F1 Pole Position 2

Human Grand Prix II

Official title screen of F1 Pole Position 2 (Super Famicom version)
Developer(s) Human Entertainment[1]
Publisher(s)
Composer(s) Kouji Niikura[3]
Masamichi Yamazaki[3]
Series Human Grand Prix
Platform(s) Super Nintendo Entertainment System[1][4]
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Formula One racing[1]
Mode(s) Single-player
Rating(s)
  • CERO: n/a (not rated)
  • ESRB: n/a (not rated)
Media/distribution Super NES cartridge

F1 Pole Position 2 - known in Japan as Human Grand Prix II (ヒューマングランプリ2?, lit. "Human Grand Prix 2") - is the sequel to Human Grand Prix and the prequel to Human Grand Prix III: F1 Triple Battle‎.

Contents

Summary

General summary

Satoru Nakajima is introduced to the series as a hidden character that can be saved either of the two provided files.

This relationship would eventually continue until Human Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream Battle was released. Also, it is possible to edit the contracts for the engine manufacturers in addition to the individual players and their respective contracts. The engines in this game looks similar to Human Grand Prix III and Human Grand Prix IV. Licensing was possible by Fuji Television and FOCA. World Grand Prix mode allows the player to re-enact the 1993 season. Battle mode allows for a single race to take place against up to 13 CPU-controlled players. Finally, time attack mode allows players to practice on the tracks. There is a guiding arrow for turns that allow players to correct judge how much pressure that he or she can put on the turns.

This feature would eventually be used in other Human Grand Prix games.

Drivers and teams

Team Driver
Williams F1 Team Damon Hill
Williams F1 Team Alain Prost
Tyrrell Racing Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell Racing Andrea De Cesaris
Benetton Formula Michael Schumacher
Benetton Formula Riccardo Patrese
McLaren Racing Michael Andretti
McLaren Racing Mika Häkkinen
Footwork Racing Derek Warwick
Footwork Racing Aguri Suzuki
Scuderia Ferrari Jean Alesi
Scuderia Ferrari Gerhard Berger
Sauber Karl Wendlinger
Sauber Jyrki Järvilehto

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Release information". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/571016.html. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  2. ^ Human Grand Prix II at superfamicom.org
  3. ^ a b Composer information at SNES Music
  4. ^ ヒューマン・グランプリ2 at super-famicom.jp (Japanese)