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                       ^2@1FORMULA ONE CHALLENGE.@
                           
                           ^1[2BY S. RENNOCK.[0

                               ^6[3LPD 44.[0

                          ^4[5REVIEWED BY SKIP.[0

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^6 Formula  One  Challenge is a management game based on the grand prix
^6championship.   When  you  first load the disk you come to an options
^6screen.  From here you can play the game, look at the instructions or
^6memory low instructions.

^1 Its a good idea to look at the instructions and note down the tables
^1it  has  in  it,such  as the tyre tables as you will need them.  When
^1playing  the  game you're asked if you want to play a saved game.  If
^1you  select no, you will then be asked to enter the amount of players
^1(up to 4 can play) and manager(s) names.

^2 Next  you  choose  the skill level (it's best to start off on poor),
^2then  you  are  asked which team (e.g:-Mclaren, Ferrari etc), engine,
^2tyres  and  driver  you  want  (when  buying  your  engine, tyres and
^2driver(s),  make  sure  you  don't spend over 1 million pounds or you
^2will be sacked).

 ^7 Now  you  have  your team, you go on to the main screen.  As well as
^7being  able  to  look at a wide range of statistics e.g:-career wins,
^7pole  positions,  best pitstop tables and career points, you can sort
^7out your team for the next race.

^6 You  can  find  out what tyres you will need by looking at a weather
^6report,  which type of suspension you need by examining the racetrack
^6details.You should also fill your engine with petrol and fill up your
^6pitcrews skills.

^1 Once  this  is  done you should be ready for the next race so, click
^1the  mouse and off into the qualifiers race you go.  If you find your
^1driver(s)  in the following list of 26 drivers you have qualified for
^1the  race,  if  not, don't worry, you will still have a chance in the
^1next race.

^2 Now off to the actual race.  On this screen the drivers are listed in
^2their  qualifying positions.  You will also see which lap the drivers
^2are  on,  each lap the positions table is updated showing the leaders
^2time and how far behind the other drivers are.

^7 During  the race a number of things could happen to any driver, such
^7as brake faliure, engine faliure, crashes where the driver retires or
^7rejoins  the  race,  spins  can also happen especially with the wrong
^7choice  of tyres.  During the race you may check up on your driver(s)
^7by keeping the left mousebutton depressed.  Once you do this the race
^7freezes  and  you  are  given  information  about the present weather
^7conditions,  the  amount  of  tyre  wear  and  tyre grip left on your
^7wheels.   It's  recommended that you shouldn't let the tyre grip fall
^7below 70%.

^6 If  your  sure you want to make a pit stop click on REQUEST PITSTOP.
^6Now  you  must  choose  the  type  of tyre you want and now comes the
^6reflexes bit.  All of a sudden a massive tyre, the size of the screen
^6comes  up,  you  have got to get the mouse pointer into the centre of
^6the  wheel and press the left mouse button to stop the pitstop timer.
^6However,  if  you  miss  the  tyre centre you will hear a higher tone
^6telling  you  that you've connected the nut on wrongly.  You will now
^6have  to  press the mouse button again to take the nut back off, then
^6press  again  to  try  again.   When you finally get it right you are
^6taken  back to the race screen and you will see your official pitstop
^6time.

^2 At  the  end  of  the race, the top 6 drivers (marked in a different
^2colour)  get  points.   The higher up the leaderboard you go the more
^2cash you will earn.  You then see the updated championship tables and
^2then  its  off  to  the MAIN OPTIONS SCREEN to get ready for the next
^2race.

 ^7The only problem I found was when I was trying to load/save the game
^7and  I was not used to the AMOS file selector.  First of all format a
^7disk  and name it, (default name of empty will do).  When you wish to
^7load/save  press  the load/save button, wait until the disk drive has
^7finished  its activity, put in your formatted disk, click on the file
^7name  (game1.fo)  with  the  right mouse button, and you will see the
^7name  of the disk in the direcory.  Click on this, type in a name for
^7your game, press return, and hey presto, your game is saved.  To load
^7put  your disk in, click on the disk name, and you will see a listing
^7of  your  saved game.  Click on the one you wish to play and continue
^7your saved game.

^1 In  my view, this game is easy to use with a lot of addiction in it,
^1and  is  well  worth the money (ONLY £3.50p).  S.  Rennocks should be
^1proud of himself.

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