F1 2012: Release Date, Features and Preview

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Published: September 13, 2012

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The Formula 1 gaming community is about to get a new toy courtesy of Codemasters. F1 2012 releases on September 18 (September 21 in the UK), per Codemasters.com. The demo came out for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 gaming systems on September 10. 

The company has produced F1 2010 and F1 2011, so they have become consistent contributors to the Formula 1 gaming scene.

They also produce the popular Dirt series, as well as GRID, which is due to release its long-awaited sequel in 2013, per Codemasters.com.

Those games are a bit more "pick up and play" than the F1 seres. To the developer's credit, they know that and have put measures in place to not only teach you the basics of the game, but also to inform you a bit about this aspect of auto racing.

I've been playing racing games for years and I've always found Formula 1 games the most challenging. The demo takes steps to indoctrinate you into the game at your own pace.

You can begin by simply completing the straight line test that gives you the feel of the car, its speed and break sensitivity. This is important as Formula 1 cars handle differently than any other vehicles in real life, and subsequently in a solid simulation-style video game.

This is a simple video of the basics from the F1 2012 demo:



This is an example of the Young Driver's Test, and it is essential for those that are considering playing this game for the first time.

This tutorial isn't reserved for the console game. If you follow this link to the Codemaster's website there is a tutorial/quiz on the various skills required to be a Formula 1 driver. It's surprisingly interactive and pretty unique.

If you've already played F1 games in the past then the demo also allows you to jump right in to see what's new this year.

Here's an example of more experienced gameplay:



 

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