F1 2021

 Xbox Series X
User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 49 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 49
  3. Negative: 19 out of 49

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  1. Karpatka
    Jul 28, 2021
    4
    Same stuff as FIFA series. Minor changes to sell the same game once again.
    Stay away from it
  2. Devinrhys
    Aug 10, 2021
    0
    The buggiest game I have ever played. Total and utter neglect of the xbox users in the way of support or bug fixes. Constant crashing, force feedback stops randomly, among other things. By all means, it is an enjoyable game. That is when it works.
  3. Rrrrango
    Nov 20, 2021
    3
    While the game may look fantastic, it plays awfully. Paid full price to basically beta test a game riddled with bugs. AI behaviour is laughable. Bugs reported by many users since launch ignored/still not fixed (4 months later!), dev too concerned with releasing shiny new circuits than fixing the detrimental gameplay issues. I wish I'd never bought it. It's so bad my group and I have goneWhile the game may look fantastic, it plays awfully. Paid full price to basically beta test a game riddled with bugs. AI behaviour is laughable. Bugs reported by many users since launch ignored/still not fixed (4 months later!), dev too concerned with releasing shiny new circuits than fixing the detrimental gameplay issues. I wish I'd never bought it. It's so bad my group and I have gone back to the 2020 version. Will not buy 2022.… Expand
  4. Nxgamer
    Aug 7, 2021
    6
    I wish i didn’t preorder.
    Breaking point is cringe and just the journey from fifa and the online is broken and is really just a reskin of the last game but wose and the damage model isn’t realistic as you can go full speed into a barrier backwards and you’re rear wing and diffuser will be green.
    The two player career could be good and the cars look and sound good and the new tracks will    I wish i didn’t preorder.
    Breaking point is cringe and just the journey from fifa and the online is broken and is really just a reskin of the last game but wose and the damage model isn’t realistic as you can go full speed into a barrier backwards and you’re rear wing and diffuser will be green.

    The two player career could be good and the cars look and sound good and the new tracks will be good.    … Expand
  5. LameElite
    Jul 17, 2021
    2
    The biggest dissapointment in the series of F1 Games. No classic cars, but they added useless singleplayer mode called "braking point". It's ironic because it feels like the braking point of the series is on F1 2015 - the files of cars are stil called like 2015 ones. Track limits are the worst. You can abuse them as much as you want, but if you drive as F1 driver does you will get anThe biggest dissapointment in the series of F1 Games. No classic cars, but they added useless singleplayer mode called "braking point". It's ironic because it feels like the braking point of the series is on F1 2015 - the files of cars are stil called like 2015 ones. Track limits are the worst. You can abuse them as much as you want, but if you drive as F1 driver does you will get an invalidation. Multiplayer is still broken in many aspects. For me this is the worst F1 game ever, and I regret every penny that i spent on it. Many useless changes, not many useful ones. MFD looks like it's taken from 2010s. There are still some stupid cut offs of force feedback. This bug was in beta. I can't understand why are they charging so much for the game which is basically a reskin of F1 2020, which is a reskin of F1 2019, and so on... There is one good thing in this game - Driving feels much better, but that's the only advantage of the game that should be in development for another half a year.… Expand
  6. Baxtera
    Jul 15, 2021
    3
    Broken, buggy and disappointed. It's a reskin with a terrible EA story mode, released way too early.
  7. MinePlay512
    Jul 16, 2021
    9
    Have to give Codemasters a lot of credit. They have did a good job with F1 2021. The gameplay is solid and polished and the new career mode is good. Seems to be their best game yet. It's a recommendation to everyone as well as racing fans.
  8. CaptainA7ProSX
    Jul 18, 2021
    9
    This is one of the best quality-to-life racing simulators I ever played so far, especially with the new story mode. Strongly recommended this
  9. Ayarissu
    Jul 17, 2021
    9
    It's a great game. Fun but competitive gameplay
    It has graphics that are not very surprising, but still very beautiful.
    I really liked this game
    I recommend it to anyone who likes racing simulators :)
  10. PrThKi
    Nov 19, 2021
    8
    Very good entry in the Formula 1 game series. Was very sceptical about EA's takeover of Codemasters, but have been very impressed with this years game. Good.
  11. KettuF1N
    Jul 28, 2021
    1
    Same game at least on the Console as last year. AI as stupid as 2020. The only addition is that new single-player story. But because of this, this rubbish is not worth buying. Graphics worse than 2020. Sometimes the textures don't load and the cars disappear in about 20 meters
  12. Brutus1O
    Jul 17, 2021
    5
    Random console crashes & reboots on XBOX Series X happens frequently, so avoid until they release some patches to make the game stable.
    Driving wheel support is limited to Xbox API, so no support for Logitech G923 Trueforce and force feedback is as bad as you can imagine.
    Content is there if you like arcade gaming on console. Fans of sim racing, stay away.
  13. CurbKillaz
    Nov 12, 2021
    9
    As a simrig player this game is absolutely great. Really giving and a lot of space to get better. Great game.
  14. Sentoro
    Dec 4, 2021
    4
    Too many bugs, not enough new features, and a lack of many features that were in the previous titles. As a fan, I'm deeply disappointed.
  15. Iceman038
    Apr 2, 2022
    0
    If I have "only" 5000 characters max, unfortunately Codemaster will get away EASY with this abomination which should represent F1. Only the problem with CM for years is still that they add nonsense to this thing like a story mode, while their online design is just horrendous. In this time 2022 it's unheard of that desync happens, lobby design is a nightmare, they add filters but they don'tIf I have "only" 5000 characters max, unfortunately Codemaster will get away EASY with this abomination which should represent F1. Only the problem with CM for years is still that they add nonsense to this thing like a story mode, while their online design is just horrendous. In this time 2022 it's unheard of that desync happens, lobby design is a nightmare, they add filters but they don't even work for assists, this online part is even so bad that complete leagues HAD TO BE CANCELLED! When the community found out that Esports drivers even got their own "version" of the game with a different handing model the community was disgusted to say the least. And here comes the MOST IMPORTANT issue at hand. The behaviour of CM towards their community, the biggest fans of the sport, is just disgusting, disgraceful, and an absolute joke. Serious issues like XBOX series X SHUTTING DOWN thanks to their crap design is still present almost a year after release. Patches come almost not, and if they come they "fix" things which aren't important! This shows the incompetence of CM of not beeing able to fix REAL issues, and try to fool us by patching other things, which in turn BREAK other aspects like Force Feedback, or Ai suddenly not moving when on slow lap, weird behaviour over curbstones. The person who "designed" the online lobbies isn't much better. There are 2! ONLY 2! important assists which are important to diffentiate a lobby, and that is Traction Control and ABS, the rest people without assists don't care about. But somehow in lobbies it shows: ASSIST RESTRICTION: HIGH, and when you enter the lobby it says full TC and ABS and the rest off like PIT ASSIST and DRS ASSISTS! I mean, those shouldn't even count towards making the difference. Assist restrictions should only change when the 2 MAIN assists change. And when it says HIGH, it should mean that ABS and TC are OFF. but the locig within CM has amazed me year after year. It's getting worse with the year, and this year they advertised the NEXT GEN version, well, on PS5 it doesn't feel next gen in what way soever. Loading takes ages, still screen tearing like all years, and I can keep going. They still use their EGO engine, i guess they call it that because of their own EGO, becuase they DON'T LISTEN to their community, they IGNORE the community, transparancy is nowhere to be found, even problems from the BETA are still present while even adddressed by the community, but that's too hard too code out I think. There are a lot of people at CM who don't take responsability for their failures, tell the prettiest lies about versions beeing 2 years in development while it's just a polished up 2 year previous version with even the same bugs as that 2 year old version. CM fails year after year, releases broken games, it's a disgrace to the have the official F1 license, because it doesn;t represent the greatest sport on earth in any way. EVEN THE TRACKS ARE OLD, TERRIBLE DESIGNED, OLD LAYOUTS, AND THEY REFUSE TO LASER SCAN! How on earth can this have an OFFICIAL license when EVERYTHING IS OUT OF DATE!? Their EGO engine is so old, it can't possibly handle the NEXT GEN consolse, and that shows by the crap design of their NEXT GEN version. CM must be stopped by being able to release these failures year after year and scamming people in paying full price for a broken piece of **** which they are unable to fix. F1 has to cancel the license immediately, and get a studio which is capable of designing something that IS ACTUALLY DECENT, stable, has good online lobby design, stable connections, and so on and so on.

    This is and has been a disgrace to the F1 sport and title for many years now AND IT HAS TO STOP! And for anyone who doesn't believe these FACTS, just go to their forums https://forums.codemasters.com/forum/140-report-an-issue/

    They let you fill out meters long forms, spend tons of time in reporting an issue which won't even be adressed or fixed because they don;t know HOW. Completely oblivious people over there.

    And I hope with all my heart and love for this sport, that F1 finally sees what a joke CM is and how they damage the sport with these things and their behaviour towards the community, THE FANS OF F1, and immediately take away the license.

    Codemasters has had more than enough tries and possibilities to make something good, but it has gone for bad to worse. And I fear for the 2022 edition with the new rules and their outdated EGO and EGO engine.

    F1 unworthy!    … Expand
  16. darrenjames89
    Apr 9, 2022
    4
    The worst online gaming experience I’ve had since my time of online gaming. Since it’s release, it has been nothing but bugs, and patches that don’t really fix the major problems. If you are looking to play strictly offline career, the game is fine but if you are like myself and many others around the world who run and compete in online leagues and lobbies… this game is an absoluteThe worst online gaming experience I’ve had since my time of online gaming. Since it’s release, it has been nothing but bugs, and patches that don’t really fix the major problems. If you are looking to play strictly offline career, the game is fine but if you are like myself and many others around the world who run and compete in online leagues and lobbies… this game is an absolute disaster. I’ve played many sport games in my lifetime and this has been the most frustrating online sport/racing experience of my life. not to mention the fact that after almost a year of playing the game weekly, a patch came out about a month ago and conpletepy erased all in game progress and setups i worked hard on and was forced to start from scratch. Terrible.… Expand
  17. Lopmlk
    Jun 6, 2023
    7
    Game makes fun but is the same as the last few games with much worse physics then F1 2020
  18. RaySan
    May 17, 2023
    1
    The game only has a good story mode, but it's just more of the same, nothing new and very attractive, and the worst thing I hate about this game is its gameplay.

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#6 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2021
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#39 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2021

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Cubed3
    Aug 20, 2021
    80
    A predictable, but engaging story mode has added some real shine to the F1 franchise, alongside the addition of two player career mode adding more options for players. Each iteration of F1 has gone from strength to strength, and F1 2021 is a great representation of the sport, from realistic presentation, great graphical details on the cars, tracks that feel authentic, and the return of My Team. Fans of F1 who want to keep up to date with the sport and have the latest team liveries and driver rosters, will be totally in love with this.
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  2. Generación Xbox
    Jul 27, 2021
    90
    F1 2021 brings some interesting improvements to Xbox Series that make it a serious contender for best driving game of the year.
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  3. SomosXbox
    Jul 25, 2021
    93
    F1 2021 is one of the best editions of the saga. It’s a solid game, with impressive graphics at 4K/60 fps and outstanding sound effects that try to transport us to a TV race. All of that is joined with a robust gameplay that adapts to every kind of player and a huge variety of game modes for single player and multiplayer.
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