Comments on: “F1 2009″ by Codemasters (Wii)

By: Harry

Harry — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:56:35 +0000

I’m an avid racing gamer on console only.

I love NFS Shift but I hate that you get rewarded for crashing into people. The graphics are great and it has better tracks than Forza3.

Forza 3 seems the more popular of these two games, especially if you play online. It has excellent graphics and the addition of Suzuka that SPEED doesn’t. But then Forza doesnt have SPA so it’s, for me, a give and take.

Forza3 has taken tuning and liveries to a level not seen before in other games.

For us F1 fans the biggest downfall of both games is no F1 cars in either game.

Living in the states it’s hard to get a decent F1 game for console so I was terrebly excited at last years news that Codemasters was doing a 2009 version. Gutted that I have to wait until mid October 2010 to play it on my xbox, as I dont have a wii. And the more I read about the the 2009 the more I think I will be dissapointed, although I will buy the game on release day as there arn’t any other options.

By: BNK Racing

BNK Racing — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:03:58 +0000

i’ll take it on PS3 thanx. hope to see higher quality!!

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:24:13 +0000

I guess singing the praises of GPL (Grand Prix Legends) will only mark me out as an ageing has-been. Still play it and get a kick from it , though.

By: joeyjuviyani

joeyjuviyani — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:37:33 +0000

Games based on the Formula One racing circuit tend to appeal mainly to hardcore racing fans. If you fall into that category, Codemasters have got you covered with the release of F1 2009 on PSP. Fans around the world will get the chance to take to the virtual grid and emulate their favorite drivers as F1 2009 races into stores across North America today. Europeans have to wait a couple more days before the title arrives in shops. The PSP edition of F1 2009 will also be available.
For more on this you may visit at:
http://www.techarena.in/video/23150-f1-2009-psp-gameplay-video.htm

By: Stitch

Stitch — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:17:18 +0000

Just took delivery of F1 2009 on the Wii. Great game. OK not the best graphics but it is a Wii. You CAN tweek all the settings, wing angles, toe in, wheel cambers, gear ratios etc. My only real gripe is that all the cars seam to have KERS.

By: pSynrg

pSynrg — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:59:53 +0000

Fair enough At the end of the day I like most decent racing sims. Some more than others. All those we’ve both mentioned fall into this category. So may it continue!

By: Adam Milleneuve

Adam Milleneuve — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:33:17 +0000

You can win yourself a copy, courtesy of F1 Badger and Codemasters here: F1 2009 Wii Comp

By: AP

AP — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:58:06 +0000

also on iracing tracks…the the whole lazer scan thing isn’t sole property of iracing, there were laser scanned tracks in rfactor 1st…and this will be the basic standard from now on.
Iracing is good but it’s mainly hype, which is re-enforced by marketing and the fact you have a high cost. $ doesnt always mean better.
I mean nike shoes cost about$1 to make but sell for hundreds of $

I dont belive iracing has the best physics, that title goes to nkpro.
Best immersion goes to any simbin product.
Best allround features in a sim would be GP4 or RBR, most content goes to rfactor.

By: AP

AP — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:47:10 +0000

I was involved in modding since gp3 days…I beta tested iracing, and since last time I paid I got 3mths for the cost of 1month…I played it for nite and never touched it again…Bored the crap out of me…
I am not a ‘rookie’ and I did have an excelent SR

I have raced AJ Aleninger (wrecker) Dale Jn, Ambrose…etc in iracing…
I dont like it, I dont like usa tracks /cars/ the price/ the graphics/ the participation levels of some series means u waste $ on cars…Plus I cant access stuff I own/bought unless I keep paying $ to be able to use the base product.

Bit like if I had your car your own garage and you own it and you cant touch it or even look at it unless you pay me $xxx a year.

If they change the system to pay for a series and all the content need for that 1 series then I would give it a go again…but I hate the base subscription plus car cost plus track cost….organized costly pickup racing…The racing isn’t any better than and slightly lower than most good leagues….

That is just MHO and others dont agree with me and thats cool, I would hate everyone to agree with me…no one to argue with

Rfactor2 will be quite good I hope…

By: pSynrg

pSynrg — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:51:47 +0000

AP – I’ve been following your recommendations. netKar is still the same, a fine sim but lacking in activity. rFactor Pro on the other hand is not really in the same category is it?
You need a server farm and a team of F1 engineers to get anything useful out of it. Oh and it costs a bit more than iRacing, to say the least.
I guess comparing that with iRacing should simply be taken as a compliment to iRacing..?
You clearly have no experience of the sim considering your comments so maybe you should check it out for real, rather than just reiterate a few sporadic comments from forums? You may be pleasantly surprised!

By: pSynrg

pSynrg — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:46:20 +0000

You pay for the best physics and feedback engine available to consumers, a stunning mm precise interpretation of a circuit and most important of all superb, intense and close multiplayer racing.
It costs more than any other racing sim and is still the best value for money if its a racing sim you want. You get what you pay for!
I don’t want it to be as popular as freeFactor. I don’t want to race with kids with no sense of race craft (9 times out of 10 at least.)

AP – in iRacing, you get one car reset (with tow to the pits) in the lower class cars (intended for beginner and rookies). After that, a wreck is a wreck.
netKar PRO is an absolutely superb sim but lacking organisation and development. Much like the brilliant Live for Speed…

You’ll get there (to iRacing) if you want to race bad enough. There really is nothing that comes close…

By: Hallard

Hallard — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:54:31 +0000

GT5 has at least one F1 car, the Ferrari F2007. Not sure if there are more.

By: Panos

Panos — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:50:36 +0000

You can use the nunchuk or the classic controller and it also supports the logitech wheel for wii.

By: rico

rico — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:08:07 +0000

bit disappointing, please codemasters, let the better producers create f1 games, i just screwed my 50 euros…
too low quality and ****** gameplay

By: Harvs

Harvs — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:19:57 +0000

when the 2011 season rolls around they could always just update the game to suit that season, just change drivers for teams if they change for 2011, same with the wings on the cars etc.

if they did that well then it could be a very good game, and in this day and age its kind of expected

By: Harvs

Harvs — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:16:25 +0000

i know! its been to long.

By: TommyB

TommyB — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:59:42 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6M6JMnSKMc

By: AP

AP — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:48:28 +0000

FSONE 08 is the best!
or FSONE 09 …coming SOON!

http://vimeo.com/7558250

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M59hmMJzi0

By: AP

AP — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:42:23 +0000

Iracing is a joke…press a button after a wreck and magical the cars is perfect, no pit crews, put an mm of rubber on dirt and cop a penalty, no rain, no dynamic track, no time shift…
Over priced, underwhelming organized pick up racing, that is hyped beyond belief…not really surprising as it’s US based with 99.9% of all content all US cars/tracks.
And in the great tradition of American corporate greed you dont ever own the game, you simply lease it and any items you purchase for the game is locked from you access it unless you keep forking out more $$$$.

No sorry the bench mark for sim games at the moment is either NKPro(bespoke version) or Rfactor PRO…which apart from graphics has very little else in common with rfactor.

NKpro is the best open wheel sim as the ordinary version is more closely related to the custom team build versions.

In saying that Rfactor is fun Rfactor2 should be very good…
Here is a link to my sim
http://iplayz.wordpress.com/

By: VitaRedux

VitaRedux — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:20 +0000

Oops can’t edit my dodgy post:

Reminded me of the this news article about the game earlier this year.

http://runoffarea.co.uk/2009/06/24/new-f1-game-to-feature-post-race-penalties/

BTW I shouldn’t have to say, but someone won’t get it. This is a spoof!