The Formula One 2017 video game was released at the end of August right after the midway of the season. Is it worth buying?
F1 2017 is the official game of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship. The game was developed by Codemasters and released on Friday, August 25th, 2017 in the middle of the 2017 Formula One season. Is the game worth buying for a Formula One fan?
At $59.99, the game is well worth it even for a Formula One fan who isn’t a huge Formula One fan. If you play this game, you will likely become a huge Formula One fan. The realism in this game is incredible and the amount of development that had to have gone into it has definitely paid off. And that’s without including all of the old Formula One cars available to use as you wish.
All 20 of the full-time Formula One drivers from the 2017 season are in the game, and all of the tracks that the series races on are there as well in full detail. Four short tracks at Bahrain, Great Britain, Japan and the United States are also included.
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Like most racing games, the game provides a nearly completely customizable experience from lap amount to rules, damage and flashbacks. The pit stops as well as tire wear and selected fuel usage are extremely realistic, as are the wrecks and the damage that results from them. Overall, this game is as real as it gets.
In fact, there is even a safety car that comes out if wrecks are bad enough if you enable that feature, and given the fact that you have to manually maintain the formation behind the safety car before the restart, this can make things very interesting, especially in a full or even half or quarter length race in a season with full damage enabled.
There are several game modes, including a number of different championship formats. One game mode is the Grand Prix game mode, which allows players to race wherever they want to and set up their own schedule with their own rules. If you want to a have a championship with just two races at the same venue, go for it. The game will still keep the standings for you until your “season” is complete.
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Again, F1 2017 is well worth it. $59.99 is a bargain for what you get. If there is anything about the game that is not realistic, it is too small to notice and therefore should not even be considered when you decide on whether or not to purchase the game. Every little detail is literally the same as it is in real life, which is a major plus for this game.
Have you played the new F1 2017 game? If not, will you be trying it out sometime in the near future?