Noooooooooo!  I was waiting for the re-release because it looked so cool… but I despise everything to do with the street-racer theme.  Never will buy it now, unless used.  *sigh*

Yeah, maybe Asmodee was unaware of the fatalities caused by street races recently in the U.S.  Maybe not the most appropriate theme at this time.

Drifting makes me think about anime series Initial D. Perhaps that’s where the D comes from ;-)

The box cover looks promising, and the addition of drivers sounds great.  But one of the drivers is an anime looking chick with wolf ears?  I think I’ll pass.

Cartoony and changing to street racing?  Wow, how much more can they mess up this great game?

It definitely looks like they’re going for a younger demographic.

Obviously they are going for the Need for Speed crowd with this. I am actually quiet excited about this. Would it have been a straight reprint, I wouldn’t have bothered looking at it, because the original game and about 30 race tracks are sitting in my collection (half of them never played). But with the new theme, the anime looks and the rule gimmicks this is a whole new game. Less puristic than Formula De, probably not living up to the former standards (though we will have to see about that) but for me it looks like Formula De’s fun, lighthearted and casual little brother.

Seems like they tried fixing something that didn’t need fixing. I’m all for better artwork though!

Concerning the title: The original edition was called “Formula D”, The “e” was added for the Eurogameversion. Asmodee is just going retro.
I just hope the game is compatible to the older tracks.

Man oh man am I glad I have the original...then again this one might turn out better than it looks, it’s just that I’m not sure what the anime inspired look is supposed to add…

That card looks like a cross between the old cartoons Josie and the Pussy Cats and The Wacky Races.  I’m not entirely sure that is a good thing…

"I’m not sure what the anime inspired look is supposed to add… “

Asmodee is a French company. If you look into French comics, you will instantly see that this look is wildly popular in France and I guess they hope to sell more copies that way.

I never was a fan of the original artwork. This artwork is cleaner, which is better, but I’m not to sure about the changes either.

Thanks for the info Surya. Sometimes it’s easy to forget the cultural impact on boardgames.

Take 4F (Funny Friends by Friedemann Friese):

Much of the game’s cards were reworked when translated for the American market; just because many of the ideas were so Euro-centric.

I had no idea that this look was popular in France...it’s a wonder Bruno hasn’t chimed in on this change; I’ll be interested to hear what he has to say :)

Take 4F (Funny Friends by Friedemann Friese):

Much of the game’s cards were reworked when translated for the American market; just because many of the ideas were so Euro-centric.
Based on the comparisons that I have seen between some of the German cards and the American edition cards, I would say the American ones were tamed down as opposed to changed from Euro-centric :-)

Man, did I get caught in a time warp where it’s really April first?

Hi

I know this is late (I’ve just joined)but I’d like to add my bit to this discussion. If you read the description to the game, it is about Formula One racing. Asmodee has also added the Street Racing element to give it some variety for those who want it, not everyone likes F1. Remember that it is just a game and considering the remake of films like Deathrace 2000, there are a lot of people out there for whom the street racing theme is popular.

As to the title, the original was Formula Dé (with an accent over the E). Dé is French for dice, so the title translation would have been “Formula Dice”, but being English/English speaking we ignored the accent and pronounced it as Dee. It would appear that Asmodee have just adopted the popular pronunciation.

Alex

I admit it, I thought it looked crap and then Melissa sent this photo back from Essen and now I want one or want Asmodee to release a kit for Formula Dé owners!

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/386194