<s>
Monaco	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
:	O
Racing	B-Application
Simulation	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
just	O
Monaco	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
one	I-Application
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Racing	B-Application
Simulation	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
World	O
Championship	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
licence	O
to	O
use	O
drivers	O
names	O
,	O
official	O
cars	O
,	O
etc	O
;	O
the	O
developers	O
instead	O
acquired	O
the	O
Automobile	O
Club	O
de	O
Monaco	O
licence	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
licence	O
to	O
use	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
's	O
official	O
sponsors	O
;	O
Schweppes	O
and	O
Castrol	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
helping	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
authenticity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
unrelated	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
F1	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
Simulation	I-Application
,	O
it	O
features	O
17	O
authentic	O
tracks	O
,	O
11	O
teams	O
and	O
cars	O
with	O
their	O
22	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telemetry	O
is	O
stored	O
and	O
analysed	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
way	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
physics	O
are	O
modelled	O
to	O
be	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unnamed	O
reviewer	O
of	O
Next	O
Generation	O
gave	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
praising	O
gameplay	O
,	O
number	O
of	O
tracks	O
and	O
cars	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
physics	O
and	O
two	O
player	O
screen-mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Chris	O
Carla	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
magazine	O
(	O
now	O
labeled	O
NextGen	O
)	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
solid	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
title	O
Speed	O
Devils	O
was	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
same	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
,	O
and	O
26	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pete	O
Wilton	O
of	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
;	O
although	O
criticising	O
minor	O
game	O
's	O
issues	O
,	O
he	O
called	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
better	O
than	O
F1	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
but	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	B-Application
latter	I-Application
's	I-Application
previous	I-Application
title	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
import	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
criticing	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
without	O
some	O
enhancements	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
each	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
with	O
Brad	O
Cook	O
saying	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
give	O
this	O
game	O
a	O
higher	O
rating	O
than	O
I	O
thought	O
I	O
would	O
simply	O
because	O
I	O
know	O
it	O
will	O
appeal	O
to	O
its	O
intended	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
those	O
gamers	O
who	O
do	O
themselves	O
an	O
injustice	O
by	O
adamantly	O
shouting	O
there	O
is	O
only	O
one	O
viable	O
golf	O
simulation	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
strict	O
,	O
narrow	O
mindset	O
,	O
so	O
to[o]	O
will	O
racing	O
fans	O
unwilling	O
to	O
experience	O
alternatives	O
in	O
the	O
Formula	O
1	O
racing	O
genre	O
"	O
;	O
while	O
Jonathan	O
Sutyak	O
was	O
positive	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
early	O
review	O
Boba	O
Fatt	O
of	O
GamePro	O
called	O
the	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
the	O
slowpoke	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
superhighway.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Vicious	O
Sid	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
Sim	O
fans	O
dying	O
for	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
the	O
daunting	O
F1	O
World	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
will	O
likely	O
flock	O
to	O
Monaco	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
more	O
accessible	O
Rush	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
USA	I-Application
remains	O
the	O
best	O
choice	O
for	O
armchair	O
drivers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Air	O
Hendrix	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
one	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
the	O
white	O
flag	O
drops	O
,	O
Monaco	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
has	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
under	O
its	O
hood	O
than	O
Flag	B-Application
to	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
–	O
but	O
that	O
also	O
means	O
ih	O
as	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
sim-style	O
realism	O
to	O
contend	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iBot	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
in	O
another	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
the	O
many	O
different	O
race	O
games	O
geared	O
for	O
several	O
different	O
audiences	O
coming	O
out	O
at	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
launch	O
,	O
Monaco	O
is	O
geared	O
towards	O
the	O
serious	O
racing	O
enthusiasts	O
,	O
while	O
more	O
fun	O
can	O
quickly	O
be	O
had	O
with	O
Sega	O
Sports	O
 '	O
Flag	O
to	O
Flag.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jes	O
Bickham	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
87%	O
,	O
while	O
Cam	O
Shea	O
of	O
Hyper	O
gave	O
it	O
83%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
months	O
before	O
its	O
U.S.	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Jackson	O
Goethe-Snape	O
of	O
Hyper	O
gave	O
it	O
79%	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
while	O
Eliot	O
Fish	O
gave	O
it	O
80%	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
1999	O
"	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Dirt	B-Application
Track	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
Racing	B-Application
Simulation	I-Application
:	I-Application
Monaco	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Germany	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
just	O
known	O
as	O
Racing	B-Application
Simulation	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
