<s>
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
GP4	O
is	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Geoff	O
Crammond	O
's	O
development	O
studio	O
Simergy	O
and	O
Infogrames	O
 '	O
Chippenham	O
development	O
studio	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
2001	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
season	O
,	O
GP4	O
is	O
a	O
huge	O
graphical	O
and	O
physics	O
upgrade	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
3	I-Application
which	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
4	I-Application
featured	O
a	O
heavily	O
revised	O
graphics	O
engine	O
and	O
updated	O
physics	O
,	O
including	O
wet	O
weather	O
driving	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
multiplayer	O
internet	O
gameplay	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
locked	O
framerate	O
and	O
CPU-heavy	O
graphics	O
were	O
still	O
a	O
big	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
despite	O
a	O
completely	O
revised	O
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
launched	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
compensate	O
for	O
this	O
,	O
some	O
third	O
party	O
programmers	O
addressed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
remaining	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
enhancements	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
updated	O
rules	O
of	O
the	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
brand	O
's	O
exclusive	O
licensing	O
deal	O
for	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
games	O
rules	O
out	O
an	O
update	O
with	O
official	O
stats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
had	O
been	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
2002	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
cancelled	O
in	O
October	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
2002	O
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
2003	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
called	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
4	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
racing	O
games	O
in	O
years	O
past	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
on	O
PC	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Rally	B-Device
Trophy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
