Analysis of the game "Formula 1 2018"

Welcome to my Blog, lovers of Video Games. In this opportunity I will write my analysis and opinion on the game Formula 1 2018, which is a videogame of the racing genre, developed and distributed by the company Codemaster. This is based mainly on emulating the 2018 season of the highest category of the world motorsport, such as F1. The game included all the teams, drivers and circuit of the 2018 championship in real life. The Game was officially released on August 24, 2018 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android and iOS.

The circuits available in the game are 21, where Hockenheimring (Germany) returns and the Paul Ricard Circuit (France) also reappears, but the Malaysian grand prize leaves the calendar. The available teams are 10 of the 2018 championship, with the drivers and the respective changes. The best thing is that for this edition remains the classic car mod, which was what had a good reception regarding the game of 2017.

Classic Cars

As for the graphic part, Formula 1 2018 has not had many significant changes compared to 2017, but nevertheless if some details have been corrected, such as lighting and rain conditions, where in the latter we notice the Raindrops and reflections in the cars, when the races are in adverse weather conditions. In addition, the game has a great fluidity in terms of FPS, since the textures of the circuits, drivers and cars, are well cared for. In the case of the game being of PC and said computer, it complies with all the minimum or recommended requirements, the game goes with a FPS of 60-80.

As far as the Sonoro aspect is concerned, the sounds of the car engine, the environment, the vocals of the track engineer and race commentators are of high quality, but nevertheless this point can be improved, so that users have a better experience. Like the previous version, the voices of the engineer is available in Spanish, where he discusses important data such as lap times, car conditions and tires, the condition of the track, accidents on the track, among other things.

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Sunlighting (Graphics)

Graphics

The gameplay of the F1 2018 Game can be arcade for those players whose level is not so high, but if they like a simulator more, they can configure some difficulty parameters. Among the game modes present in the game, we have the Time Trial Mode, Weekend Test, Multiplayer and Professional Mode or Championship. In the time trial mode, you can choose any team and driver, to try to pass tests, which in this case are lap times.

Game Modes

We also have Weekend Mode, which has been the fastest or single player mode, where we select any team, driver and circuit, where we can select if we want a full weekend, with all the practice sessions, classification and the main race. In this mode, you can configure the difficulty options of Artificial Intelligence, the percentage of laps in the race, the setting of the race (Flags, penalties, safety car) and the climatic conditions that we want. Already within the race, we can configure in car to our liking, already in terms of aerodynamic aspects, engine, suspension, brakes, fuel consumption, among others.

View of the car configuration window

The ever-so-popular Multiplayer mode is also available, where 22 players can participate by room with the opportunity that if all the seats are not filled, they can be filled with the presence of AI (Artificial Intelligence). In addition, as in many cases of players who only enter to crash other players, the developer of the game, Codemaster, implemented a reputation system, so that each competitor has the opportunity to run against a person of the same level. One of the things that have complained in this way and like 2017, the double screen option is not present.

Other things that are well seen of the game, is the part of the animations in the interviews after a practice session, classification or career; of the celebration animation if the race ends within the podium, the animation of the podium, among other things.

Interview after the race

Teams and Drivers that we have present in Formula 1 2018

• Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport: Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas
• Aston Martin Red Bull Racing: Max Verstappen and Daniel Riccardo
• Escuderia Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen
• William Racing: Sergey Sirotkin and Lance Stroll
• McLaren F1 Team: Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne
• Sahara Force India F1 Team: Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon
• Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda: Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley
• Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team: Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson
• Haas F1 Team: Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen
• Renault Sport Formula One Team: Carlos Sainz Jr. and Nico Hülkenberg

Pilot Profile

The 21 Available Circuits in the Game Formula 1 2018:

• Australian Grand Prix: Albert Park Circuit.
• Bahrain Grand Prize: Bahrain International Circuit.
• Chinese Grand Prix: Shanghai International Circuit.
• Azerbaijan GP: Baku Street Circuit, Baku
• Grand Prix of Spain: Circuit of Barcelona-Catalonia.
• Monaco Grand Prix: Circuit of Monaco.
• Canadian Grand Prix: Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.
• Grand Prix of France: Circuit Paul Ricard.
• Grand Prix of Austria: Spielberg.
• Grand Prix of Great Britain: Silverstone Circuit.
• German Grand Prix: Hockenheimring, Hockenheim.
• Hungarian Grand Prix: Hungaroring Circuit.
• Belgian Grand Prix: Circuit Spa-Francorchamps.
• Grand Prix of Italy: National Circuit of Monza.
• Singapore Grand Prix: Marina Bay Circuit.
• Russian Grand Prix: Sochi Autodrome.
• Grand Prix of Japan: Suzuka.
• United States Grand Prize: Circuit of the Americas.
• Grand Prix of Mexico: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
• Brazilian Grand Prix: José Carlos Pace Racetrack.
• Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi: Circuit of Yas Marina.

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In conclusion, I highly recommend the game Formula 1 2018, since it is very similar to its previous version, but with some better ones, which is why the player who has tried the game of 2017, is a little adapted that makes your experience and entertainment much better. F1 2018, is a great game, with great graphics, sounds, gameplay and other aspects, which make it very entertaining for players who like videogames of the race genre and motorsport in general.

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