As one of the most popular sporting events in the world, Formula 1 racing has fans from all over the globe. It’s a major sporting event backed up by a huge number of videogames developed by Codemasters. The 2012 equivalent, F1 2012, took on many properties of other classic Codemasters releases.Like many incremental releases, though, there was not a huge amount of change. It was, though, the first title released until the Codemasters Racing label, which lasted until 2016. Where on the podium, then, did the 2012 edition of F1 finish?

The same old laps

While at the time 2012 was seen as an improvement, it done little to build on the edition that came beforehand. The title used the EGO Engine, and it played very similar to a range of the typical games of the era such as MotoGP titles. In terms of style, this is a game that was, for its time, pretty decent looking graphically. It was easy to play and to control, and it provided users with an interesting roster of F1 stars and legends to pick from and play as.

Aug 09, 2021 F1 2012 The Game (Codemasters) A. Messages 1 Points 1. Today at 01:50 #1 Hello. I downloaded the game cracked because im poor. F1 2012 Career GameplayTWITTER -http://www.twitch.tv/TiametmardukSNAP.

F1 2012 The Game (Codemasters) A. Messages 1 Points 1. Today at 01:50 #1 Hello. I downloaded the game cracked because im poor. Oct 10, 2013 @ 11:24pm. F1 2013 is much better than 2012, 2013 works for a start, all the stuff they broke in 2012 is fixed. View Profile View Posts. Oct 11, 2013 @ 4:17am. Ike-the audio is quite a bit different, the 2013 cars sound much, much more realistic. About This Game. Codemasters Racing presents F1 2012, the next game in the BAFTA-winning series featuring all the official drivers, teams and circuits from the 2012 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Learn the basics and master the challenge of driving the best machines on the planet in the Young Driver Test.

In total, you had 12 teams to choose from with 24 drivers in total. You were given the chance to take part in the 2012 season of the F1 calendar, whilst also having access to the Champions Mode edition and other modes, including the new Season Challenge mode.

A solid part of the franchise

The challenge with F1 2012 is that it generally did not add much over previous versions of the series. It was, though, a good enough racing sim that most enjoyed it both online and offline. The small changes that were included made the gameplay a touch smoother. At the same time, the addition of the Season Challenge mode helped to give more casual players a chance to play F1 without losing valuable time or having to commit to a full season mode.

While some criticism was put on the fact the game had not moved on much from previous iterations, it was well-received by fans of the sport itself. Most found that it offered a decent enough challenge for players, whilst giving newbies to the series a more overall approachable experience. However, the fact that previous game modes which were well-liked by players were removed caused a bit of consternation.

Overall, though, the 2012 edition of this long running series was a good choice for just about any player of the era. Today it feels a bit worn out and dull compared to more improved releases of the 2020s, but it’s still a good racing sim that done a good job during a period of low inspiration for the sports industry.

Pros:

• Good quality of cars and drivers to pick from
• Interesting variety of modes to improve options

Cons:

• Removal of some previously enjoyed modes was ill-received

F1 2012 is a video game developed by Codemasters based on the 2012 Formula One season. The game was announced on 18 March 2012,^[3] co-inciding with the first race of the 2012 season. The game was released in September.^[2] It uses the EGO Engine. This was also the first game by Codemasters released under their 'Codemasters Racing' label, which was used until 2016.

The Mac OS X version of the game was released by Feral Interactive on 20 December.^[1]

Features[edit]

F1 2012 Game Review

The game features all twelve teams and twenty-four drivers competing in the 2012 season (except for mid-season changes), as well as the twenty circuits and Grands Prix — including the brand new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas — included in the championship.

The game also features a brand-new 'Young Driver Test' mode,^[3][4] a tutorial mode designed to introduce new players to the handling characteristics of Formula One cars as a prologue to the career mode. As a demonstration, Codemasters approached several drivers — including Mercedes test driver Sam Bird^[5] and GP2 Series driver Stefano Coletti^[6] — at the real-life Young Driver Tests (for drivers who have never started a Grand Prix) in Abu Dhabi in November 2011, and asked them to drive the Yas Marina Circuit in F1 2012 instead of using the team simulators they would traditionally use to learn the circuit.^[4] All of the drivers who played the game reported that the game was realistic enough for them to learn the circuit to the point where they were confident enough to set competitive lap times.

The game also presents a new main menu, with Codemasters saying it is now easier to navigate around the video game. The sound system has been modified, and players can now hear other cars around them.

Gameplay and modes[edit]

As well as the new young driver test mode, F1 2012 features a new 'Champions Mode', in which the six World Champions competing in the 2012 season — Kimi Räikkönen, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher — are styled after traditional end-of-level video gaming bosses, with the player challenged to beat them while racing in conditions that suit each driver.

F1 2012 Game

Another new mode introduced in F1 2012, is the 'Season Challenge' mode. Feedback given to Codemasters was that players only played the game when they had a few hours to play. In response, Codemasters brought in this mode so that players could simply play for a short amount of time. In this mode the player will start as a team lower down the field, and over a ten race season the player will move teams mid-season, depending on their ability to beat rival drivers and objectives.

Codemasters also introduced 'One-Shot Qualifying', whereby a player has a single lap to qualify for the race. The One-Shot Qualifying is included in Quick Race, Season Challenge and Career Mode. The three stage knock out session is still an option, however the single 20-minute session is no longer available in career mode. There is no longer an option to include all three practice sessions in a race weekend, but instead only a single hour session is available.

In career mode players are no longer able to play races of less than 25%. In career mode the player can choose a team from the six teams. They are Marussia, HRT, Caterham, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Force India and Williams. The player can join a team after completing the Young Driver Test. The player can choose a team that meets the minimum medal requirements. Players gets contract offers from teams as they continues their races in Career Mode.

In the quick play mode the option to make a custom championship is no longer available, but instead the player selects a single race to play on.

Reception[edit]

F1 2012 received generally favorable reviews, earning a collective score of 81 out of 100 from Metacritic.^[8]IGN gave the game a 9.0, underlining that while yearly sports releases are faced with the difficult battle of introducing new content when the sport remains relatively unchanged, F1 2012 introduced noticeable tweaks to the gameplay that steadily improved it.^[9]GameSpot were equally-complimentary (8.5/10), applauding the developer for making the game more approachable to newcomers, but bemoaning the removal of some gameplay modes that had been included in previous releases.^[10]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abc'Feral Interactive: F1 2012 release announcement'.
2. ^ ^ab'Codemasters Racing Upcoming Titles Playable At gamescom 2012'. Develop. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
3. ^ ^abHsieh, Tony (17 March 2012). 'Codemasters Presents F1 2012 Dev Diary And Launch Date'. Gaming Examiner. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
4. ^ ^abGaudiosi, John (18 March 2012). 'Codemasters Birmingham Explores Games Verse Reality with F1 2012'. Gamer Live TV. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
5. ^Hackbarth, Frederik (24 February 2012). 'WS by Renault - Bird kommt aus der GP2' [WS by Renault - Bird comes from GP2]. Motorsport-Magazin.com (in German). adrivo Sportpresse GmbH. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
6. ^Freeman, Glenn (9 January 2012). 'Coloni signs Stefano Coletti and Fabio Onidi for 2012 GP2 campaign'. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
7. ^Play magazine review, issue 223, Imagine Publishing
8. ^'Metacritic review of F1 2012'. Metacritic. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
9. ^Kamen, Matt (17 September 2012). 'F1 2012 Review'. IGN. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
10. ^O'Dwyer, Danny (20 September 2012). 'F1 2012 Review'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

External links[edit]