Codemasters - F1 Race Stars

[Spagetti69]

Care to explain what problems it has?

(And you can't say because it's not realistic)

Power ups are just bubbles. No enjoyment. Yes I am comparing to Mario but that unavoidable.

 

[DK]

And I do like the way each of the teams has its own unique trait (ie the ability to shoot projectiles backwards, the ability to change your power-up if you want a new one, and the ability to shoot three projectiles instead of one, etc.). I'm kind of hoping they come up with some way of giving each of the drivers a bit of personality beyond their helmets and faces.

I'm dreading Maldonado and Grosjean's special abilities.

 

[otakukid96]

2. I noticed in the driverselect screen you see, but not select, Valentino Rossi, Jeff Gordon, Sebastian Loeb and Ivan Muller. What's up with that?

Possibly secret/easter egg/unlockable characters?

 

[Samus]

Is that a PS3/Xbox screenshot? It looks awful!

 

[prisonermonkeys]

What were you expecting? High-res textures and hyper-accurate car models?

It's a cartoon kart racing game.

 

[sesselpupser]

It's a cartoon kart racing game.

It's also a PS3 game which costs money. That screenshot looks like it could be the Vita version! Maybe it is, I don't know. Cartoon or not, there's no excuse for those terrible textures.

 

[David]

It's also a PS3 game which costs money. That screenshot looks like it could be the Vita version! Maybe it is, I don't know. Cartoon or not, there's no excuse for those terrible textures.

I think they are like that because the camera is probably never that close to the cars during actual gameplay so it's not an issue. Not sure why they would put out an upclose screenshot like that for promotional purposes though.


I'm gonna grab the demo tonight and see if its any fun. These games are always good for when friends are over just to goof off in and I'm considering this or the little big planet kart game.

 

[museumsteve]

Yep it's out. Played it, deleted it. Crap.

Me to..played it and deleted it. It really is just a poor Mario Kart rip off. It wouldn't be so bad if the pickups weren't in the same style as MK and if most of the power ups themselves weren't very similar to MK.
There's nothing exciting when you're playing it IMO. It's slow paced and I really just didn't get it

I'm pretty sure it'll be half the price within a few weeks..

 

[Adrianf1]

Demo gameplay:

 

[Samus]

What were you expecting? High-res textures and hyper-accurate car models?

It's a cartoon kart racing game.

Why can't a cartoon racing game have good textures exactly? They certainly looks a lot better in the first promo videos/pictures:

And now this:

 

[FLX1981]

I still adore the base idea, but the execution seems to be a bit meh. Get outta here with your castles n stuff. The real circuits cartoonified with some dynamic element to them, like in the first trailer - that would have been cool. And if the game was still in F1 speed.

But this..? Yeah maybe if its for sale for a tenner somewhere, someday. (probably not even then, though)

 

[Furinkazen]

In-joke with Grosjean's kart missing its front wing on the start grid in the video?

 

[Samus]

I still adore the base idea, but the execution seems to be a bit meh. Get outta here with your castles n stuff. The real circuits cartoonified with some dynamic element to them, like in the first trailer - that would have been cool. And if the game was still in F1 speed.

I was surprised to see how far they went into cartoon land with the track design, wasn't expecting that. Didn't they say to start with they would be the real tracks spiced up as bit? I'm actually surprised Bernie was ok with this.

 

[Spagetti69]

I tried the 3000 cc mode and it just felt slow to me.
Possibly households with 4 players would get a great return from this game. Local multiplayer etc.

Me and my 8 yr old aren't interested.

Shame really. From the first announcement I was excited by this. More than F1 2012 tbh.

 

[PletdeKoe]

I played the demo a couple of times. I think we really don't need a game like this. It is actually pretty boring. The physics are just very very standaard. No powersliding isn't compensated by some other driving technique. It is just plain silly. The sounds aren't memorable as well. Your driving F1 cars, but you can hardly hear any engine sounds.

I am not impressed.

 

[Spagetti69]

A couple of reviews here fellas.


http://m.computerandvideogames.com/378359/f1-race-stars-review-round-up

 

[Mr. S]

I've had a chance to play F1 Race Stars quite a lot during the past week and it's a solid 7/10 in my opinion. It certainly lacks drifting, which made Mario Kart so fun. I realise it's not exactly Mario Kart but CM can't deny it's been their role model. Review.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

It certainly lacks drifting, which made Mario Kart so fun.

Codemasters consciously removed drifting from the game. Drifting has long been one of the fundamental gameplay elements of the karting genre; most karting games include it as a way for the player to gain a speed boost. I can't remember how it works in Mario Kart, but I do recall Crash Team Racing - when you went into a slide, a little boost bar started to fill up, and if you tapped the right button as the right moment, you got a burst of speed.

Codemasters removed this from F1 Race Stars because they wanted to separate the game from Mario Kart and other karting games. Instead, they incorproated a system where you automatically charge up the boost system by driving through designated sections of the circuit, leaving you free to use the boost when and where you please.

 

[RTSolvalou]

I get the feeling this game was overthought and suffered a bit because of it.

 

[Carlos]

Codemasters consciously removed drifting from the game. Drifting has long been one of the fundamental gameplay elements of the karting genre; most karting games include it as a way for the player to gain a speed boost. I can't remember how it works in Mario Kart, but I do recall Crash Team Racing - when you went into a slide, a little boost bar started to fill up, and if you tapped the right button as the right moment, you got a burst of speed.

Codemasters removed this from F1 Race Stars because they wanted to separate the game from Mario Kart and other karting games. Instead, they incorproated a system where you automatically charge up the boost system by driving through designated sections of the circuit, leaving you free to use the boost when and where you please.

For me it would've been more fun if I could drift in this game. I only downloaded the demo, did some laps with a friend, racing against him etc, overall it's mmmm okay. Just needs something more, like drifting. These games live on fantasy, mine needs to be filled.

Crash Team Racing was for me the fantasy racing game. Maybe because of my age, but the memory is strong.

 

[FLX1981]

It would have been very cool if they would have just included the real life F1 "arcade" features, like uhm... that electronic boost and that flattening the rear wing thingie. Sorry, I m bad with acronyms!

Add that to the wasted potential.

 

[PletdeKoe]

They already have DLC in the PSN Store. That is pretty lame. It costs € 4.49 euro.

 

[Spagetti69]

They already have DLC in the PSN Store. That is pretty lame. It costs € 4.49 euro.

I think it's a track mate. Maybe a pre order bonus that's open to all via cash.

 

[Parker]

I downloaded the demo and had a pretty good time, and my son loved watching me play it so I'll be picking this up when it drops in price. LittleBigPlanet Karting is much more fun though, so if you had to choose between the two I'd go for LBP.

 

[Spagetti69]

I downloaded the demo and had a pretty good time, and my son loved watching me play it so I'll be picking this up when it drops in price. LittleBigPlanet Karting is much more fun though, so if you had to choose between the two I'd go for LBP.

Or maybe this.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-16-sonic-all-stars-racing-transformed-review

 

[anim8r_uk]

It would have been very cool if they would have just included the real life F1 "arcade" features, like uhm... that electronic boost and that flattening the rear wing thingie. Sorry, I m bad with acronyms!

Add that to the wasted potential.

KERS and DRS are both in F1 Race Stars

 

[Parker]

Or maybe this.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-16-sonic-all-stars-racing-transformed-review

I've actually been looking at that one as well but I think I'm going to pick up the previous title and wait for the sequel to drop in price. Transformed looks a lot like Diddy Kong Racing which is good because I always preferred that to Mario kart.

 

[Adrianf1]

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[DwightSchrute12]

I got some trophy today for a "jump boost" but after several races and time trials I can't figure out what I did. Looked in the manual and googled it, still have no idea what a jump boost is or how to do it. Can anyone enlighten me?

 

[Bigbazz]

I gave the demo a go on the PS3 and these are my thoughts.

Graphics : Pleasantly surprised, they are clean and the FPS is smooth as butter, nicely designed and generally I was impressed, considering how F1 2012 looks like complete **** on the PS3 this actually looks real nice.

Sounds : I liked the music when the game started up though the music during the german GP seemed a bit annoying after a while.

Gameplay : I'l be honest though I had fun for a short while it felt a little generic, I realise they didnt want to add powersliding but to be honest it is one of the only things you have in a Mario Kart racer to keep things interesting, the power ups were weak compared to Mario Kart and the track wasn't the most exciting to drive (though it looked nice).


Considering Sonic All Stars Transformed just released and is a really great title I find it hard to see why anyone would buy this (i guess young F1 fans would want it), it runs smoother than Sonic in the fps deparment which I liked but the design on the Sonic levels (Panzer Dragoon and Golden Axe i tried) is just amazing enough to justify it.


Safe to say while I liked the demo it's just too expensive to justify paying that much money for it, especially when there is another better Mario Kart style racer that just got released with Sonic All-Stars Transformed.