<s>
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
97	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
Championship	O
Edition	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
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>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
1996	B-Application
video	O
game	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
and	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1997	O
Formula	O
One	O
World	O
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Formula	O
One	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
team	O
,	O
who	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
successful	O
Metropolis	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
97	I-Application
includes	O
all	O
the	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
season	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Portuguese	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
circuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
97	I-Application
supports	O
two-player	O
racing	O
through	O
a	O
split	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
97	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Psygnosis	O
announced	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
licensing	O
disagreement	O
with	O
the	O
Fédération	O
Internationale	O
de	O
l'Automobile	O
,	O
Formula	O
One	O
Administration	O
Ltd	O
,	O
and	O
Giss	O
Licensing	O
BV	O
,	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
97	I-Application
would	O
be	O
repackaged	O
and	O
re-released	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
title	O
and	O
without	O
the	O
official	O
Formula	O
One	O
logos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
97	I-Application
was	O
a	O
best-seller	O
in	O
the	O
UK	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>
Reviews	O
for	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
97	I-Application
were	O
overwhelmingly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
significant	O
jump	O
"	O
from	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
"	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
CE	O
is	O
so	O
much	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
world-class	O
simulation	O
that	O
offers	O
such	O
depth	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
think	O
most	O
other	O
racing	O
games	O
are	O
just	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
with	O
a	O
better	O
graphics	O
engine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
widely	O
applauded	O
the	O
comprehensive	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
licensing	O
,	O
numerous	O
car	O
setup	O
options	O
,	O
realistic	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
authentic	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
big	O
improvement	O
in	O
every	O
regard	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
graphics	O
engine	O
is	O
faster	O
,	O
running	O
at	O
25	O
fps	O
,	O
even	O
with	O
a	O
dozen	O
cars	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
idea	O
proved	O
popular	O
and	O
re-appeared	O
in	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
used	O
for	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
