Formula One '04 is a video game that was developed by SCEE Studio Liverpool and was published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
The game was launched exclusively on the PlayStation 2 home gaming console from Sony.
It arrived during the month of July 2004, when the F1 season was already in progress.
The game was classed as being a Formula One simulation that can be played from either a first- or a third-person perspective, with all the content in the game being based on licenses from the FIA.
The game is the first one in the series that has the new circuits in China and in Bahrain.
CHEATS
All cars
Enter RETROF1 as a name.
UNLOCKABLES
Jordan 191 car
Win a season in arcade mode.
Lotus 72E car
Win a season in simulation mode.
Renault RE20 car
Win the championship in career mode.
Williams FW14B car
Win a race in arcade mode.
Alternate introduction sequence
Get an entry in the top ten lap times in time attack mode.
GAMEPLAY HINTS
Control car preview
When previewing a car, use the Analog-sticks to turn the wheels.
Names on B.A.R.-Honda car
During replays, you can change the camera so you are looking out of the back, through the rear wing assembly. On the B.A.R-Honda car, you will notice what looks like lines of text written on the left hand wing element.
Although not completely clear in the game, this is an accurate recreation of a complete list of all of the members of staff who work for B.A.R-Honda with names such as Jenson Button and Takuma Sato (the drivers of the season), along with people such as Anthony Davidson (test driver), David Richards (team principal for the 2004 season), Geoff Willis (B.A.R technical director), Jock Clear (Takuma Sato's race engineer), and others.