F1 2011

F1 2011 Review

The development team at UK-based Sumo Digital have carved themselves quite a niche in the handheld arena; they've been porting racing games to portables for a variety of publishers since 2005. It's the portfolio of Codemasters, however, that forms Sumo's bread-and-butter, from TOCA Race Driver 2 for PSP back in 2005 to F1 2011 for 3DS at the tail end of last year. Now Sumo has been tasked with bringing F1 2011 to the PS Vita. In many ways it's actually a little better than expected, particularly after the largely underwhelming 3DS port. You'll never confuse it for the home console version but it looks very good on the Vita's enormous screen, and stands up well beside other portable racing games. F1 2011 Video Review To its credit, this is very much the full F1 2011 experience too, give or take. There are quick races for instant action and time trials for the committed. There are complete Grand Prix events (featuring practice runs, multiple qualifying sessions and the main event) plus an equally intimidating three-season, 60-race career mode. It features all the drivers and tracks of the admittedly dated 2011 F1 season. Wet weather effects and animated pit stops are part of the package, although they're a little visually simplistic.