F1 2014
Feel the power of new turbocharged FORMULA ONE cars in the most accessible FORMULA 1 video game yet. F1 2014 features all the cars, drivers and circuits from the 2014 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, including new tracks in Russia and Austria, the return of the Hockenheimring in Germany and the 2014 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX which ran at night for the first time in 2014. A new driver evaluation system which tunes the game to your level, shorter career options, refined handling and new Very Easy difficulty level brings FORMULA ONE alive for absolute novices.
Release Date: N/A. Genre: Racing, Simulation, Sport. F1 2014 PC is developed by Codemasters and published by Codemasters. It was released in 16 Oct, 2014. NEW CIRCUITS – Race the new Spielberg circuit in Austria, the new Sochi Autodrom in Russia and the return of the Hockenheimring, plus. F1 2014 received 'mixed or average' reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Reviewers praised the new feel of the 2014 turbo-hybrid cars, the graphics, the racing action and some new features that made the game more accessible, but criticism of the lack of new major features and the removal of the classic content from the previous game resulted in mixed reviews.
Experienced gamers can customise their settings to enjoy a more serious simulation of the demands placed upon FORMULA ONE drivers. An expanded Scenario mode, extensive online multiplayer options and split-screen racing enhances F1 2014’s recreation of the world of FORMULA ONE for long-established fans and newcomers to the series. NEW CIRCUITS – Race the new Spielberg circuit in Austria, the new Sochi Autodrom in Russia and the return of the Hockenheimring, plus experience the 2014 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX which was run as a night race for the first time this year. ALL THE CARS, ALL THE STARS – F1 2014 features all of the new season’s driver changes up and down the grid and the dramatic changes in this season’s cars.
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F1 2014 is racing simulation game surrounding the world of Formula 1. Developed and published by Codemasters, this game is a sports simulation to the hilt with everything from individual races to full-length seasons (including a co-op season mode) to a lifetime career mode.
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While F1 has become an annualized franchise, Codemasters has not lost what it means to be a top-flight racing simulation. For 2014, they seemed to have focused on the two things I actually care about in a racing simulation: the car models and the feeling of driving. The car models are gorgeous; their reflective surfaces and light physics are beautiful. They have also exceeded what I would think would be the limit of the old PS3 technology with how the rain beads on my faceplate as I’m driving in the game. Codemasters seems to have squeezed a lot of juice out of the console.
The other aspect I really enjoyed and felt was improved were the driving mechanics. The car always felt solidly planted on the ground. None of that “floaty” feeling you sometimes get from racing games that lose sight of g-forces being applied in a real race setting. F1 also appears to be catering to a new audience with a new evaluation feature. On top of the evaluation, I also felt the driving assists did not hinder me as much as they did when I reviewed F1 2012 a couple years ago. I wasn’t fighting them the whole time, which made my experience more enjoyable.
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In F1 2014, Codemasters does what I can only expect to be a stopgap measure on the last-gen console to hold them out until they finish a new engine to put F1 2015 on next-gen consoles. Other than a couple new tracks like the Sochi Autodrom, the game is a bit lacking in new features, which is a bit disappointing. I also found that the AI did not seem to scale at all to my level or to the level of the drivers the bots were supposed to be impersonating.
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Overall, F1 2014 is solid racing simulation game, but lacks in the new feature department. Even with the few graphical mentions I made above, I will admit that the game and the engine are starting to show their age on a system that’s reached the end of its lifecycle. Unless you really love racing games or this franchise, I’m going to say pass this year and let’s just hope F1 2015 is on the PlayStation 4.