videogame Formula 1 2010

Welcome to my Blog lovers of video games and especially motor sports. This time I will write about an analysis of the game Formula 1 2010, which is the same genre of sports racing that is responsible for simulating the 2010 season of the highest category of world motorsport as it is F1. This game was released by Codemaster on September 24, 2010 in Europe and September 21, 2010 in North America, for the PS3, PC and Xbox 360 platforms. Formula 1 2010, features all the teams, drivers and circuits of the 2010 championship. A game that is quite fun beyond the fact that it is arcade and not a simulator, compared to my favorite racing games I have played throughout my life.

Within the game modes of F1 2010, we find the Career mode, Grand Prix, Time Trial and multiplayer. In Career mode, we start with one of the lowest level teams of the season as Hispania, Lotus and Virgin, until we manage to increase the level by winning races or having good results, in order to stand out and get a place in the best teams. In Grand Prix Mode, we have all the circuits, teams and drivers, where we can play a race, where we can configure the normal options of the category, such as the difficulty of artificial intelligence, the number of laps of the Grand Prix, the rules (flags, penalties), weather conditions, sessions such as practice, qualifying and the main race. The Time Trial mode, consists of turning on a circuit, with a team and driver, where the main thing we must do is to compete with the ghost time of a friend, and when we achieve it we get rewards and reputation within the game. There is also the option of online mode, where an internet connection is needed. In addition, we have all the circuits and with the weather conditions we want (sunny, cloudy, drizzle and extreme rain).

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The best of the game modes is the Multiplayer, in which we must have a moderate or very good Internet connection for the best experience. This mode in turn is divided into two, quick games and custom games. In the quick game, we start from a starting point and enter a created one, while in the customized one we can create our own grand prix, with the different sessions, such as practice, qualifying and the race, in the circuit of our preference, in addition to configuring the other options such as the number of laps, the weather conditions, the setting, the difficulty and we can even add the artificial intelligence in case it is not filled. One of the bad things about this mode is that the split-screen mode is not available.

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Another of the things to highlight in the game is the animation, where we have the initial interviews of journalists, the engineers crossing the pits while the cars leave, the celebrations after good results, pit stops, among others. As far as the artificial intelligence is concerned, the game has much to improve, the AI make many mistakes and if the selected difficulty is very low, the AI are very slow, so the races tend to be very boring. In this version, the formation lap is not available, which makes it less realistic. Another thing that is not in f1 2010 is the safety car, when there is a big accident in the races.

As this game is one of the first created by codemaster, it has many errors, but compared to those of past years in terms of graphics and sounds it is very good. As for the graphics, the game has an excellent graphics engine, such as EGO 1.5, where the circuits are well done, especially the lighting of both the sun and the night races. In the case of rainy races, the drops on the camera lenses look spectacular; and as good as the above is the feeling of speed. As far as the sound aspect is concerned, it is one of the best of Formula 1 2010, with the excellent sounds of the engines of that season, where the Hybrid engine system had not yet been implemented, in which the sound of the engines was lowered. In addition, we also have the track engineer in Spanish, who tells us about the state of the car and tires, the accidents that occur in different sessions, lap times, among other things that is of utmost importance at the time of disputing the competitions.

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Teams and Drivers we have present in Formula 1 2010.

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• Mercedes: Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg
• Red Bull: Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber
• Ferrari team: Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso
• William Racing: Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hülkenberg
• McLaren: Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton
• Force India: Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi
• Toro Rosso: Sébastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari
• BMW Sauber : Nick Heidfeld and Kamui Kobayashi
• Lotus: Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen
• Virgin: Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi
• Hispania: Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna
• Renault: Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov

The Circuits Available in the Formula 1 2010 Game: ** Australian Grand Prix: Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna

• Australian Grand Prix: Albert Park Circuit.
• Bahrain Grand Prix: Bahrain International Circuit.
• Chinese Grand Prix: Shanghai Circuit.
• Malaysian Grand Prix: Sepang Circuit.
• Grand Prix of Spain: Monte Carlo Circuit.
• Monaco Grand Prix: Monaco Circuit.
• Grand Prix of Canada: Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.
• Grand Prix of Turkey: Istanbul Park Circuit.
• Grand Prix of Great Britain: Silverstone Circuit.
• German Grand Prix: Hockenheim Circuit.
• Hungarian Grand Prix: Hungaroring Circuit.
• Belgian Grand Prix: Spa-Francorchamps Circuit.
• Italian Grand Prix: Monza National Autodrom.
• European Grand Prix: Valencia Circuit.
• Grand Prix of Japan: Suzuka Circuit.
• Singapore Grand Prix: Marina Bay Circuit.
• Korean Grand Prix: Yeongam Circuit.
• Brazilian Grand Prix: José Carlos Pace Autodromo.
• Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi: Yas Marina Circuit.

In conclusion, the game Formula 1 2010, is a good game as far as games of the time are concerned, as in previous games to this one in the graphic and sound aspects were not well done, however, in terms of gameplay the previous ones were better, as F1 2010 is much more arcade compared to its predecessors. The game contains several errors, due to being one of the first games released by codemaster, after acquiring the license to develop games of the highest category of world motorsport, but I can tell you that if you dare to try it you will have a good experience and therefore a good entertainment, because if you like games of the racing genre this gives us a great experience in terms of visual and more if we like the cars of the 2010 season of F1.

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