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File Date Source Title and comments
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-03-31 Edge (UK), "May 1994"
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-xx-xx 576 KByte (HU), "Március 1994"
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-04-08 Beep! MegaDrive (JP), "May 1994" "BE-Mega dog race"
The game description reads "An extenstive F1 racing game designed and production in cooperation with Fuji TV. Not only does it include a large amount of treasured film, every course is faithfully recreated. Supervised by Kazuhito Kawai."

Reviews consider the game appealing to F1 fans with its impressive cinematics and realism, but the gameplay is generally considered to be very bad. Game beginner girl 青山ようこ, who loves the opening, is the most lenient on the gameplay, simply saying it is for very skilled users, so it's a purchase to be wary of, but a game that has to be seen. Foreign game user OLIX光治 is an F1 fan who was severely disappointed by the jerky handling, but gives props for the idea of faithfully recreating the 1993 World Championship, suggesting it might have been better if it focused more on the simulation elements. Game mania group ハイローラーズ's ロ commends it for the surreal feeling of seeing so many real-world racers in the game (sans those whose contracts meant they had to be excluded) and finds the gameplay all the more disappointing for it, recommending gamers wait for a price drop. General game user ジャムおじさん thinks the in-game graphics look very bad compared to the Cinepak videos, but still communicates its authenticity. Settings, the screen layout and quick turns are good bits, while nitpicks include sound and processing failure when in tunnels.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 7/10   6/10   5/10   7/10
63
[Info]
1994-04-15 Famitsu (JP), "1994-04-29" "Cross review"
Actual ratings breakdown unknown, needs correcting when actual breakdown known.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 6.5/10
65
[Info]
1994-04-30 Hippon Super (JP), "June 1994" "TV game・broad-way"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 6/10
60
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-05-26 Edge (UK), "July 1994"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
4/10
40
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-06-08 MAN!AC (DE), "07/94"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 88% It's a Man!ac
88
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-06-16 Mega (UK), "July 1994"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 37%
37
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-06-16 Sega Pro (UK), "July 1994"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 90% Yo!
90
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-06-22 Mega Fun (DE), "07/94"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 84%
84
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-06-23 Mega Power (UK), "July 1994"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 92% Mega Blast
92
[Info]
1994-06-30 GamesMaster (UK), "July 1994"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
47%
47
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-0x-xx Joypad (FR), "Juillet/Août 1994"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 89%
89
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-07-07 Sega Power (UK), "August 1994"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 51%
51
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-08-xx Sega Magazine (UK), "September 1994"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 78%
78
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-0x-xx Todo Sega (ES), "Septiembre 1994"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
86%
86
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-09-07 Play Time (DE), "10/94"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
86%
86
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-09-15 Computer & Video Games (UK), "October 1994"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
63%
63
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-09-21 Mega Fun (DE), "10/94"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U 86% Gold Game
86
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-09-28 Video Games (DE), "10/94"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U 81% Classic
81
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-xx-xx Game Players (US), "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U 77%
77
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-0x-xx Mega Force (FR), "Septembre 1994" "Zapping"
As Beyond the Limits.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 71%
71
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-xx-xx Sega Megazone (AU), "October 1994"
Review
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55%
55
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-xx-xx VideoGames (US), "October 1994"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U 7/10
70
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-xx-xx GamePro (US), "November 1994" "The Sports Page"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U
Graphics: 3.5 Sound: 3 Gameplay: 3.5 FunFactor: 3.5
68
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-11-xx Games World: The Magazine (UK), "January 1995"
Review
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PAL 81%
81
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-1x-xx Joypad (FR), "Décembre 1994"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
89%
89
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-1x-xx Player One (FR), "Décembre 1994"
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
80%
80
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-xx-xx Gambler (PL), "12/1994"
Logo-pdf.svg 1995-08-08 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "September 1995" "Beep! MegaDrive readers final rating"
It continued up until then in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP).

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 8.3521/10
84
[Info]

References


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Music: Formula One World Championship 1993 Heavenly Symphony Vol. 1 (1994) | Formula One World Championship 1993 Heavenly Symphony Vol. 2 (1994)

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