
Best F1 console game, by default
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With Sony being the only one with the F1 license after 2002 they've had no competition; considering that they've put out a good game.
The graphics are great. They may look amazing to most people in 720p, but if you've played the GT:HD demo you can see that Gran Turismo looks far better.
The actually racing is very good and sim-like physics without over-the-top difficulty. The AI is great, but not perfect. They will shut the door on you if you're behind them, and if you pressure them long enough they will make a mistake and open the door for you to get by. With all the aids turned off just going the race distance will be rewarding.
All the 2006 tracks, teams and drivers are in as well as a few extra cars and Jerez. There is no 2 player split screen, but there is a mediocre, simple online mode and it's free. There's a bit of lag and most races will have plenty of overly aggressive drivers, though. The offline, single player racing is good enough to overlook the online's shortcoming.
James Allen and Martin Brundle call the races, but they get repetitive and annoying, rather quickly, too. The rest of the audio is top notch; engine sounds are accurate amd unique to each car, wind, traction control and rumble strip noises are done well and your race engineer is quite helpful.
This game has plenty of aids to help non-sim racing or non-F1 fans, but I'd only recommend buying this if you are into F1 or a big fan of racing in general. Plenty of tuning and realism to satisfy a sim-fan. If you're into crashes, explosions, drifting... look for a dedicated aracde style racer.
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