Formula One Championship Edition
Category: PlayStation 3 Game
Console: PlayStation 3 (Download Emulator)
Developer: Studio Liverpool
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Series: Formula One
Genre: Sports
Mode: Single-player / Multiplayer
Region: US
Views: 2,589,385
Downloads: 1,385,232
Released: February 27, 2007
File Size: 7.6 GB
Rating: 4.3/5 (372 votes)
Formula One Championship Edition is a 2006 racing video game developed by Studio Liverpool and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is the final installment in the Formula One series, as Codemasters would pick up the license for their own F1 series.
The game is based on the early 2006 Formula One World Championship with 18 tracks, 11 teams and 22 drivers. Hence, Yuji Ide drives for Super Aguri when in reality he lost his super licence just 4 races into the '06 Formula One World Championship, and Franck Montagny, then later Sakon Yamamoto took his seat.
Other minor changes throughout the real 2006 Formula One World Championship are also not represented, therefore Pedro de la Rosa, Robert Kubica, Robert Doornbos, Franck Montagny and Sakon Yamamoto are not featured. Also, the Midland team are not re-branded as Spyker in later Grands Prix in the game.
In the career mode, players begin by running tests for one of three teams (Toro Rosso, Super Aguri or Midland F1) at either the Silverstone, Magny Cours or Catalunya circuits. The tests given vary between the teams. When the player successfully completes the tests, they are given the role of test driver or race driver, depending on how well the player performed in the test.
The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.
411Mania gave it an eight out of ten, praising the gameplay, graphics, customization and called it a "high-octane fun". The Sydney Morning Herald gave it three stars out of five, and was positive to the graphics and car handling.
