r.a.s
My own experiences with F12K were totally disappointing. To say that the
frame rate stank on a PIII550 GeForce DDR and 256MB RAM is the
understatement of the *** year. Maybe I'm unlucky, but I feel my system
is fine as the wonderful SBK2000 runs at full detail with great game speed -
and this bike sim is in another class in terms of depth of graphic detail.
The return of F12K to EB within the permitted 10 days was as inevitable as a
Johnny Herbert race retirement.
The chart success of this game is undeniable. However, I feel this has more
to do with the current absence of a really top flight F1 sim and also the
ability of the FIA licence to shift boxes in the same way as FIFA does.
Things promise to get a bit more crowded in the next few weeks however. The
new Eidos game should hopefully boast a much better frame rate at the very
least.
The real deal will undoubtedly be GP3. However, how can we rely on release
dates that keep moving backwards? It will, I am sure be worth the wait - but
just how much longer will the wait be?
In the meantime, disappointing titles will continue to take the sales that
should belong to Microprose.