![]() If you don’t mind how this breaks the ‘realism’ of your career, it’s actually an intriguing new twist on a mode that is otherwise functionally identical to last year. As we’ve already touched on in our first impressions of F1 2019, if you choose to take part in the F2 prologue in your career, the mode’s two new fictional driver characters, Lukas Weber and Devon Butler, will graduate to the premier category alongside you with their own career narratives running in parallel with yours. It also forms a major part of this year’s career mode, which sees a new story element included for the very first time. While the car itself lacks the performance of its more powerful siblings, it is still refreshing to thrash the Dallara chassis around all of the game’s 21 circuits and four shortened variants. The spec nature of the sport’s official feeder series makes it perfectly suited to short, frenetic action when you fancy a change of place from lengthier, management-heavy F1 races. Whether a casual quick race or a full season, you can enjoy a truthful F2 experience here. With full licensing, all 2018 teams and drivers featured with 2019 to be added post-launch, online integration and dedicated commentary from Alex Jacques and Davide Valsecchi, Formula 2’s franchise debut does not disappoint. We’re happy to report that Codemasters have given this new section of the game the complete works. ![]() And wet races are more daunting, with spray now enveloping the cockpit when following another car making visibility poorer than ever before.Īdvert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-freeį1 2019 includes F2 2018 – and this season will be addedWhen it comes to game modes, the headline new addition for this season is the inclusion of Formula 2 – one of the features fans have been most consistent in calling for over the years. New lighting enhancements add the slight haze to night races that come with artificial light. Colours feel more vibrant than ever under the light of a summer sun. Graphically, the game has never looked better. Hardcore players may pick up on some subtle differences, such as the sausage kerbs at Monza’s chicanes having significantly greater clout to them this season, but if you’ve played any of Codemasters’ current generation versions, it’ll take you no time at all to get up to speed. There is a slight sense that AI opponents have been tightened to be less erratic when it comes to wheel-to-wheel combat, but they still manage to get in your way at the worst possible point during your final qualifying lap. On track, there’s not much new to report when it comes to handling or how you go about the business of thrashing the world’s quickest racing cars around virtual circuits.įrom race starts to pitting, to how cars feel to drive and the methods and controls used to operate them, everything feels fundamentally similar to previous entries. It’s a minor touch in the grand scheme of things, but it truly enhances the authentic Formula 1 feeling. ![]() It’s been a long time coming, but F1’s official game series also finally incorporates the sport’s full brand identity, with the revised Formula 1 font and genuine world feed graphics package now featuring prominently in the game’s heads-up display. You can customise your multiplayer carThe first thing you’ll notice about F1 2019 is how the game’s front end has been refreshed, with a welcome new main menu system making it easier and quicker than ever to get to the mode you want. The series has evolved greatly from the early days on the PS3 and Xbox 360 to its current incarnation and while hardcore simulation fans may not have been fully satisfied with the direction the franchise has taken, Codemasters have provided an accessible, deep and – above all else – fun series of racing games worthy to hold the official Formula 1 license.īut does this year’s edition, with its radical changes to core modes, give fans a much needed injection of excitement, or will it prove as forgettable as last weekend’s French Grand Prix? Fresh coat of paint How appropriate it is then that this year’s officially licensed F1 game from Codemasters now arrives on the scene, earlier in the season than ever before, to celebrate a full decade since the British-based developers first launched an official F1 title – F1 2009 on the Nintendo Wii and PSP.
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