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F1 2016: The Most Overlooked Sports Game of the Last Year?

11:05 AM - January 18, 2017 by RaychelSnr

I've never been the biggest Formula One fan, but I've played my fair share of F1-related games over the years. Those familiar with these games will likely recall memories of Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix series and EA's F1 2002, among others.

Since 2008, Codemasters has been in possession of the F1 license, and they have built a franchise that has impressed more often than not. Last year's F1 2016 was released in August, and OS' own Robert Kollars described it as, "an outstanding race sim, and should be in any race fan's rotation." He's not the only one who lavished praise on it, with many suggesting it might have surpassed its predecessors as the best Formula One game of all time.

Despite the acclaim, I haven't seen it on all that many Game of the Year lists thus far. With Forza Horizon 3 releasing just a month later, F1 2016 arguably hasn't enjoyed the recognition it deserves. Of course, that's not to suggest the game has sold poorly, topping the UK sales charts in its debut week. But, Formula One doesn't have the same appeal across all areas of the globe, so for those of you who have never heard of Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen, here are three reasons why F1 2016 should be in your collection.

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# 1 Bullit @ 01/18/17 11:11 AM

Totally agree. This is one of only a few titles that have me taking away time from Mlb The Show. For those of you that know me, saying a game takes playing time away from my beloved Baseball is high praise from me.

I have completed 3 seasons and have had a blast doing it. I really have enjoyed my time so far with this game and look forward to spending a lot more.

# 2 ShogunNamedDerek @ 01/18/17 12:58 PM

I'm gonna have to get this sometime. Watched most of the races this year feeding my newborn on Sunday mornings, rekindled my F1 love from the days of Mansell and Schumacher.

# 3 Dazraz @ 01/18/17 02:35 PM

Agree also. One hell of a game with TV style presentation the game has for so long deserved. The game captures the nuances & details of the sport brilliantly. My favourite F1 game of all time & currently my favourite racing game.

# 4 bxphenom7 @ 01/18/17 09:40 PM

I got this game because I wanted a simulation racing game, and even though I know nothing about F1 or cars, and find myself messing up races on amateur by going off the track, I still have so much fun with it! I want to try the career mode when I'm actually competent driving lol Also need to learn the rules.

# 5 Lieutenant Dan @ 01/19/17 12:44 AM

Great article. This game is tied w/Madden for my Sports Game of the Year, and definitely best racing game.

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# 6 asu666 @ 01/19/17 10:56 AM

I have F1 2016 in my regular franchise mode sports game rotation and love it. I agree that it did not get as much love as it probably should too. The most-recent version has a lot of improvements over 2015's and is about as solid a racing game as has ever been made. Plus, I love the in-game save system, which allows me to run full sessions and races.

# 7 pk500 @ 01/20/17 12:44 PM

Great story. Agree 100 percent.

F1 2016 was almost an ideal sim-cade racing game. Perfection would have been reached if Codemasters added the classic cars and tracks, even as DLC, that were in F1 2014.

# 8 jcas007 @ 01/21/17 02:15 AM

,definitely awesome from testing to qualifying to the race makes the career mode so realistic

# 9 dubcity @ 01/22/17 01:29 AM

Finally got this the other day, and yes it's brilliant. Once you figure out the right assistance level and controls, it is highly enjoyable. And the opponent AI blows Project Cars away, not that thats hard to do.

# 10 poulka @ 01/23/17 07:05 AM

This is a game that is not on many people's radars. But it is great racing title, from presentation, to some really nice details, and finally the action on the track.

# 11 brandon27 @ 01/24/17 07:41 PM

I'd have to agree. I couldn't stop playing this when it first came out. Loved every second of it. Then FH3 came along, and I always play alot of Madden too, so it just got lost in the shuffle and, well... overlooked in my collection. I've been back and forth between Madden and FH3 with some Division sprinkled in too, but I saw the tile in my games list the other day and said to myself, damn, I need to get back into that game because its awesome.

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