<s>
is	O
a	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
actual	O
race	O
car	O
and	O
Ferrari	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
AM2	O
division	O
of	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Naomi	O
Multiboard	O
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
home	O
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
under	O
the	O
names	O
F355	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
:	I-Application
Passione	I-Application
Rossa	I-Application
and	O
respectively	O
for	O
both	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
model	O
of	O
car	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
Ferrari	B-Application
F355	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three-screen	O
cabinet	O
version	O
also	O
features	O
an	O
H-shaped	O
gear	O
stick	O
and	O
three	O
foot	O
pedals	O
,	O
and	O
presents	O
a	O
tough	O
challenge	O
to	O
any	O
player	O
who	O
decides	O
to	O
use	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
uses	O
a	O
real-time	O
"	O
Magic	O
Weather	O
"	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
Shenmue	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
link	O
cable	O
play	O
for	O
direct	O
competition	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
servers	O
for	O
F355	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
are	O
now	O
offline	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
website	O
has	O
gone	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
featuring	O
Genki	O
Hitomi	O
and	O
Minoru	O
Niihara	O
that	O
mimics	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
1980s	O
hard	O
rock/heavy	O
metal	O
which	O
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
a	O
radio	O
station	O
format	O
during	O
gameplay	O
(	O
some	O
music	O
was	O
later	O
reused	O
for	O
another	O
AM2	O
game	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
these	O
circuits	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
either	O
finishing	O
in	O
certain	O
positions	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
race	O
or	O
championship	O
,	O
driving	O
over	O
a	O
certain	O
cumulative	O
distance	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
entering	O
a	O
password	O
in	O
a	O
revealable	O
password	O
entry	O
screen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
tracks	O
were	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
F355	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
2	O
:	O
International	O
Course	O
Edition	O
arcade	O
machine	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Passione	O
Rossa	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Ferrari	B-Application
F355	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
arcade	O
version	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Coin-op	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
Edge	O
Awards	O
2000	O
,	O
while	O
Passione	O
Rossa	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
Le	I-Application
Mans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
4th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
SSX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
