F1 22

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F1 22 is amazing on track, providing thrilling action and stunning visuals, though it feels very much like an annual EA Sports title.

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F1 22 is amazing on track, providing thrilling action and stunning visuals, though it feels very much like an annual EA Sports title.

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8/10

Luke Reilly (IGN)

F1 22 maintains this series’ run as the most fully-featured and accessible mainstream motorsport sim on the market, but the flashy new F1 Life mode feels largely pointless.

July 1, 2022 |

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Supreme playability is sidetracked by a new mode designed to let players live the gilded life of an F1 driver – and start paying for it.

June 30, 2022 |

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3/5 stars

Steve Boxer (Guardian)

84/100

Justin Towell (PC Gamer)

Another superlative career mode, but the avatar customisation and tacked-on supercars feel like bullet points.

June 27, 2022 |

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Luke Reilly (IGN)

8/10 - (Read Review)

F1 22 maintains this series’ run as the most fully-featured and accessible mainstream motorsport sim on the market, but the flashy new F1 Life mode feels largely pointless.

Steve Boxer (Guardian)

3/5 stars - (Read Review)

Supreme playability is sidetracked by a new mode designed to let players live the gilded life of an F1 driver – and start paying for it.

Justin Towell (PC Gamer)

84/100 - (Read Review)

Another superlative career mode, but the avatar customisation and tacked-on supercars feel like bullet points.

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
Ars Technica	Jonathan M. Gitlin	Not Recommended	07-22-2022	Skip, unless you’re a hardcore F1 fan.	Read review
Atomix	Aldo López	75 / 100	07-04-2022	In summary, if you are going to buy F1 you should keep in mind that this is not a delivery that innovates in any way. Nothing beyond having an improvement in the controls. Honestly, I would recommend waiting for a later discount to be able to play this installment of the franchise that it should seriously consider if it want to take a real step forward next year.	Read review
Bazimag	Vahid Zohrabi Nejad	8.4 / 10	06-28-2022	For Formula One fans, it’s easier than ever to recommend the yearly F1 video game. Significant changes have been made here to not only keep the game up to date, but also more immersive, more expansive and more fun. The only real disappointment is F1 Life, which feels a like a good idea in principle but very poorly executed. And of course, the lack of a story mode will be a let-down to some, too. Ultimately, F1 22 takes a couple of steps forward and couple back, but where it matters – the core gameplay and the stellar career mode – it’s still very much at the front of the pack.	Read review
CGMagazine	David Walters	7.5 / 10	06-27-2022	A fine entry to the popular F1 series, F1 22 brings some new things to the table, but suffers from control issues and a lack of things to do.	Read review
Chicas Gamers	Adrián de Francisco	Recommended	06-30-2022	F1 22 is once again crowned the king of Formula 1 games, being a continuous game and giving a series of improvements that, although they fall short, will satisfy both racing fans and car video game fans, but showing that this engine and this style is reaching its limit and a deeper change is necessary than only in the modeling and certain physics.	Read review
COGconnected	Lou Sytsma	85 / 100	07-01-2022	Given the big changes this year to F1, Codemasters have crafted an impressive technical showcase that is accessible to players of all skill levels.	Read review
Daily Mirror	Nathan Bliss	4.5 / 5 stars	06-27-2022	With the new gameplay physics, reworked handling and updated tyre models, combined with the updated track layouts (Spain, Australia, Abu Dhabi) and the new Miami circuit, F1 22 feels like the most realistic Formula 1 game to date. The addition of VR, refreshed audio and tons of small tweaks make this one of the most immersive F1 games ever and even hardcore F1 fans won’t be disappointed.	Read review
Echo Boomer	Diogo dos Santos	Recommended	07-18-2022	There are a few new features and modes this year. Yet, none are better that what the past games brought before. For all its worth the standouts are features that no fan of F1 or the games would asked for.	Read review
Eurogamer	Martin Robinson	Not Recommended	06-28-2022	And yet for all that there’s a nagging sense of overfamiliarity, of running the same races in slightly more bloated cars in what’s now a slightly more bloated game. F1 22 is a remarkably broad game too, it should be pointed out	Read review
Everyeye.it	Raffaello Rusconi	8 / 10	06-27-2022	Porpoising aside, Codemasters has done a good job of reproducing the regulation change that revolutionized the world of F1. Fun to play, impressive to watch, F1 22 stands out for an above-average AI and a driving model that perfectly sums up the concept of simcade.	Read review
Gamefa	Amirhossein Ranjbar	7.5 / 10	07-08-2022	Codemasters took the successful formula of the previous F1 games and prepared another fun new version of the series with as few changes as possible. F1 22, although it is a repetition of the past, but it shows the best repetition. The game has issues with incentive content, car variety, and challenge variety, but ultimately, it is just what a racing simulator fan wants.	Read review
GameGrin	Steven John Dawson	9 / 10	06-27-2022	Although slightly saddened by the omission of a story mode this time around, it’s more than made up for by the new vehicle physics. The concern of “F1 Life” having any bearing on gameplay being quashed makes F1 22 another flying lap for Codemasters.	Read review
GamePro	Dennis Michel	83 / 100	07-05-2022	Codemaster’s F1 series continues to offer a great racing game package despite poorly thought-out innovations.	Read review
GameSkinny	Nathan Gibson	8 / 10	06-27-2022	A great racing game that any F1 fan will love, although it fails to really set itself apart from its predecessors.	Read review
GameSpew	Richard Seagrave	9 / 10	06-27-2022	For Formula One fans, it’s easier than ever to recommend F1 22. Significant changes have been made here to not only keep the game up to date, but also more immersive, more expansive and more fun. The only real disappointment is F1 Life, which feels a like a good idea in principle but very poorly executed. And of course, the lack of a story mode will be a let-down to some, too. Ultimately, F1 22 takes a couple of steps forward and couple back, but where it matters – in its gameplay and stellar career mode – it’s still very much at the front of the pack.	Read review
GameSpot	Alessandro Barbosa	7 / 10	07-07-2022	F1 22 is an iterative entry in the F1 series that focuses heavily on an authentic recreation of a new era in the sport, with fantastic results on the track.	Read review
GamingBolt	Ravi Sinha	8 / 10	06-28-2022	F1 22 isn’t going to blow your mind with its new features, especially when it comes to F1 Life. It does offer some compelling, fast-paced racing backed by some great Career modes, tracks. and presentation Familiar as it may be, it’s still the definitive way to experience Formula 1 racing in video games.	Read review
Generación Xbox	Luis Falcón	7.8 / 10	07-01-2022	F1 is back in style thanks to Codemasters and EA. Its renewed gameplay is fresh air for the franchise. A great game that will captivate motor fans.	Read review
God is a Geek	Chris White	8.5 / 10	06-27-2022	F1 2022 is as authentic as you can get, with superb handling and stunning visuals, but a follow up to Braking Point would have been nice.	Read review
Guardian	Steve Boxer	3 / 5 stars	06-30-2022	Supreme playability is sidetracked by a new mode designed to let players live the gilded life of an F1 driver – and start paying for it	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Cory Wells	4.5 / 5 stars	06-27-2022	What makes F1 22 great are the improvements to the core technical aspects.	Read review
Hobby Consolas	Rafael Aznar	84 / 100	06-28-2022	‎F1 22 is very continuous with respect to its predecessor, despite the change of regulations that occurred in Formula 1, but, even so, it is very competitive on the track and its virtual races faithfully recreate the duels that Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes are starring in reality.‎	Read review
IGN	Luke Reilly	8 / 10	07-01-2022	F1 22 maintains this series’ run as the most fully-featured and accessible mainstream motorsport sim on the market, but the flashy new F1 Life mode feels largely pointless.	Read review
IGN Italy	Davide Mancini	8.2 / 10	06-27-2022	F1 22 is amazing on track, delivering great fun and thrilling action to all F1 fans. Physics and the new driving model, even if through the usual simcade lens, stage unpredictable and intense races. On the other hand, F1 Life and Supercar are shallow addition, very far from Codemasters standards in terms of quality and attention to the details. Overall, the New Era of F1 is brilliant of track, while not-so-new in terms of experience outside the paddock.	Read review
IGN Middle East	Moustafa Gad	8.5 / 10	07-23-2022	F1 22 is the epitome of Codemasters and EA’s simulation games expertise, providing an extremely rich and enjoyable experience for F1 fans and newcomers alike. The game has seen minor but impressive improvements to gameplay mechanics, car design, and motion physics, resulting in the best simulation experience of Formula 1 races so far, whether you’re playing solo or competitively online. on the other hand, there was no point in adding modern sports cars separately, let alone the disappointment of the absence of an interactive story mode that appeared in the previous title.	Read review
LevelUp	Víctor Rosas	8.8 / 10	07-04-2022	Codemasters vuelve a ofrecer el mejor simulador de F1 hasta la fecha. Aunque preocupa lo que ocurre en F1 Life y la inevitable mano de EA con su adicción a las microtransacciones, la entrega de este año se mantiene por su propia calidad.	Read review
Metro GameCentral	GameCentral	8 / 10	06-27-2022	Brilliantly replicates the thrill of driving this year’s F1 cars and even the cynical F1 Life, and it’s awful microtransactions, can’t spoil the excitement.	Read review
Operation Sports	Robert Kollars	Recommended	06-28-2022	With F1 22, the developers allow you to take the simulation aspect as deep as possible, or if you’re a newcomer, ease your way into it. Regardless of your approach, the difference in difficulty and accessibility is noticeable without losing fun and excitement. Whether you’re a die-hard F1 racing fan or just looking to get into the sport and have some digital fun, F1 22 deserves a spot in your rotation, and it will take a heck of a game to knock it out.	Read review
PC Gamer	Justin Towell	84 / 100	06-27-2022	Another superlative career mode, but the avatar customisation and tacked-on supercars feel like bullet points.	Read review
PC Invasion	Kurt Perry	7 / 10	06-30-2022	F1 22 is a flawed entry that has been tainted by its desperation to seemingly appeal to casual players. Even so, the driving mechanics carry the game, and it still manages to be a fun racing experience. Against all of the odds, F1 22 pulled through and is something worth playing.	Read review
PCGamesN	Phil Iwaniuk	7 / 10	06-27-2022	Built on the foundations of several fantastic games, and those qualities remain – but you already own them. F1 22 simply doesn’t offer enough for a full-price purchase.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	Alan Strawbridge	6.5 / 10	07-04-2022	Codemasters have dutifully updated their F1 template with the new car designs and the up to date roster of circuits whilst ditching the Story Mode for an entirely unrelated and pointless avatar clothes shop featuring microtransactions. While the racing itself remains superb, there’s an increasingly hollow corporate veneer which undermines the core of the well-crafted game engine. I’d be inclined to stick with F1 2021 until the nouveau riche supercars and furnishings are jettisoned for 2023.	Read review
Polygon	Owen Good	Recommended	07-01-2022	The verdict, then, is that F1 22 should appeal to hardcore fans, who expect true-to-life fidelity in the vehicle performance, as well as more casually interested newcomers approaching this video game with a spectator’s curiosity. That blend of depth and accessibility is a hard needle for any sports developer to thread, and it rarely results in a transformative work. F1 22 isn’t one, but it didn’t need to be one — creating new cars, and the organic challenge of learning how to drive them on the limit, was transformation enough.	Read review
PSX Brasil	Paulo Roberto Montanaro	95 / 100	06-27-2022	F1 22 is, without a doubt, the best game of the franchise released so far. Visually beautiful, it is solid and polished in its mechanics on and off the track, offering precise gameplay adaptable to any type of player, providing a complete, challenging, and well-balanced experience of this sport.	Read review
Push Square	Stephen Tailby	7 / 10	06-27-2022	Overall, F1 22 is another high quality simulation of the motorsport, with great handling and detailed, engrossing career modes. While the presentation is strong and the game generally looks and sounds great, some aspects like character models just aren’t quite where they should be, and F1 Life doesn’t add all that much to the experience. We encountered more bugs than expected, too, although we expect patches will iron those out in due course. It’s got it where it really counts, then, but some extra polish would put it higher on the grid.	Read review
Rapid Reviews UK	Cartergaz	4.5 / 5 stars	07-23-2022	Welcome to F1 22, a chance for the biggest changes in F1 history to finally make their mark on this prestigious motorsport, after global events caused many delays across the past 18 months. This game also marks Codemasters 12th year at the helm of developing F1 games across the latest generation of consoles and the 4th year that Rapid Reviews have had the opportunity to review the latest iteration.	Read review
Saving Content	Scott Ellison II	5 / 5 stars	06-27-2022	Codemasters put more focus on graphics and presentation into F1 22, adding style to the substance. Make no mistake though, the core gameplay and racing is perfectly preserved and updated as it should be. The F1 Life mode is underwhelming and largely superficial, but it does flesh out the overall experience of the game to not make it as stiff, backed up by the EA Trax soundtrack. It has a few bugs and foibles, but none of them hold it back from greatness. The new rules put in place make racing these incredible machines more exhilarating. F1 22 is a masterclass in simulation, and one of the finest racing games that’s a must play.	Read review
Screen Rant	Rob Gordon	3.5 / 5 stars	06-29-2022	The gaming equivalent of being asked to buy the paint protection.	Read review
Shacknews	Jan Ole Peek	8 / 10	06-27-2022	F1 22 is still worthy of picking up if you don’t own a VR headset, if only to experience the new car designs, new circuits, updated team rosters, and re-mastered sounds. Outside these flashy new features, the core of the game is unchanged from previous versions, for better or worse. As with many other EA annual titles, I wish more time was spent improving the guts of the series, particularly the AI behavior, instead of adding social features such as F1 Live, but the new VR implementation gives me hope. One can dream, right? Now excuse me, I’m due for another front wing replacement. Elbows out in turn 1, drivers!	Read review
Softpedia	Bogdan Popa	9 / 10	07-18-2022	F1 22 is without a doubt one of the best titles of the year in the racing sim world. Excellent graphics that take full advantage of the PS5 hardware power, the updated regulations, the new Immersive feature that makes it possible for gamers to control their cars when the Safety Car is on the track, and the pit stop experience overall, all make the game provide an even more realistic Formula One experience.	Read review
SpazioGames	Giulia Garassino	8.3 / 10	06-27-2022	F1 22 isn’t a revolution because we didn’t need one. What was good in F1 21 is back here, with some new adds and the new still embryonic and yet promising F1 Life mode.	Read review
Sports Gamers Online	Michael Straw	8 / 10	07-08-2022	For what F1 22 lacks off the track in newness, it makes up for behind the wheel. The racing feels authentic and the changes to the physics model makes for a challenging yet rewarding experience. MyTeam and Career are deep and fun, but there’s just something that doesn’t sit right about the F1 Life.	Read review
Stevivor	Hamish Lindsay	9 / 10	06-28-2022	F1 22 brings a whole suite of improvements to what was already a very good series, and I look forward to it consuming my life for the next few months.	Read review
Telegraph	Tom Hoggins	4 / 5 stars	07-03-2022	Codemasters’ video game take on Formula One keeps pace with the sport’s sweeping changes	Read review
The Games Machine	Daniele Dolce	8.2 / 10	06-27-2022	F1 22 manages to improve on last year’s game by evolving its driving model based on the new Formula 1 regulations. Unfortunately this happened to the detriment of the amount of content present in this iteration. Right now we have a foot in the new era, but the other is still in the past.	Read review
The Outerhaven Productions	Jordan Andow	5 / 5 stars	06-27-2022	F1 22 is about as close ask you get to an accurate simulation of a real-world sport. It manages to do this while continuing to offer an unprecedented level of customisation of the player experience. A game that others should be looking to emulate in terms of player control.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Stefan L	7 / 10	06-27-2022	F1 22 is like a slice of birthday cake a couple days after the party. Someone (probably your dad) has pinched the glacé cherry from the cream splodge on top of your Black Forest Gateau, but your mum’s put some regular cherries, banana and apple slices on the plate to it to make up for it. The fruit doesn’t make sense, but the cake’s still pretty good. Still, you’re left dreaming of what next year’s cake will be like. Maybe your cake engineer will be smart enough by then to actually know who you’re racing against, and maybe Will Buxton will get some new jeans that don’t look like they’ve carved out of stone. Maybe it’ll be a carrot cake.	Read review
TrueGaming	Unknown	7.5 / 10	08-01-2022	The game didn’t evolve much which is expected for an annual release but still disappointing, but if you can look past that, there aren’t many racing games as faithful and realistic as F1 22, its deep career mode is married with a great driving experience, and there are enough options to customize the experience to your liking; making it as difficult or forgiving as you wish it to be.	Read review
TrustedReviews	Reece Bithrey	4.5 / 5 stars	06-27-2022	F1 2022 marks a brilliant effort from EA and Codemasters to grapple with an all-new set of regulations. The driving feels responsive with an all-new physics engine that ekes out every ounce of realism in an incredibly detailed package. While Braking Point may be absent, F1 2022 is still jam-packed with a great set of modes and features that beginners and pros are sure to enjoy.	Read review
Twinfinite	Chris Jecks	4 / 5 stars	06-27-2022	F1 22 is another solid instalment in Codemasters’ Formula 1 simulation series, even if the tweaks to the on-track gameplay aren’t all that noticeable. It feels very much an annual EA sports title. Updated ‘rosters’ in the form of its tracks and driver ratings, a few very minor adjustments to the core gameplay, and one or two new additions that do (or don’t) enhance the experience… I’m looking at you, supercars. Its character models can look a little lacking off-track, but as long as you’re happy to overlook this, the racing action is just as supremely satisfying as it ever has, and is sure to keep F1 fans content for the following 12 months.	Read review
Unboxholics	Θέμης Μπολτσής	Recommended	07-05-2022	F1 22 is overall a particularly good racing game, offering a very satisfying on-track experience, with realistic handling and beautiful graphics, capturing in an entertaining way the extremely complex nature of the sport. There are problems, like the excessive monetization, but for better or for worse, Codemasters’ proposal is a “one-way street” for fans.	Read review
VGC	Chris Scullion	4 / 5 stars	06-27-2022	F1 22 is the best game in the series, but not by a distance. The improved handling and supercar challenges are cancelled out by the lack of a story mode and the superfluous new F1 Life mode, making for a game that gives as much as it takes away.	Read review
Worth Playing	Tony “OUberLord” Mitera	8.7 / 10	07-10-2022	The biggest draw of F1 22 may likely depend on if you are interested in the VR support, as the game’s implementation of VR is quite good. Beyond that, unless you are a Formula One fanatic and need to keep up on the current season, the other new main features are best left ignored. It is still a solid racing game, and no other game delivers such a comprehensive F1 experience. Beyond VR, it’s unfortunate that every new feature added to F1 22 is a misfire.	Read review
Xbox Achievements	Richard Walker	85 / 100	06-27-2022	While the new F1 Life hub and the addition of supercars are no substitute for last year’s story mode or 2020’s classic cars, F1 22 is nonetheless another superlative Formula One game, and a damn fine racing experience in its own right.	Read review

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Race the stunning, new cars of the Formula 1 2022 season with the authentic lineup of all 20 drivers and 10 teams, and take control of your race experience with new immersive or cinematic race sequences. Test your skills around the new Miami International Autodrome, and get a taste of the glitz and glamour in F1 Life. Create a team and take them to the front of the grid with new depth in the acclaimed My Team career mode, race head-to-head in split-screen or multiplayer, or change the pace by taking supercars from some of the sport’s biggest names to the track.

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