Codemasters isn’t known for making great games, although the games they develop themselves are always better than the trash they publish. This makes the following real-life comparison video of their upcoming F1 2010, courtesy of motorthusiast, notable for several reasons:
(Update: in case it isn’t obvious, the game footage is the one with the video-gamey HUD display.)
Hey, even though it’s a low-res clip and the viewable screen is drenched in mud, F1 2010 does sorta kinda look like real life! If you squint!
Since it’s from Codemasters, there’s a good chance that nobody will play it, so F1 2010’s legacy might rest entirely in that video. Other upcoming racing games – Gran Turismo 5, for example – are also marketing their titles using real-life comparison videos. Have we reached the point where racing games can officially trick the eyes?
F1 2010 arrives on September 22nd.
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Which one is which? Is the game title above/below or next to the corresponding video?
Bravo on your Community reference good sir.
Ever heard of TOCA,Dirt or Grid? I think you'll find a few people played those and they were great. Id much rather have Codemasters looking after the F1 franchise than the clowns at EA
Do you mean "Codemasters ISN'T known for making great games" or "Codemaster's isn't KNOWN for making great games?" Because they make great games. Have for a while now. I still need to pick up DiRT 2. That series and Colin McCray before it has been great. I gotta say F1 has never appealed to me but I honestly don't know why. Not only am I going to check out this here beauty but maybe I need to look at F1 racing in general. That looks like fun.
This Trevor guy must not know what he is talking about because Codemasters is one of the premier racing game developers. They made the Colin McRae games that became Dirt, The Toca games, and Grid. Last time I checked those were popular games. When they got the F1 license people were excited because for the first time in a long time there was a chance for a good F1 game. All indications are that they pulled this one off.
Also, the game comes out on about two months before this article says it does.
Suck it.
The only thing we can learn from this article? This Trevor guy knows nothing about racing games, so shouldn't bother to report on them.
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