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As good as Grand prix 4

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have played grand prix 4 on my pc for years and think it is the best race sim on the market. That is until I got my playstation 3 and began playing formula one chanpionship edition. It is great. heat waves comming off the rear of the cars in front of you. when racing in the rain I am tempted to pause it so I can dry off my LCD set. I perfer very realistic gaming sims and this gives you that. You need a good steering wheel and a good flat screen with 1080p althought it game uses the 720p settings. turn up the sound and hang on, awsome game.

Just amazing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best games you could ever play, is very complete, and with the new aids features, the learning curve is really fast. One thing is for sure, this game is only real fun for F-1 fans.

a MUST HAVE for formula 1 fans!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

the reason why i bought a playstation 3 is for 1 sole purpose to play this game. sony is the only computer entertainment system that has bernie ecclestone's (boss of Formula 1) approval to make a formula 1. microsoft's xbox 360 will never release a formula 1 game because sony was the only one that has the copyright permission. if you love formula 1 as much as i do, do yourself a favor buy a ps3 and buy this game. i guarantee you will love it.

the details of the cars is still in the early season trim. the ferraris wont have their aerodynamic shields on the rear rims or BMW Sauber's airbox "horns" or Renault's new front wing from the german grand prix. the nicest thing about this game is the graphics, its hard to be dissapointed. i have been playing the ps3 for about a year now and had only played this one game and im always happy, it puts a smile on my face to be racing against michael schumacher's ferrari or kimi's mclaren. the details is what makes thsi game perfect. also for the technical jukies, yes you can adjust tire pressures, wing set up, camber and all the stuff you need.

overall this game will go far, formula 1 games are pretty scarce nowdays since sony is the sole manufacturer of it in the gaming world. just make sure not to miss out.

Fun and Fast but little room for error

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Overall, a fun, very realistic, fast (try full driver's view at Monaco), and somewhat addicting game. My favorite feature is the qualification format. There are three qualifying sessions per race. This gives you three chances at the pole. Each session is about 10 minutes long allowing for about 5-6 timed laps. I only have two areas for improvement:
1. 2 players would be nice. I know most PS3 games are solo but racing
should be the exception.
2. Don't penalize so heavily for spin outs and minor wrecks. These can be overcome in Easy, but a single error on Medium or Difficult-You Lose.

Vrooom!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a great racing game.
The play action is sophisticated and realistic.
The experience isnt as ridiculously exaggerated as it is in some of the PS3 racing games.
It feels more serious.
You feel more like you are actually training rather than just crashing into things and drifting out for no good reason.
As an adult I dont feel like a mindless idiot when Im doing F1 Championship.

When you use the six axis controller set to motion control and put your feet up on an ottoman in front of you, it really feels like you are in the cockpit.

Great for beginners

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: March 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

To compare with EA's F12001(PC and XBOX versions), the last F1 games I played, this entry is more beginner and medium level racers friendly. Different from EA, Liverpool kept in mind clearly is that this game is for console with a analog controller only. So it doesn't need high level of precise control and subtle change of pressure on any button. Both turning and break assistances has only on and off, not like EA's off/low/medium/high setting. Even with the assistance off, the driving feels still like a game. It definitely lack of space for high level racers to explore.

In terms of graphics, F1 is not the kind of racing type that is to show off. Actually, right on the contrary, more real, more difficult to drive. I find even on sunny days, some tarmac is hard to differentiate from grass. I guess it is what the drivers see in the real cars. No mirrow is very annoying. I heard the function of using PSP as mirror is dropped. But I wouldn't buy a $199 mirror for this game anyway. The shadow effects are very real under the sun. but in the rain, computer game feeling comes back. Also, circuit racings always lack of astonishing landscape to appreciate. The best way to really enjoy the graphics of this game is watching replays. From air looking down the track and packs of cars are breathe taking.

After waiting for 5 years, this new F1 game definitely worth a try. I am not regret to buy a PS3 just for this game.

Great Speed

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is fast! A good TV is best for this game because of the graphic's.I also was glad that my PS2 steering wheel works this game. I use the GT by Logitech. I just wish I had broadband for online play.

huge dissapointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 10
Date: August 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I hear non-stop praising of the graphics capabilities of the ps3, so I finally buy one for the single purpose of driving simulators, as I did with the ps2. since gt5 is yet to be released, I forked out 60$ for f1 ce as I am a huge f1 fan. graphics are amazing, the sound is accurate, the tracks are accurate, but as a simulator, this is the worst game I have ever played. there is at least a .3 second lag between control input (with a logitech dfp wheel and the sixaxis). this makes the cars close to impossible to drive as I am used to both the feel of a real car and the instant response of gran turismo. despite the graphics and getting to drive tracks like monza and suzuka, I find this game miserable to drive, and I end up playing the free gran turismo hd demo instead after getting bored struggling to keep the car on-line. if you want an arcade game, go ahead an buy this, but if you are looking for a realistic simulator, your only choice seems to be gran turismo.

Not as good as it could have been

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: March 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

There are quite a few F1 games out there and this is probably the best F1 game I have seen. BUT, there are a number of things that make this not the game it could have been most noteably Graphics is only 720p and No support for the force feedback function on Logitech wheels (but the wheel works to control the cars)

It would have been nice if this game really exploited the capabilities of the PS3.

I would put this as game on par with GT4 on the PS2 !

Roll on GT4 for the PS3 !

Best F1 Game Ever

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game for any fan of racing, especially F1 fans. The dynamics are great, and the game has a true sense of speed. The learning curve on this game is very high, and can get very challenging. I am not playing the game on a HD TV so to me the graphics look like crap. It feels realistic, but looks too computer like. Too bad they couldn't show any footage from the actual 2006 season. All your favorite teams are here, as well as drivers, along with all the tracks. If you ever dreamed of being Michael Schumacher, and wanted to race in Monaco, this is your chance!

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