<s>
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
98	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Visual	O
Science	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
exclusively	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
1997	B-Application
video	O
game	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
97	I-Application
and	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1998	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
World	O
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
departure	O
of	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
,	O
Psygnosis	O
offered	O
Reflections	O
Interactive	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
develop	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
pulled	O
out	O
to	O
make	O
Driver	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
then	O
rushed	O
for	O
release	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
race	O
of	O
the	O
1998	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
World	O
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
16	O
official	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
circuits	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1998	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
World	O
Championship	O
plus	O
2	O
hidden	O
tracks	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
with	O
cheat	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
teams	O
and	O
drivers	O
that	O
competed	O
in	O
the	O
1998	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
World	O
Championship	O
,	O
although	O
like	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
97	I-Application
,	O
Jacques	O
Villeneuve	O
's	O
name	O
and	O
image	O
are	O
not	O
featured	O
due	O
to	O
him	O
copyrighting	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
refers	O
to	O
him	O
as	O
'	O
Williams	O
Driver	B-Application
1	I-Application
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Power	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
69%	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
Psygnosis	O
have	O
managed	O
to	O
cock	O
up	O
the	O
one	O
uncockupable	O
licence	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
far	O
worse	O
than	O
both	O
F1	B-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	B-Application
F1	I-Application
game	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
1999	O
,	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
98	I-Application
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>
