<s>
F1	B-Application
ROC	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Race	I-Application
of	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1993	O
racing	B-Device
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SETA	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
F1	B-Application
ROC	I-Application
:	I-Application
Race	I-Application
of	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
,	O
and	O
similarly	O
features	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
licensing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
mostly	O
like	O
the	O
first	O
F1	O
ROC	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
system	O
of	O
handling	O
that	O
greatly	O
resembles	O
later	O
F-ZERO	B-Application
games	O
;	O
normal	O
turning	O
is	O
'	O
ice'-like	O
,	O
and	O
tapping	O
the	O
accelerator	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
'	O
boost	O
turning	O
 '	O
in	O
F-ZERO	B-Application
)	O
corrects	O
the	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
career	O
structure	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
simply	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
season	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
F1	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
or	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
:	I-Application
Built	I-Application
to	I-Application
Win	I-Application
;	O
starting	O
from	O
smaller	O
local	O
races	O
,	O
one	O
progresses	O
through	O
the	O
Group	O
C	O
division	O
,	O
Formula	O
3000	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
player	O
reaches	O
the	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
part	O
,	O
things	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
becomes	O
more	O
punishing	O
:	O
hitting	O
obstacles	O
,	O
frequent	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
pit	O
stop	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
careless	O
mistakes	O
will	O
destroy	O
championship	O
hopes	O
just	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
of	O
F1	O
ROC	O
II	O
features	O
the	O
ST010	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
µPD96050	I-Device
)	O
DSP	B-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
general	O
functions	O
and	O
for	O
handling	O
the	O
intelligence	B-Application
of	O
the	O
computer	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chip	O
presumably	O
allowed	O
computer-controlled	O
drivers	O
to	O
perform	O
realistically	O
aggressive	O
maneuvers	O
,	O
emulating	O
the	O
speed	O
and	O
accuracy	O
of	O
real	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
drivers	O
,	O
considered	O
a	O
rarity	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
chip	O
's	O
program	O
ROM	O
was	O
eventually	O
extracted	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
found	O
that	O
only	O
a	O
fraction	O
of	O
the	O
chip	O
's	O
space	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
these	O
specific	O
instructions	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
algorithms	O
themselves	O
were	O
relatively	O
simple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
acknowledged	O
F1	O
ROC	O
II	O
's	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
smooth	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
innovative	O
mechanics	O
fueled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
custom	O
DSP	B-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
,	O
but	O
rated	O
the	O
overall	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
only	O
above-average	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
poor	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
detail	O
in	O
the	O
car	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
