<s>
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
99	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Studio	O
33	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
1998	B-Application
video	O
game	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
98	I-Application
and	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1999	O
Formula	O
One	O
World	O
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
disappointment	O
of	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
split	O
with	O
Visual	O
Science	O
,	O
Psygnosis	O
hired	O
Studio	O
33	O
to	O
develop	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
99	I-Application
,	O
after	O
their	O
successful	O
development	O
of	O
Newman/Haas	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
arcade	O
mode	O
that	O
had	O
featured	O
in	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
widely	O
praised	O
as	O
an	O
overwhelming	O
improvement	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
1998	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
put	O
the	O
series	O
back	O
on	O
track	O
after	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
debacle	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
top	O
gameplay	O
and	O
a	O
true	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
99	I-Application
has	O
great	O
control	O
and	O
enough	O
settings	O
to	O
keep	O
any	O
longtime	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
Formula	O
One	O
series	O
glued	O
to	O
the	O
TV	O
for	O
quite	O
some	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Welcome	O
to	O
the	O
best	O
F1	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
