<s>
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1995	O
Formula	O
One	O
World	O
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
allows	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
either	O
head-to-head	O
or	O
with	O
other	O
computer	O
cars	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
contains	O
17	O
tracks	O
,	O
13	O
teams	O
and	O
35	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
two	O
players	O
are	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
the	O
link	O
cable	O
setup	O
(	O
where	O
players	O
would	O
connect	O
two	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
together	O
with	O
two	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
both	O
Simtek	O
cars	O
,	O
thus	O
creating	O
a	O
field	O
of	O
26	O
drivers	O
on	O
any	O
course	O
after	O
Monaco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
track	O
models	O
in	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
were	O
modelled	O
from	O
surveyors	O
 '	O
track	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
started	O
with	O
wire-frame	B-Algorithm
models	I-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
track	O
data	O
,	O
then	O
exported	O
these	O
from	O
their	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
workstations	O
to	O
a	O
custom	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
track	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Psygnosis	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
,	O
development	O
team	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
opted	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
3D	O
engine	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
utilizing	O
the	O
one	O
from	O
the	O
Psygnosis	O
hits	O
Wipeout	B-Application
and	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
reduce	O
demand	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
processor	O
without	O
significantly	O
reducing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
programmed	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
method	O
so	O
that	O
when	O
a	O
car	O
reaches	O
a	O
certain	O
distance	O
away	O
,	O
it	O
switches	O
from	O
its	O
normal	O
high-detail	O
model	O
(	O
composed	O
of	O
440	O
to	O
450	O
polygons	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
car	O
)	O
to	O
a	O
low-detail	O
model	O
composed	O
of	O
only	O
90	O
to	O
100	O
polygons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Probe	O
Software	O
started	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worldwide	O
sales	O
across	O
all	O
computer	O
and	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
surpassed	O
1.7	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
August	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
reasonably	O
well-received	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
generally	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
realistic	O
handling	O
and	O
real-world	O
Formula	O
One	O
elements	O
make	O
it	O
an	O
ideal	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
hardcore	O
racing	O
fan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	O
Mowatt	O
wrote	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
fluidity	O
of	O
the	O
animations	O
were	O
not	O
that	O
realistic	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
a	O
real	O
race	O
car	O
would	O
handle	O
"	O
,	O
GamePros	O
Air	O
Hendrix	O
praised	O
the	O
detailed	O
cars	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
but	O
complained	O
of	O
break-up	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
hailed	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
leap	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
wave	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
high-octane	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Next	O
Generation	O
summarised	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
its	O
exquisite	O
graphics	O
,	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
challenges	O
,	O
and	O
startling	O
amount	O
of	O
depth	O
,	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
is	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
changes	O
everything	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
sell	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
fans	O
and	O
unconverted	O
gamers	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
provides	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
87.75	O
%	O
based	O
on	O
4	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
