Adrenaline going in infinite loop

Honestly, get the partly very negative reviews a bit surprising for me. After the first few laps I had the game might similarly evaluated. However, after some, but ultimately rather short training period, the gameplay feels fantastic. The (arrival) voltage during a race is amazing. The positions are also out bitterly. You need a lot of concentration to ensure a successful already a 12 laps long race. The difference to many (not all) other racing games is that one does not take a step without a sound route knowledge. During the race, the route to get to know, be improved by ramming a few positions, take turns with minimal brake use - all that does not work. It takes a bit until one accepts this and has permanent punishment, Dreher and gravel trips avoided. One should first pefektionieren the route in many practice laps. In the first few laps on an unknown route you end up in the gravel trap regularly and / or moves behind.

As regards, first, a certain frustration factor, if the AI ​​colleagues lying on the higher difficulty levels improved by five seconds. But after a few laps you are able to exhaust the track and keep up in time. To this extent, the career is extremely motivating. Although it has no familiar from other games learning curve, but actually starts with the most difficult: As a driver of a small team from the back rows of the grid to keep up with better motorized opponents. With a Red Bull from pole to have a good race, however, is much easier. It is not taken by the hand and slowly introduced to Formula 1, but rather must develop itself.

But one has even agreed to it, the game is a blast. The drama, if the perfect qualifying lap is destroyed by a flat tire or a spin in the last bend is ripe screenplay. Also Taktiererei plays a role: Who the car is too early in the garage about when qualifying in the rain, risking to miss the single, short dry section, where you can improve his lap time abruptly by several seconds. The choice of pit stops and tire provides ample opportunity to play poker.

The graphics are very good, but not umwerfernd. Textures and effects do not fall excessively from spectacular and detailed. However, two things have to be considered: First, the road asphalt is just not as postcard-perfect as the rural surroundings of a rally game. And second was Codemasters face the challenge of 24 cars to simulate the same time, what performance cost and do a few racing games. Engine sound and the animated pit crew stand out very positively. The radio van het team are motivating. Really disappointing but the paddock is advised. Here you have only the Dirt 2 - paddock polished a bit, what will not quite fit the glamorous F1 circus. Anything at potential in terms of atmosphere left lying: On the route is F1 2010 awesome, but what about award ceremonies, Boxenluder, champagne showers, national anthems, team bosses and interaction with other drivers? The Racing Formula 1 was perfectly captured, the event Formula 1 not.

Conclusion: If you get involved in the game, you will be rewarded with truly thrilling race. It's immense fun, his lap time continues to perfect and slowly work forward. However, it should not take over and continue at least to start with a reduced set of rules. Because there really is room for improvement. Why is sanctioned because Abkürzens when you leave with a bike route or the outside of a curve flies (which anyway Time disadvantages brings), opens not anyway. The same is true for accidental collisions. At the very least need for KI apply the same tough rules - Anyway, it's frustrating when you're the only one, despite numerous collisions which receives 10 second penalty. Those pesky, unfair rules, however, can significantly mitigate the choice of the reduced set of rules.