F1: 2012 - Playstation 3

Let me start this off by saying that i've put a lot of time into the first two games (2010 and 2011) and this probably the best so far. I'll be breaking down the review into sections with a run down of the basic parts of the game. First off, when you start the game you run into the Young Drivers Test which is smartly disguised as a tutorial for beginners to the series. Since I already knew how the games played, it felt quite tedious having the game telling me what button to press to activate KERS since i've already done it hundreds of times, but it was a great time to use to get used to the game. I had just bought a new wheel to play this game it with and it certainly helped me come to grips with it. Once you finish the drivers test, you get to choose a team to drive for in your career. Which teams are available depends on your performance in the YDT so be sure to try your best. After that, the game drops you off in the main menu and you can choose to do what you wish. Quick Race - is what the name says. You choose a driver, track, conditions/settings, and off you go. Multiplayer - Honestly, I've only done one online race in the last two/three years and was not impressed at all. There are too many variables that you can't control that I don't think it's worth the frustration. I don't want to turn away anyone from this component of the game though, so you'll have to read other reviews if you want an insight on multiplayer since I have zero experience with this part. Career - Same as before. You start with a low to mid level team (depending on the YDT) and work your way up the chain. This years Career mode has been greatly improved, starting with a complete overhaul of the menu from previous games. Everything this year feels so much more streamlined and intuitive. The teammate challenge is focused on more this year as well, as the first page you come upon when you enter the Career menu is a comparison of how you and your teammate have performed so far. You also have less selection in terms of race distances, I forget what the smaller distances were, but the longer ones were only 25%, 50%, or 100%(where as in 2011 you had more choices). This isn't necessarily a bad thing for me, I already did 50% races in 2011, but it may make it tough for people who liked to choose the distances that have been removed. Proving Grounds - The Time Attack and Time Trial modes are back. Time Attack puts you in the seat of a pre-selected car in tracks with varying conditions with a target time to beat, it's really fun trying to find how to beat the Gold time. Time Trial is just you in a car and track you selected with your quickest time(you can also choose someone else's time from the Leaderboards) and you just try to beat the times. New this year is the Champions Mode which puts you up against the six world champions that participated in the 2012 season. Each champion has their own individual challenge (that plays to their strengths) and has a final challenge where you have to beat them all in a shootout. This is a really fun mode and trying to get Gold in every challenge is not that easy. The game was filled with glitches that were very frustrating at times, but they have all been repaired as of the writing of this review and the game works great. Smaller things to touch on: -Cars handle great. It may vary with different setups, but the cars feel so great when you have a great setup on. -Engines sound amazing as usual. -You can now adjust brake bias when you're on track, a feature missing from the last two games. Overall, it's a great game and certainly one that an F1 fan(new or old) will enjoy. Edit: I see that some reviews say to try out the demo first and then decide whether to buy or not, I would not suggest this. The demo has not seen any of the patches that have gone into the current game and there is a considerable difference in how the cars handle between both versions.

I followed the progress of this series from the beginning, but never pulled the trigger on buying or even trying the game. I decided to take the plunge this year and I'm happier than ever. I'm a long time racing fan, having played and owned every Gran Turismo game, old f1 games for old systems, Need for Speed, etc. Played 'em all, and I've always loved racing games.... Man is this game tough. Hopeful that it's just because I am new to the series, but I've played a few races online so far and have been getting smoked! Online competition is steep. It's tough dealing with the jokers who are out to knock people off the track. I could really do with out that. It seems like the start of every race has some idiot plowing into the field in corner 1. But, if you survive it, the racing plays out beautifully online. I also started my career and can already tell this game is going to be fun all winter long. I can't wait to keep exploring the depths of the game and am hopeful that I can get past the learning curve enough to be competitive with the other drivers. ps- This game is already proving to be a lot more fun than Gran Turismo 5 ever was, at least for me.

I ordered this game and bought F1: 2013 from Gamestop. F1: 2013 took almost exactly 25 minutes to install to my hard drive, I timed it. F1: 2013 took just over 14 minutes to update, install, and I was already starting my career. I have a 500gb Ps3. First Thoughts: The game came in a small bubble wrap manila envelope, with a receipt for the fulfillment of my order. It came on the day that it was expected to arrive. The game itself was wrapped in the typical plastic packaging that video games usually come in. The bottom was a little ripped, but not from tampering. I know the way games are packaged, and sometimes the plastic that they put around the games melts together a little bit and sticks...no big deal at all, and nothing to worry about. The disc itself is spotless. When I pulled it out, there was no dust, no fingerprints, definitely not a used disc. Highly satisfied. Gameplay: The game is extremely difficult with a Ps3 controller. There are extra assists and you can lower the difficulty, but overall, I don't want to play it until my steering wheel and pedals come in the mail. The 10 minutes or so that I tried playing with the controller were enjoyable, but you really do need a wheel to get the fullest experience. Overall: Product was delivered fast, clean, the price was okay, and the game is fun. If you love watching Formula One on TV or even NASCAR, you will enjoy this game. I came from watching no F1 or NASCAR, but I enjoyed playing games like Need For Speed Underground back in the day, when I had a wheel for the Ps2. I instantly fell in love with this game and I can't wait until my new wheel comes in so that I can binge on this game for hours. Really excited about this one. PS: This game is EXACTLY like F1: 2013. If you have an ultimatum between the two, get this one. If there is no ultimatum and you can get both, then do that. There are more liveries and I think one extra mode(?) in F1: 2013, but there is really no logical reason to pay the extra money for the updated version. Go with the old one.

I bought F1 2010 a couple of years ago and thought Codemasters did a good job with it. I skipped over F1 2011 after reading some less than stellar reviews, but decided to go "blind" and buy F1 2012 without reading a whole lot of consumer reviews. Overall, I'm pretty impressed. I'm about 10 races through my first season and here is a list of my pros and cons: Pros: DRS/KERS - realistic and definitely keeps you busy in the cockpit Young Driver Test - Wasn't sure about this at first, but if you suffer through it you get the opportunity to start your career with a more experienced team. Graphics - Honestly the graphics look the same as F1 2010 to me, so not an improvement I guess, but I never had an issue with 2010's graphics. FPS - I own the PS3 version of this game and the FPS is better than 2010. For me, racing at Monaco was difficult because of the low FPS in the 2010 version, for this game the FPS is much improved and Monaco is a pleasure to drive. Cons: Game modes: I really liked how 2010 had a game mode where you could pick a driver and race the entire season. 2012 doesn't have that, you have to do a championship "challenge" or go the young driver route and advance your career. Bugs: Prior to buying this game I heard there was a bug related to the game switching your camera view as you come out of the pits. This has only happened once to me in 10 races, can't remember which track it happened at though, maybe Malaysia? Overall, good game, glad I bought it.

I do a lot of HPDE's, so I have some actual experience on track in various cars. I'm impressed by the simulation of F1 2012, it's way better than 2011. The car handles much more realistically, the graphics and sound are great, and the tracks are recreated wonderfully. I bought a Logitech G27 racing wheel to go with it and the whole package is just awesome. Here are the pros and cons: Pros: - Very realistic handling characteristics - Good implementation of wet weather handling and weather overall - Career mode is fun and addictive (you do practice, qualifying, and the race) - With the racing wheel, you can really develop a feel for the cars and the tracks - The game really captures the strategy and feel of F1... I was in qualifying and it was slightly rainy so I put in a hot lap in Q1 and came into the pits. I plummeted to 18th and went back out, but the weather had gotten worse, so it took everything I had to squeak through in 17th spot with my final flying lap. It was intense! Cons: - Trail braking is a little weird, I expect to get oversteer, but always get understeer - Entering/exiting the pits is really weird. You drive like you're on rails and its jerky. It breaks the immersive feel of the game and isn't up the the level of detail of the rest of the game. - When you enter a flying lap or do some of their scenario challenges, they transition controls to you at speed and sometimes in the middle of a corner. These transitions just don't work sometimes and it's annoying. They really need to hand the controls over when you're going straight at full throttle or something so you don't get a jerky transition.

I was looking forward to this game when I got it. And for good reason! It is a lot of fun to play. Graphics are off the charts! Cars are so cool to drive and there are so many different tracks! Gameplay is really smooth and accurate. The game modes are challenging and offer great replay ability. Every race is different and offers new challenges. Online play is real fun too! Racing against others online makes for a crazy but patient driving challenge! As others will take you out if you are not careful. So watch out! And keep your eyes on that rear view mirror! It is off the hook for real though! Love playing online mode! Don't get it twisted! Playing against the computer A.I. cars is no Sunday drive either! (Even on "Easy" difficulty level). This will definitely tone your skills when you do hit the online races! So practice against the computer first! They also have other racing modes such as "Endurance", Team Mode, and See If You've Got What It Takes Mode! All of them are great! Official race rules apply on all tracks! So if you run into someone or cut corners on the track. You will be penalized time and may loose positions! Overall, I would recommend this game to any real racing fan! I used to like GT because of all the different cars you could drive. But F-1 2012 makes driving so much more fun and way faster than Gran Turismo! I would definitely give F-1 the edge right now! Sorry GT!

Wow just like last year codemasters really out did themselves! I absolutely love this game! The graphics are stunning and really seem like your watching a live event. Another thing that is great is how they actually make the cars race as they actually would in real life... the only teams that usually win the races are the contender that in real life always win.. so in career mode its actually difficult to get in the points with the lower tier teams. (ive only done it once in 10 races on medium)... i think that this makes the game so fun because its actually a challenge to improve yourself in your career. Also the handling on the cars i feel is a little harder but again it make it feel real... how i noticed this was on previous titles me and my brother would always be one and two battling for the win (in splitscreen) on medium. in this game in about 20 or so races we only have a combined 3 wins. so it really is a challenge to be good in this game. In the career mode this year they actually make you race at least 25% or more of the race which is a good thing so you actually need to pit. Again its a lot like last year but there is some improvements to the game, which is a good thing. I absolutely recommend this game to previous owners of the game or even just racing fans trust me you will like it! if only they would start making NASCAR games!!!

The game is so much fun. But when I received the game, the clear plastic seal of the game was broken. I was disappointed. I thought I was buying a new game but it seems like I am getting a pre-own game. The disc seems to be in very good condition. Otherwise, it is hard for me to recommend my friends to buy it from the same vendor.

If you want a play a good racing sim game ... then thats what you are looking for ! You get the chance to drive for some of the most prestigious team of F1 racing including Ferrari / Redbull / MClaren .... worth the price ! Waiting for next franchise

Arrived in only an envelope and not in its case - scratched and wouldn't load ! Complete waste of my time and money. Ruined my son's bithday gift. Now trying to get my money back.

改善点 メニュー画面の無駄な演出がなくなってロードが短縮した。素晴らしい サーキットに改良が施され、マシンデザインが繊細になった。 リアタイアの感触がリアルになって良かった。 問題点（次回作で改善して欲しい点） ・マッチングが全くうまくいかない！！さすがにこれはクソゲー ・シフトダウンの音が小さすぎて変。なぜかシフトダウンの振動もなくなってる。 ・オンラインでは更に快適に遊べなくなった。現実的にNGな行為をしたマシンにはまともな裁定を下してペナルティ＆ゴーストなどで他のプレイヤーに迷惑がかからないようしっかり対応して欲しい。 （現状では、待ち伏せ・特攻・ストレートでリアに幅寄せされて派手に回されるなどなんでもありな状態で、前作から改善が見られない。コース上で立ち往生したマシンのゴースト状態が突然解除されてのクラッシュが頻繁におこる。更に今作では、上位でゴールしないとランクが下がるようになったため、それを避けるためスピンさせられたプレイヤーから退出していく。まさにデスレース状態を誘発してしまってる） ・どうやら外人がペナりにくい感がある。 テストプレイしたのか疑問に思う現象がたくさんあるので次回作ではしっかり改善していただきましょう。

Great ! Fun and very realistic.

Good game