F1 22

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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 95 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 21 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 95
  3. Negative: 58 out of 95
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  1. Silent_Water87
    Oct 28, 2022
    0
    Better stick with F1 21. The 'new' version is a major bummer. Who cares about collectable supercar and a customizable home area?
    Lots of long known bugs are still not fixed and constant connection issues with EA servers (even when playing single player) are prety annoying.
    Hands off!!!
  2. Lars1
    Oct 18, 2022
    0
    I preordered it and I feel it's a waste of money. I even had more fun with all f1 2017-f1 2021 on the end of their life cycle then I've ever had with F1 22.

    -Tracks like Spa and Monza are still not updated. It js very inaccurate. -There are not ground breaking bew things in the game. There are super cars what almost nobody wanted, there's F1 life what is some crap stuff that doesn't help    I preordered it and I feel it's a waste of money. I even had more fun with all f1 2017-f1 2021 on the end of their life cycle then I've ever had with F1 22.

    -Tracks like Spa and Monza are still not updated. It js very inaccurate. -There are not ground breaking bew things in the game. There are super cars what almost nobody wanted, there's F1 life what is some crap stuff that doesn't help the game at all ans EA music what to my opinion is, to it politely, completely bad, I changed the music to theme. Just to name a few.
    -Pysics. The car is just unrealistic uncontrollable. You are able to do donuts out of stand still in 7th gear. In real life you aren't even able to drive away in 7th gear, let stand making that much revs to do donuts. Also the car is spinning every single time you hit the throttle or you should be in a ultra high unrealistic gear for the speed your going. The standing starts are impossible to do because the AI has an extraterrestrial amount of grip.
    -AI higher top speeds.
    -Codemasters/EA being late to fix things
    -A lot of people asking for classic cars but getting super cars
    -small to no changes to career mode.
    -Red Bull colour inaccurate and no mid season car updates.
    -bad force feedback

    Positive
    -I love they added manual starts    … Expand
  3. Eclain
    Oct 21, 2022
    1
    Sport cars are bad added feature; if we want to ride a super car, we rather buy other race games.
    Sims-like add on are so rubbish; why should you spend money and times to decorate your room in…. A race game??? EA, please don’t f*ck with the games please…
  4. Bendiana
    Jul 2, 2022
    0
    What happened to the car graphics? It’s a downgrade in my opinion. Too cartoonish… also there is no need for F1 life and super cars (worst than GT 5 graphics). Also micro transactions… micro transactions… micro transactions… EA logic: can’t open player packs like fifa? Don’t worry about it! Let’s charge them to buy couch and jeans. Oh and don’t get me started on “ Connecting to serversWhat happened to the car graphics? It’s a downgrade in my opinion. Too cartoonish… also there is no need for F1 life and super cars (worst than GT 5 graphics). Also micro transactions… micro transactions… micro transactions… EA logic: can’t open player packs like fifa? Don’t worry about it! Let’s charge them to buy couch and jeans. Oh and don’t get me started on “ Connecting to servers message” each time you do a single thing on the main menu… I wish I can get a refund…… Expand
  5. gdmatt
    Jun 29, 2022
    0
    BUYER BEWARE

    In order to play online, you need an EA account. Turns out EA deleted my account and support said to reactivate the account using the email address that created the account, but I'm using the account... So I thought maybe I created my current account with a different email address and then changed it to my current email address. The support page says in this case to    BUYER BEWARE

    In order to play online, you need an EA account. Turns out EA deleted my account and support said to reactivate the account using the email address that created the account, but I'm using the account...

    So I thought maybe I created my current account with a different email address and then changed it to my current email address. The support page says in this case to change the email address of the new account. I changed the email to something else, tried to reset the password of the email which would have created the account, but it says the account doesn't exist.

    The problem with this is apparently there is no way to unlink your PSN account if the EA account has been deleted, which is possibly the most idiotic thing I have ever heard. Especially seeing as there is no way now to recover my account.    … Expand
  6. OctaviaAlpha1
    Jul 3, 2022
    1
    F1 2021.5. There is NOTHING new here that matters. The car models and new team lineups have been updated. That’s it.

    F1 is the only sport I follow and this isn’t F1. The cars handle the same as 2021 despite the new rules. The only difference I can tell is they are now more fragile. Even losing the entire front wing has zero effect on handling. The AI is incredibly inconsistent. New My    F1 2021.5. There is NOTHING new here that matters. The car models and new team lineups have been updated. That’s it.

    F1 is the only sport I follow and this isn’t F1. The cars handle the same as 2021 despite the new rules. The only difference I can tell is they are now more fragile. Even losing the entire front wing has zero effect on handling. The AI is incredibly inconsistent. New My Team career with an inexperienced team. 11th in Bahrain. Won by half a lap in Saudi and lapped on lap 10 in Australia all on the same difficulty. It’s a joke. The cars look almost like a cell shaded game. They’re terrible. As for the character models. They look NOTHING like their real life counterparts.

    The broadcast/immersive settings reset EVERY RACE as does the steering and brake assist. Luckily I bought it physical so I can claw some cash back for it tomorrow.    … Expand
  7. Phardy995
    Jul 4, 2022
    0
    Complete and utter waste of money, F1 life is a pointless feature which nobody wanted or asked for. Supercars are a stupid feature which adds nothing to the game at all, seriously if I wanted to race a Ferrari sports car I would play GT7. Cars models are just last years with updated models and liveries. No classic cars so no doubt EA will release them as DLC for more money grabbingComplete and utter waste of money, F1 life is a pointless feature which nobody wanted or asked for. Supercars are a stupid feature which adds nothing to the game at all, seriously if I wanted to race a Ferrari sports car I would play GT7. Cars models are just last years with updated models and liveries. No classic cars so no doubt EA will release them as DLC for more money grabbing opportunities. Clear strategy by devs to introduce pitcoin before the EA takeover so EA can turn round and say ‘we didn’t add it into the game as it was already there’. Basically EA doing what they do best by making what was an amazing game franchise into a rubbish one, totally gutted by how obvious the cash grab is. If you want my advice but GT7 and play that, 100% better in almost every way and they won’t rip you off as their updates are completely free… Expand
  8. Arekjuve
    Jul 6, 2022
    0
    This game is an Alpha version full of bugs. I don't know how stupid you can be to release this game. Also no feedback from Codies ea about the patch. Like they took the money and disappeared.
    RIP F1 game
  9. TibbTerrys
    Jul 6, 2022
    0
    EA loves to spread its disease of microtransactions. So many bugs and issues with the game itself . What the heck happened with QA
  10. Dave4009
    Jul 1, 2022
    0
    Just a lazy, buggy, unfinished mess. Not only is the driving physics trash (again!), the bugs even after the day one patch are so gamebraking that it gets rid of the very little fun there could have been underneath.
    My Team career is the same as in 2021 and 2020, Not Even the visuals have been updated. Also you only get the new icons if you pay 10 bucks More for the championship Edition.    Just a lazy, buggy, unfinished mess. Not only is the driving physics trash (again!), the bugs even after the day one patch are so gamebraking that it gets rid of the very little fun there could have been underneath.
    My Team career is the same as in 2021 and 2020, Not Even the visuals have been updated. Also you only get the new icons if you pay 10 bucks More for the championship Edition.
    Typical, blatant, EA moneygrab.
    If you Are wise, you stay as far away from that game as you can.

    Definitely my last F1 game from EA/Codemasters in the near future.
    70 bucks for nothing new is just a joke.
    Disappointed, but not surprised!    … Expand
  11. CMXIV
    Jul 1, 2022
    0
    Who asked for F1 Life? … Who asked for Supercars? …

    Who asked for branded clothing that cost real money? …

    EA have picked up this game and turned it into a simple yearly money grabber.
  12. Slim12319
    Jul 3, 2022
    0
    **** reused garbage crap money grabbing dumpster fire bollocks buggy **** half assed **** EA. Do not waste your money or support this TRASH.
  13. HellsbellsXCII
    Jul 12, 2022
    0
    Worst f1 game in years. You can tell the developers don’t watch f1 or give a crap. Graphics look cartoonish and huge downgrade from last year, laughable graphics for next gen. Hdr is broken and everything looks washed out even in menus. Can’t even get the redbull and alpha Tauri livery colors right. Can’t get drivers faces and eye colors or hair right for years now. Drivers all look likeWorst f1 game in years. You can tell the developers don’t watch f1 or give a crap. Graphics look cartoonish and huge downgrade from last year, laughable graphics for next gen. Hdr is broken and everything looks washed out even in menus. Can’t even get the redbull and alpha Tauri livery colors right. Can’t get drivers faces and eye colors or hair right for years now. Drivers all look like aliens. Driver grid lineup still the same with every driver making the same 3 poses, why not use the real driver pictures from f1 what f1 use in real grid lineup on tv, all other ea sports games use the real picture of players for example fifa, nhl, madden etc.. would add so much more immersion instead of looking at those badly rendered aliens. Can’t play more than one Grand Prix or championship mode, it overwrites everything how hard is it to add more save options. Awful menus it looks like a menu from 10 years ago. Why brag you got a new engineers voice that worked for f1 and new crofty voice overs and make them record the same lines that have been used for years now - “ are you ok? That was a big one.” So many tracks are still not updated. Unrealistic lack of safety cars, still no red flags, ai needs to make more mistakes by themselves and be smarter at overtaking, races are just boring nothing happens in an entire race no safety cars nothing. Still same cutscenes and podium celebrations. Lazy and broken game, who asked for f1 life who asked for supercars??? Should have spent more time on the other stuff that makes f1 great and not this crap no one wanted. Buying furniture and sunglasses, wtf? What has that to do with f1 game. All people want is play as their favorite driver in championship mode or career mode. And drive f1 cars not the supercar walmart edition of gran turismo 7. Don’t buy this game until they give a crap about f1 fans. F1 championship edition is still best f1 game.… Expand
  14. Cywor
    Jul 1, 2022
    3
    Here we go again. Same graphics than before, no more Story campaign, but now this game have issues with some racing-wheels. This game is a big dissapointment again, absolute not worth its price. Don't trust the magazine ratings.

    You can easy skip the 22 episode. 2022 remains the best F1 game so far.
  15. ElementG8
    Jul 1, 2022
    0
    It's a buggy mess. First i had issues with stuttering on the normal monitor, turns out you can't connect your Pedals (Fanatec V3 in my case) with the USB port, after i connected them to the wheelbase the stuttering ended. I got the new game and a Meta Quest 2 for the new VR feature, but that clearly was a mistake.

    At the start of a race / time runs, it all works fine. But if i go to a    It's a buggy mess. First i had issues with stuttering on the normal monitor, turns out you can't connect your Pedals (Fanatec V3 in my case) with the USB port, after i connected them to the wheelbase the stuttering ended. I got the new game and a Meta Quest 2 for the new VR feature, but that clearly was a mistake.

    At the start of a race / time runs, it all works fine. But if i go to a flashback or race for around 3-5 minutes, the game starts stuttering to the point it get's unplayable or Steam VR crashes. I would say i'm surprised, but what did i really expect from EA?    … Expand
  16. AJS85
    Jul 2, 2022
    2
    Beware Vr simply is unusable!

    Plus it took me two hours for it to recognise my wheel and pedals.

    Only buy this title if you what a arcade flat screen F1 title controlled with a pad.
  17. Dougyhowzer
    Jul 6, 2022
    1
    EA really burned f1 22 badly . They added nonsense features like supercars and F1 life . These two features have nothing to do with F1 in general .

    Once again EA loves to spread its disease of microtransactions . So many bugs and issues with the gane itself . Whst the heck happrned with QA
  18. Cska_ael
    Jul 9, 2022
    1
    Worldwide phenomenon this EA ,destroys every single thing they touch and people just keep throwing them money.
  19. andrey1718
    Aug 9, 2022
    5
    Poor graphics, ps5 version has a ps2 like shadows and a lot of visual glitches when ray tracing is being used. Ai is broken, it can be really slow in some circuits and completely unbeatable in others like baku, monaco and imola for example, and that's using the same difficulty level. All the cars are already outdated in comparison to real life (liverys and in some cases like aston martin,Poor graphics, ps5 version has a ps2 like shadows and a lot of visual glitches when ray tracing is being used. Ai is broken, it can be really slow in some circuits and completely unbeatable in others like baku, monaco and imola for example, and that's using the same difficulty level. All the cars are already outdated in comparison to real life (liverys and in some cases like aston martin, the chassi aswell). F1 Life is a joke, really its an embarrassing and desperate attempt from EA to grab even more money from us. Nobody cares about couches and wall paitings in an F1 GAME.
    OBS: now raising my score to 5 because they finally fixed the ai speed, and now the game is fun to play.    … Expand
  20. Iceman038
    Jul 4, 2022
    0
    As always a bug infested mess. Same bugs every year that return. Worthless!

    DO NOT BUY! You WILL be sorry afterwards. Better invest your money in GT7, or anything NOT related to the worthless studio called Codemasters.
  21. SOMebodyy
    Jul 4, 2022
    0
    screw you ea, no crossplay between origin and steam.Why is this. People cant play with friends or do league play with others who dont have it on the same launcher. So now you must buy a second copy to play with them or wait a eternity for crossplay. Most scummy move in recent times. GO **** yourself EA
  22. AlvaroDS
    Jul 8, 2022
    0
    NFS Pro Street, Juiced 2, Forza Motorsport 3... These are only a few games that are arround 15 years old and, despite that, are still MILES ahead of F1 22 when it comes to customization, something that totally breaks your experience if the main purpose of buying this games is to play MyTeam. No decent suit, helmet, sponsor or livery editors, no real options to edit your driver and a "new"NFS Pro Street, Juiced 2, Forza Motorsport 3... These are only a few games that are arround 15 years old and, despite that, are still MILES ahead of F1 22 when it comes to customization, something that totally breaks your experience if the main purpose of buying this games is to play MyTeam. No decent suit, helmet, sponsor or livery editors, no real options to edit your driver and a "new" feature that was always taken for granted in the (really old) games mentioned: now, FINALLY, when you use a color for a part of a livery, you can use it in a different part... because it gets saved... WOW!!!

    There are very few real reasons as to why this game is so behind in such an important aspect either incompetence (the developers can't get on pace with 15 year old games), indifference (they don't want to) or convenience. This one seems the most likely, since real customization options and a community where players can share their creations would render the stupid and useless Podium Pass... well, stupid and useless.

    Instead of getting the features players have asked for and deserve, what they get is F1 life... a money grabbing scam only idiots would fall for, filled with useless items that add NOTHING to the game... oh, and also bugs.

    If a 2022 game is destroyed in any aspect by games from 2007 said game can be considered nothing but a joke... now published by the greddiest most hated company in the industry. I'm glad I didn't buy this POS, and neither should you.    … Expand
  23. HugoTarga
    Jul 5, 2022
    1
    Everything EA touches turns to **** just like all their sports games the game is the same from last year, but with more bugs, with features taken out and with less refined and polished gameplay and graphics, **** EA
  24. PMG-Writer
    Jul 30, 2022
    9
    Thus, "F1 22" has become the best racing game from Codemasters. Due to the extensive new content and many changes, you'll be well supplied for a long time. In the career or the MyTeam, it is simply a joy to fight your way up as a new driver and become the world champion. The other game modes are also fun. Thanks to the various setting options, newcomers as well as real pros can leave aThus, "F1 22" has become the best racing game from Codemasters. Due to the extensive new content and many changes, you'll be well supplied for a long time. In the career or the MyTeam, it is simply a joy to fight your way up as a new driver and become the world champion. The other game modes are also fun. Thanks to the various setting options, newcomers as well as real pros can leave a fast lap on the track. In addition, the game looks excellent and sounds great as well. Fans should definitely buy the new "F1 22" in stores. All other gamers should definitely check out the title and play a test.… Expand
  25. SuperMoritz1
    Jun 30, 2022
    5
    This game feels like a content reuse simulator. From animations over graohics and UI to gameplay mechanics, very little feels new and like it has only changed in insignificant ways. There are no doubt improvements but overall I don't think it is worth a AAA price tag. Driving feels slughtly more responsive at times just like it feels slightly more sluggish at times, that may also come downThis game feels like a content reuse simulator. From animations over graohics and UI to gameplay mechanics, very little feels new and like it has only changed in insignificant ways. There are no doubt improvements but overall I don't think it is worth a AAA price tag. Driving feels slughtly more responsive at times just like it feels slightly more sluggish at times, that may also come down to the improved setup tuning that is now available.

    One thing they did however is "improve" is that both male and female forms of a word are now displayed in the menu instead of the generally used neutral male form so that players of all genders feel equally mentioned. Thanks EA, the game is boring but at least nobody is not mentioned. Those priorities are an absolute joke to me.    … Expand
  26. tinynation
    Jul 2, 2022
    5
    Good: It’s F1, always a fun way to learn the circuits and enjoy the broadcast more as a result.

    Bad: Graphics are very last generation, doesn’t hold up to other PS5 titles.
  27. Foley1888
    Jul 4, 2022
    0
    Bug ridden mess,
    ignore the positive reviews these have been paid for my EA
  28. OnlyOneHere
    Jul 7, 2022
    0
    This game is a steaming pile of garbage. The greedy developers are charging $70 for the exact same game as the last. All the lazy developers did was slapped the number 22 on the cover and called it a day. The developers are so cheap and lazy, they couldn't even add a story mode. Imagine charging $70 for less features. The developers try to make up for the lack of story mode with F1 lifeThis game is a steaming pile of garbage. The greedy developers are charging $70 for the exact same game as the last. All the lazy developers did was slapped the number 22 on the cover and called it a day. The developers are so cheap and lazy, they couldn't even add a story mode. Imagine charging $70 for less features. The developers try to make up for the lack of story mode with F1 life and supercars, which is nothing more than a gimmick that gets old fast. How about they spend time actually improving the gameplay, instead of coming up with gimmicks.

    The online multiplayer is complete trash. The AI is lazily designed. Too many bugs. The physics are beyond horrible. I don't care about the supercars. If I wanted to race in supercars so bad, I would play Forza. I bought this game to get a good AAA F1 game, not to race in supercars and buy a freaking sofa. Who are these out of touch developers trying to cater to? I don't recommend this game at all, unless you want to support laziness.    … Expand
  29. Fluxmarcus
    Jul 3, 2022
    10
    I love the new driving system and the new cars look absolutely beautiful in the game, I drive on steering wheel so the overall experience has improved and it feels harder to spin out then in the previous game, I’m still getting used to the new structure but I like it, I would say that the f1 life part of the game is completely useless and has no depth behind it everyone has the same houseI love the new driving system and the new cars look absolutely beautiful in the game, I drive on steering wheel so the overall experience has improved and it feels harder to spin out then in the previous game, I’m still getting used to the new structure but I like it, I would say that the f1 life part of the game is completely useless and has no depth behind it everyone has the same house and the customisation is very limited there are also very few super cars out at the moment and you can’t drive full laps around the circuit in the car… Expand
  30. Jt0429
    Jun 29, 2022
    8
    Good-
    MyTeam and MyDriver offer some fun racing, decision making and complexity especially with Department Events and Pit Crew Errors. Visuals remain solid but are similar to last years game. New commentators bolster the already strong audio design. Track designs feel great and sprint races offer some variety. Adaptive AI feels good. Extensive accessibility options allow anyone to just    Good-
    MyTeam and MyDriver offer some fun racing, decision making and complexity especially with Department Events and Pit Crew Errors. Visuals remain solid but are similar to last years game. New commentators bolster the already strong audio design. Track designs feel great and sprint races offer some variety. Adaptive AI feels good. Extensive accessibility options allow anyone to just jump in and play.

    Bad-
    Bugs and glitches happen a lot. F1 Life feels tacked on and meant only for microtransactions (think FUT and MUT). Limited livery and boring character customization. Only one new track was added to the game and that feels cheap. Supercars do not really expand or add upon the already established formula.

    Thoughts-
    F1 22 is a great entry point to the series for newcomers with lots of accessibility features and fun racing, albeit in a much more serious environment that demands precision and practice. For veterans, it comes down to whether you’ll enjoy the new handling and suspension, the redesigned cars, the new presentation features, and so on. F1 Life feels inconsequential as a whole, less like a central showcase of this year’s edition and more like a gimmick.

    Overall, this year’s edition feels like a pit stop rather than the next big step for Codemasters’ franchise (which could be next year, according to rumors). It’s another good Formula 1 racing title, one that will tide you over in many places and leave you wanting in others.    … Expand
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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Het Nieuwsblad
    Oct 20, 2022
    80
    Those who get their kicks not from the numbers and tables of a management game, but from phenomenal speeds on the track should choose ‘F1 22’. The annual release of this racing game consistently ranks among the top and has recently received an update that added even more content.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 14, 2022
    60
    Another year, another F1, this time with almost no major changes, microtransactions, dysfunctional VR support and ridiculously bad supercars modes and additions. Yeah, the first EA-published Codemasters game had some of their notoriously bad practices inside of it, and even though it is no surprise, it is a sad day, since last year's edition was one of the best F1 experiences ever made.
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  3. GameOver.gr
    Aug 12, 2022
    70
    Codemasters is taking something that was already great and trying to bring it into line with the modern reality of F1. Technically the title moves to incredible levels of quality, but unfortunately the impression is created that FIA's changes in the real life environment have not been translated so successfully to the corresponding digital one.
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