Indianapolis 500 simulation way back when, I am now an avid Formula One fan.
So I guess I may be a little biased.
Anyways, about the game.
First off... I have played F1RS and MGPRS2 extensively so I tend to compare
the game to these previous Formula 1 games.
The intro was very well done. It had a heartbeat rythym as the background
music and all in all it was very exciting to watch. After that, my first
dissapointment. Absolutely NO mouse support for the menu. I was forced to
use my arrow keys to move up and down the menus. Some of you may not find
this a problem, but for me with my steering wheel in front of my keyboard, I
would rather rely on the mouse. Second dissapointment, no force feedback.
Oh well, I thought, maybe it will be ok.
I decided to race at France (after watching the real race, I knew what to
expect). I turned on rain.. and got ready to race. The first thing I
noticed when I started the race... my car seems a little too square. next
thing I noticed, the***pit is awful!!! Not detailed in any such way!! and
finally!!! NO RAIN!!! sure, it's cloudy, sure the track is wet and there is
a slight spray coming up from the back tires, but where are the rain
drops??!?! From watching the French Grand Prix, the water sprayed 10-20
feet in the air from the rear tires. In this game.. it only sprays a foot
or two.
How is the car physics? well... let's just say that the car either suddenly
loses grip or it doesn't... there doesn't seem to be any 'barely***
onto the asphault' feeling. even in the rain the car turns on a dime, then
suddenly it spins off the track. Another thing that bothers me is that when
you DO go off the track, you nearly come to a complete halt as soon as you
hit the gravel/sand... it's like your tires drove over glue.
The sound is very realistic.
Well.. to let you know, I took the game back. I really REALLY wanted to
keep this game. the outside camera views are SPECTACULAR!!! On some views,
you can see the ENTIRE track from up above. It would be worth it just to
watch an entire race from one of these camera views. It truly is amazing to
see. But the final thing that caused me to take this game back was the way
your computer screen reacted when you when over the curb guards. the whole
entire screen shook!!! I can't quite explain it. I would expect the car to
move a little (the car DOES have shocks!!!)
Anyhow... I really REALLY REALLY was hoping to keep this game. If you have
any specific questions, please e-mail me.