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User Rating: 8.6 | Formula One 2005 PS2
The handling was slighty dodgey in F1 04 for normal a controller and wasn't so easy to get used to. But F1 05 works really well whether you're using a Dualshock controller or a steering wheel. You'd get used to it after an hour or so. The handling's not the only thing thats been improved. In instant race you can choose where to be on the grid rather starting at the back. Best of all SCEE have got rid of that annoying arcade mode commentator that cheers or insults your driving in F1 04. Career mode has a good feel to it. When starting career mode the best team to start with is ideally Red Bull Racing, but if you're doing a career in hard difficulty, the bench mark is to set a time is three seconds quicker than the required time for a job as second driver. But the AI difficulty is over all weak. Even in hard mode it's too easy to win races.

Graphically it's nice and smooth when driving on board. But if features like engine vibration and high speed blur prove to be distracting you can always turn them off, but keep high speed zoom on that way you can get a better view of the track around you and look out for other drivers overtaking you by pulling out of your slipstream. Graphically the best part is checking out the cars in the garage (cor blimey they're nice and shiney!).

Moving onto sound. Now each different engine make has a different sound even though they're all 3.0 litre 19,000rpm V10 engines, SCEE have got the sounds and tone of the engines bang on target again (compare the sound of the Ferrari to the McLaren, Renault or Williams BMW, you'll tell the difference). ITV F1 commentators James Allen and Mark Blundell feature in the game but it seems they're not putting in an effort in commentating as they did in Formula 1 2003.

So there you have it. My opinion is that this the best F1 simulation out there (except USA unfortunately). The gameplay functions really well, the graphics and sound mix and form a compound that makes the game superb. Recomened for all Formula 1 fans I say!