F1 2009 Comments by Johnny Minkley

I'm waiting for the 360 version because I really want to play this with a wheel.

Second!

Are you blind? It says it supports the Logitech wheel.

@linkster: Me? How about I already own the 360 wheel and don't want to pay for the Wii Logitec wheel? Does that make more sense to you?

Is this 60 fps or only 30 like GRID and DIRT?

/still predicts this will suck compared to rfactor mods.

This looks terrible. Since when did the Wii have the graphical capabilities of the PS1? Also, why is Heidfeld in a Renault? And why is Trulli in a Force India? And why are there 3 Mclarens in a row, with Piquet listed as one of them....?!?

Jeez, i'd actually say those are the PSP graphics, not the Wii.

@ademkermad either it's just a preliminary test build or the custom driver mode (which, as mentioned, only allows name, nationality and custom helmets) slots you in another team as a 'third driver'.
Heck, maybe they interpreted the potential rules they were planning to introduce allowing smaller teams to run 3 cars.

My god, there were better looking F1 games on the PC ten years ago

Car designs and details are being updated down to the wire so the final product is as accurate as is practically realistic.

Editor fail :)

This is F1 2009.. for Wii. Do you really expect X360/PS3 graphics on the Wii?

I don't think anyone expects 360 graphics, but they expect something that doesn't resemble a dos game.

@ Spekinggur

no one is expecting it to look better than the 360, ps3 or pc version but it has gotta at least look better than the ps2 version.

ps2 f1 06

Cactus like screenshots there, cactus I tell you.....

I'd assume they are PSP shots too, but they're not widescreen.

Ah, I forgot. This is the console gamers market where graphics is number one whereas gameplay/handling is somewhere in the dungeons.
What might be going on here though is the amount of data they can fit on the Wii disc and all the actual important bits in a racing game are taking up all the space. Maybe that's it. Unless *gasp* the game isn't completely finished?

I agree the graphics are horrifying but there is the off-chance that this game is actually good and better than PS2 F1 '06. Not like you notice alot of graphics when you go down a raceway at 200 kmph.

That looks AWFUL. Truly, truly bad graphics. I don't think there's much they can do to fix this. Although if it was made by SUMO, why not just take the Outrun 2006 engine and shove the game in there? That would've looked better.

And @Spekingur:
The graphics in games DO matter. Otherwise, what's the point in bringing out new consoles?

@ademkermad:

If you notice, there are actually 4 in a row in the screenshot...

Those are most likely to be Wii shots. PSP's screen is wide and lower in res. Besides Outrun PSP (Sumo Digital's other PSP racing game) looks far better than this.

Will wait for the PC version, looks aren't everything, but this or 1080p at 60fps?

Will wait for a version from a company that doesn't sue its customers.

What we really want to know is do all the cars handle like they've got a huge ball bearing in the middle?

Whatever happened to Geoff Crammond anyway? His were the best F1 racing games ever!

The only thing that will ever interest me in a F1 game would be "Grand Prix 5" from Geoff Crammond...

I often wonder why Sony didn't keep their F1 license, F1 CE was a great game. If they just released DLC that allowed an update of the cars and driver roster I'd be happy.

personally i dont think the graphics look that good. I think they seriously need to pull their finger out to improve on previous F1 titles.

The graphics in games DO matter. Otherwise, what's the point in bringing out new consoles?

Up until the current generation, the answer was 'to enable new types of gameplay'.

Now with the 360/PS3, not so much. At all.

Rubber band racing? No thanks.

If you go looking on Google for screenshots of the F1 games of yesteryear on Gamecube and Xbox, they look atrocious. In comparison, these screenshots don't look all that bad.

It's amazing how the HD consoles have changed our expectations of graphics.

The screenshots must be a mistake. The game is also running at only 16bit color depth apparently (dithering in the smoke).

Still months to go before release but so far it looks a bit lik Formula 1 98 when EA acquired the rights from Bizarre Creations.

The screenshots must be a mistake. The game is also running at only 16bit color depth apparently (dithering in the smoke).

Nah, that's a low-resolution render target being used then integrated with the main image (I hope). If it's not, it means that they're using colour-keying to do transparency instead of alpha blending, hence why every other pixel is missing.

Am not fussed on the graphics, I'm more fussed about how it plays and how accurate a portrayal of this year's F1 it produces. They say they're cutting off with regards performance of cars etc, but there are some important things coming into play at the moment - Piquet will probably be given the boot from Renault within a race or two, Ferrari made a big, big leap forward in pace at Monaco, and the teams are still dithering over KERs. It's those kind of (geeky) details I wish we'd see in F1 games. The only ones I remember that ever happening in was F1 '95 and F1 '99, both on the PSOne, where replacement drivers drove in the correct races. F1 '97 also included little livery changes between races. Hopefully this one will do the same. :)

P.S After all that, as long as the cars don't have the same handling model as GRID's horrid effort, I'll be pleased. ;)

I'll stick to iRacing and waiting for the Lotus 79 to be released, or at the very least the inevitable mod for rFactor (or more likely, rFactor 2).

If I had a Wii I'd be insulted with what developers try to pass on as "system limitations"... This is shoddy work, the graphics look like a PS1 maybe early PS2 game!

The last F1 game on a Nintendo home console:

http://uk.gamespot.com/gamecube/driving/...

Empty placeholder billboards notwithstanding, this game looks markedly better than that.

It looks as if the Wii screenshots were taken in anamorphic Widescreen mode but have been shown here at a 4:3 ratio. Look at the speedo OSD in the bottom-right; it's an oval, not circular. Also, the cars are way too tall and thin. If you resize the screens yourself by stretching them horizontally they look a lot more natural.

Obviously whoever supplied the screenshots made a right cock-up.

"You can race split-screen not just head-to-head, but in full-season co-op."

YESSS!!!!!! Hope they have this feature for the 360's 2010 game. Me and my mate have been waiting for this kind of feature ever since TOCA 2 or something. Happy days.

+1 to full season co-op comments! \o/

I think I will pick this up for the PSP if it turns out well. Looking forward to the 2010 version on 360/PS3/PC.

it's shocking that f1 2006 on the ps2 looked better than this...what's gone on? although full co-op season mode does sound like a definite plus, hopefully it'll be a feature in the 360 version. in the meantime, excuse me while my retinas burn...

One of my friends and I used enjoy doing team co-op in Toca World Touring Cars on the PS1. I too will be crossing my fingers in the hope that this is included in the 360 version.

I'll carry on playing F! CE, thanks.

Christ, that looks awful.

Give me Micropose GP any day!

One of the Wii's greatest flaws is highlighted here.

Not the fact that the screenshots look terrible, but the fact that without actually playing, it's impossible to judge whether the visuals are so basic for a good reason. For example, maybe power has been reserved for 60fps refresh and gameplay elements like handling and AI?

I know I'd probably end up buying a lot more games for my Wii if I could download demos. I never buy a game that I haven't played in at least demo form and that's the reason I only have 5 Wii games. Reviews and personal recommendations mean nothing to me as they are completely subjective.

I almost peed my pants by looking at those screenshots. This looks terrible. Even a PS2 is capable of showing better graphics than this. This might be on par with PSX/N64! Shame on you Codemasters.

I only came in here to see how good the graphics were as I hate F1 games but was curious to see if this game featured the current improvement in wii graphics. I shall now make a hasty retreat.

"The Wii will suck balls for all eternity." Fact.........

Rafa Benitez 16/06/09