Forumla 1 Championship Edition...worth $40 - Blu-ray Forum

goldie1970 · 02-26-2009, 11:00 PM

Thinking of getting the old F1 game. Big IndyCar fan, but I don't think anyone has anything coming along those lines, and I can't find much info on a new F1 game. Any info or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

Galley · 02-26-2009, 11:09 PM

Yes, it's worth $40, but you should be able to find it used for much less.

imbozzy · 02-27-2009, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by goldie1970

Thinking of getting the old F1 game. Big IndyCar fan, but I don't think anyone has anything coming along those lines, and I can't find much info on a new F1 game. Any info or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

F1 is amazing. It's a very addictive game. Here's the problem. When you're doing the career mode, it takes freakin' forever to get to the race. To get your car finely tuned for the race, you have to go out in practice and take a couple laps with each setting. You can skip over some of it, but a lot of it you still have to do if you don't want to start in the back of the pack.

Let me warn you, it didn't sound like that much of a big deal. Being an open-wheel race fan all my life, I was pretty gung ho about it. Thought it would be a fun challenge that would give me a sense of satisfaction. But then I found out it took like 3 hours to get through one weekend. And you can't just start the weekend and not finish. If you don't finish or want to restart, you have to completely start over.

And here come the child in me. IndyCar's are lame. Tony George ruined the entertaining league with money.

brett_day · 02-27-2009, 12:23 AM

Yeah it is a good game I have been playing it pretty solidly for two weeks since I picked it up. I paid $20 for it on eBay so shop around

havuk88 · 02-27-2009, 01:36 AM

check blockbuster, mine has it for $15

Grim Reaper · 02-27-2009, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by goldie1970

Thinking of getting the old F1 game. Big IndyCar fan, but I don't think anyone has anything coming along those lines, and I can't find much info on a new F1 game. Any info or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

i had it when it was still $60. and, i didnt care for it. but, since your a fan of that type of racing. than, this game is for you.

SkantDragon · 02-27-2009, 08:37 AM

It's a very good game... _IF_ you are hardcore. It's definitely not designed for anything resembling the casual gamer. Which is why it doesn't receive much recognition or notice.

If you are into the niche the game was designed for, it is a rock solid hit. The physics are good. The graphics are good. There are a lot of realistic elements to it. The people that made this game are clearly into it in a big way.

Seriously. You feel good if you make it into the top 10 in this game.

No punches are pulled. No casual gamer is spared. This is open wheel racing.

highdef monster · 02-27-2009, 10:29 AM

No voice chat in online part of the game,which is just stupid

AikonEnt · 02-27-2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by highdef monster

No voice chat in online part of the game,which is just stupid

Which means I don't have to listen to screaming knobheads all the time, that's not a bad thing.

Thought it was an excellent game overall, presentation (menus and such) is a bit dull, but the graphics and handling when racing is top notch. You have to make sure you turn off the assists too, makes it much better and you can knock 4-5 seconds easily off lap times.

As for setting up the car, I found a basic setup that I liked and used it for every race, didn't bother with practicing at all, and just a few qualifying laps to get me to the front of the grid. Can easily do a race weekend in under 30 minutes (unless you go for full race distance obviously

).

khaotika · 02-28-2009, 12:40 AM

I like the realistic factor added with the damages option; however, it is VERY annoying when you spend 3+ hours tuning/practicing and then some rookie driver knocks you out of the race on the first lap. Maybe I shouldn't turn on damage in season mode.

SkantDragon · 02-28-2009, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by khaotika

I like the realistic factor added with the damages option; however, it is VERY annoying when you spend 3+ hours tuning/practicing and then some rookie driver knocks you out of the race on the first lap. Maybe I shouldn't turn on damage in season mode.

That's racing though.

To me, if you turn that kind of thing off... or just don't have it at all (like most games do)... that removes a lot of the spirit of racing. That's part of the real deal... you're event can end in disappointment at any moment because of just one mistake. Dealing with this changes the way you drive quite a bit.

goldie1970 · 03-03-2009, 12:08 AM

thanks for the info, sounds like a buy to me. i'm frugal, so I'll find it now that I know the target price. anyone hear any rumors on a new game? thought indycar had one coming in february, but haven't seen anything else on that recently

02-26-2009, 11:00 PM	#1
goldie1970 Power Member Member since:Dec 2008 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:636 Trading Score:6	Forumla 1 Championship Edition...worth $40 Thinking of getting the old F1 game. Big IndyCar fan, but I don't think anyone has anything coming along those lines, and I can't find much info on a new F1 game. Any info or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

02-27-2009, 12:23 AM	#4
brett_day Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Moore, Oklahoma Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Yeah it is a good game I have been playing it pretty solidly for two weeks since I picked it up. I paid $20 for it on eBay so shop around Last edited by brett_day; 02-27-2009 at 12:39 AM.

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02-26-2009, 11:09 PM	#2
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	Yes, it's worth $40, but you should be able to find it used for much less.

02-27-2009, 01:36 AM	#5
havuk88 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Fort Worth Texas Trading Score:23	check blockbuster, mine has it for $15

02-27-2009, 08:37 AM	#7
SkantDragon Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	It's a very good game... _IF_ you are hardcore. It's definitely not designed for anything resembling the casual gamer. Which is why it doesn't receive much recognition or notice. If you are into the niche the game was designed for, it is a rock solid hit. The physics are good. The graphics are good. There are a lot of realistic elements to it. The people that made this game are clearly into it in a big way. Seriously. You feel good if you make it into the top 10 in this game. No punches are pulled. No casual gamer is spared. This is open wheel racing.

02-27-2009, 10:29 AM	#8
highdef monster Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:fargo nd	No voice chat in online part of the game,which is just stupid

02-28-2009, 12:40 AM	#10
khaotika Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:400	I like the realistic factor added with the damages option; however, it is VERY annoying when you spend 3+ hours tuning/practicing and then some rookie driver knocks you out of the race on the first lap. Maybe I shouldn't turn on damage in season mode.

03-03-2009, 12:08 AM	#12
goldie1970 Power Member Member since:Dec 2008 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:636 Trading Score:6	thanks for the info, sounds like a buy to me. i'm frugal, so I'll find it now that I know the target price. anyone hear any rumors on a new game? thought indycar had one coming in february, but haven't seen anything else on that recently

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