A great first F1 driving simulation for PS3 well worth every cent you will spend on it.
Pros:
- Really nice graphics, I do use a 42 inch 1080P Sharp LCD TV, the game runs at 720P with NO framerates drop (unlike the demo that's out there on PSN), cars are very well detailed, the mechanics at the box should get an "update", special effects are amazingly realistic.
- Many ways to customize the racing experience so that even novice players can approach the game painlessly. The game offers also a lot of level of customization for the "pro" racers and big fans of the F1 circus so that there is always a good level of challenge. A really big jump is when you will switch from automatic transmission to manual, you will be able to feel all the power of the racecar in ur finger.
- Multiplayer is a blast, 11 players at once on a circuit might not sound like a huge number ... but trust me is almost the right amount for many intense and challenging races.
- Unlockables are super funny, I just got a vintage car to use on the time trial, looking forward to discover many and many more goodies hidden here and there in the game.
- Excellent sound effects (especially if u have a 5.1 sound system)
- Great collision effects and car destruction physics.
Cons:
- No voice chat .. well .. yeah is for free babe !!!
- Annoying in-race commentary
- Voices from the box should have a little bit more variety - At the maximum level of realism you MUST be Shumaker to be able to keep the car on the track without disintegrate it.
- I loved the feeling of the rumble effect when going above the shoulder in old GT game ... i sorta miss it here, but is not the game's fault.
- In a couple of online races I noticed twice a little lag (one fraction of a second) but nothing to really worry about.
- It is F1 .. here in US people are more accustomed with Nascar ... so it might not have a great impact on this side of the ocean.
So again this is a really good game that will definitively satisfy every F1 and racing fanatic. (I am really amazed that got only 7.2 on GS and IGN .. it really deserves more, especially being a first gen PS3 game it shows a really great potential).
Peace