The music too does a fine job of enhancing the overall package but as it only plays during the menus it never gets the opportunity to irritate you when you're actually playing the game.Īt its most basic level Career Challenge offers two different ways to tackle the racing action: Quick Race and Career. The commentator is still both chatty and informative as you race around the track although like last time he does tend to sound a little bored occasionally. The engine noises are still well up to scratch with the sound effects altering as you travel over different terrain. There's been little improvement from the last version of F1 although as the saying goes 'if it ain't broke - don't fix it'. In fact the interface with the game and variety of on-screen options is so intuitive that you'll hardly ever need to glance at the manual. Finally the overall presentation or the interface demonstrates that unlike a lot of the F1 titles out there EA have obviously spent some time on making what occasionally appears more complicated that a physics degree really rather simple. Motion capture has been used extensively throughout Career Challenge and although it is hardly needed with the various F1 cars it does allow the Pit Crews to look more realistic when they're changing tires, cleaning your windscreen or celebrating a win. Also still evident are the effects of the traitorous weather conditions and the mere sight of the rain pounding down on the racetrack should have you taking the bends with extreme caution before you realize just how slippery the road surface has become. Those who've played the 2002 version will notice little improvement although this is not a department that could be criticized much anyway and it's the smaller details such as lens flare and helmet reflections that really separate this from the rest of the pack. Visually Career Challenge is really quite special with an incredible level of detail and a frame rate that never compromises the gameplay. The most important question for all those gamers who actually shelled out for the last version must be 'is it worth upgrading?' Read on and see what we thought. Career Challenge is definitely on the realist side of the fence and with EA churning out F1 inspired titles for some time now this latest offering seems to have arrived only months after the 2002 version. Titles such as Driven, Pro Rally, The Italian Job and Burnout have covered almost all the genre from pure simulation to all out ridiculous arcade car crash modes with little doubt that more of the same will hit the platform Q4. One thing that the GameCube has plenty of is racing titles although not all have been particularly playable or enjoyable despite their initial promise.
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