Driving Final Stretch Michael Andretti's World GP Grand Prix Manager Grand Prix Manager 2 Grand Prix 2 F1 Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing Fastest 1 F1 Challenge Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit F1 Pole Position F1 Pole Position 2 Human Grand Prix III: F1 Triple Battle Human Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream Battle F1 Pole Position 64 Formula One Grand Prix F1 Circus series F1 Circus Formula 1 Formula 1 97 Formula 1 98 Formula One 99 F1 Racing Simulation Racing Simulation 2 Grand Prix Legends Monaco Grand Prix F-1 Grand Prix F-1 World Grand Prix F-1 World Grand Prix II

2000s	EA Sports F1 series (F1 Challenge, F1 Career Challenge) Grand Prix World F1 Racing Championship RS3: Racing Simulation 3 GP Challenge Formula One 2000 Grand Prix 3 Grand Prix 4 Formula One 2001 Formula One Arcade Formula One 2002 Grand Prix Challenge Formula One 2003 Formula One 04 Formula One 05 F1 Grand Prix Formula One 06 Formula One Championship Edition F1 2009

2010s	F1 2010 F1 2011 F1 2012 F1 Race Stars F1 2013 F1 2014 F1 2015

Video games developed by Image Space Incorporated

Sim racing	Sports Car GT (1999) F1 2000 (2000) F1 Championship Season 2000 (2000) F1 2001 (2001) F1 2002 (2002) NASCAR Thunder 2003 (2002) F1 Challenge '99-'02 (2003) NASCAR Thunder 2004 (2003) rFactor (2005) Superleague Formula 2009: The Game (2009) rFactor 2 (2013)

Other	Zone Raiders (1995) Shadowgate Rising (cancelled)

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