I'm not a huge fan of highly technical racing games. Much like highly technical flight sims, they simple leave me in the dust. I have no desire to learn the intricacies of really driving a car around a track or really flying. I just want to have fun when I game.

So Formula One wasn't really my cup of tea. But for those who are into highly realistic racers, the game looks amazing.

From the rain effect on the windshield (the water actually beads and gets pushed to the sides of the windshield as you speed up) to the realistic tires (sand starts to coat your tires if you spin out in a sand area) this game screams realism.

Unfortunately, it required far too much subtlety and patience for my breed of gaming. I couldn't manage to make it past a single curve in the road without pin-balling through a mess of cars of completely spinning out.

But I suspect there are a lot of people out there who are going to love this game. Brian Crecente

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