Last year's game itself was an incremental update over the already-great F1 2012, but there was a load of classic content of cars and drivers from the 1980s and 1990s, which added significantly to the game's appeal and made it worth the upgrade. With one-shot qualifying and a reduced roster of tracks, this is still one of the best game-ified interpretations of F1 since the days of Super Monaco GP.īut here's the kicker. There's also a welcome reappearance for Season Challenge mode, which sees you choosing a rival and trying to take their seat in a best-of-three contest. Long story.Īside from the staple career, championship, multiplayer, split-screen and co-op season mode, there is a return for the challenge mode, which sets you bite-sized scenarios to tackle, each of which is graded on a gold/silver/bronze scale. There is one sad loss, however, with the Indian GP track dropped for one year due to a scheduling predicament in real life. It looks like a bit like you're racing on the moon. Bahrain receives a cosmetic change, as it's now a very pretty night race, with countless floodlights rising from the desert into the night sky. Both have been in F1 games before, but it's good to have them back.
Two further tracks make return appearances, namely Germany's Hockenheimring and The Red Bull Ring (formerly the A1 Ring) at Spielberg, Austria. But unlike real life, the game won't penalise you for weaving. There's still the DRS 'go faster' button to press when you're tailing the car in front, which is a bitch to defend against with KERS taken away. But the move away from the six seconds of video game-friendly 'KERS' boost (that have quite coincidentally been available to drivers since Codemasters' F1 games began in 2009) has enhanced the purity of the racing experience. That's like a clock striking 13 if you're a long-term F1 fan. The real-life introduction of hybrid engines this year hasn't affected the game much, except to add an annoying turbo whistle to the new, lower engine note, and an 8th gear to the cars if you're playing in manual. However, with all the assists switched on by default, you're probably best off skipping it and setting it to your own preferences, then adjusting the opponent skill level accordingly. However, this year you start off in a one lap race where the game evaluates how you play and then suggests a difficulty level. Recent F1 games have adopted the 'Young Driver Test' in Abu Dhabi to introduce you to the game's workings.
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