<s>
World	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Teque	O
London	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Telegames	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
F1	O
Licenceware	O
's	O
1994	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
F1-Racer	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
licensed	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
add-on	O
after	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
,	O
who	O
merged	O
with	O
JT	O
Storage	O
in	O
a	O
reverse	O
takeover	O
prior	O
to	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
F1-Racer	O
and	O
originally	O
announced	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
World	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
went	O
almost	O
unreleased	O
after	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
discontinued	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
merged	O
with	O
JTS	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
Telegames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
and	O
dedicated	O
outlets	O
that	O
reviewed	O
it	O
after	O
being	O
released	O
very	O
late	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
low	O
framerate	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
Memory	B-Device
Track	I-Device
cartridge	B-Protocol
support	O
for	O
game	O
save	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
were	O
divided	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
Formula	O
One-style	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
F1-Racer	O
and	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
 '	O
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
maneuver	O
an	O
F1	O
car	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
artificially	B-Application
intelligent	I-Application
opponents	O
or	O
against	O
another	O
player	O
on	O
tracks	O
set	O
in	O
various	O
countries	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Britain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
starting	O
a	O
race	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
adjust	O
various	O
settings	O
on	O
the	O
options	O
screen	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
at	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
laps	O
,	O
automatic	O
or	O
manual	O
transmission	O
for	O
the	O
vehicle	O
,	O
control	O
configuration	O
,	O
and	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
while	O
progress	O
is	O
kept	O
via	O
a	O
password	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Memory	B-Device
Track	I-Device
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
offers	O
between	O
three	O
different	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
at	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
screen	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
featuring	O
support	O
for	O
two-player	O
split	O
screen	O
matches	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
adjust	O
their	O
vehicle	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
other	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
Single	O
Race	O
,	O
Championship	O
and	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
A	O
.	O
Briggs	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
previously	O
involved	O
on	O
various	O
titles	O
for	O
microcomputers	B-Architecture
such	O
as	O
Round	O
the	O
Bend	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
British	O
children	O
's	O
television	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
)	O
,	O
Sharkey	O
's	O
Moll	O
and	O
International	O
Truck	O
Racing	O
,	O
worked	O
as	O
the	O
sole	O
programmer	O
on	O
a	O
formula	B-Application
one	I-Application
racing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
titled	O
F1-Racer	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
F1	O
Licenceware	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
became	O
his	O
last	O
project	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
before	O
joining	O
with	O
Teque	O
London	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
World	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1997	O
,	O
Lee	O
Briggs	O
recounted	O
about	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
of	O
World	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
in	O
various	O
posts	O
at	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Interactive	O
forum	B-Application
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
claimed	O
that	O
Val	B-Application
d'Isère	I-Application
Skiing	I-Application
and	I-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
composer	O
Stephen	O
"	O
Steve	O
"	O
Morgan	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
Briggs	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
World	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
are	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
gouraud-shaded	B-Algorithm
polygon	B-General_Concept
models	O
and	O
environments	O
with	O
minimal	O
texture-mapping	O
,	O
while	O
featuring	O
two-dimensional	O
sprite-scaling	O
and	O
bitmap	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
for	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
environments	O
to	O
add	O
detail	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
techniques	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
changes	O
between	O
different	O
resolutions	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
for	O
the	O
opponents	O
was	O
created	O
on	O
another	O
platform	O
before	O
the	O
project	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
first	O
displayed	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
's	O
booth	O
during	O
the	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
1995	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
F1	O
Racer	O
on	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
format	O
,	O
which	O
showcased	O
different	O
visuals	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
at	O
Spring	O
ECTS	O
'	O
95	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
for	O
a	O
December	O
1995	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
internal	O
documents	O
from	O
Atari	O
listing	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
in	O
development	O
on	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
discontinue	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
platform	O
and	O
merge	O
with	O
JT	O
Storage	O
in	O
a	O
reverse	O
takeover	O
in	O
April	O
1996	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
game	O
almost	O
unreleased	O
until	O
Telegames	O
became	O
involved	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
worldwide	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
beta	O
build	O
of	O
World	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
defunct	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Sector	O
II	O
website	O
under	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
compilation	O
titled	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Extremist	O
Pack	O
#2	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
the	O
official	O
F1	O
license	O
before	O
being	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	O
Times	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
69%	O
with	O
positives	O
on	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
regard	O
the	O
game	O
superior	O
to	O
other	O
racing	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
like	O
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
and	O
Club	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
also	O
fairly	O
positive	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
though	O
considering	O
them	O
sub-par	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
