![]() ![]() It was only a matter of time before ever-improving F1 game graphics were combined with the manager format, and EA Sports took that plunge with its short-lived “F1 Manager” series. It also did away with the overhead view of a track map for the in-race view, taking the surprising approach of having computerized cars rushing through real-world still images of each corner of an F1 circuit. It had a more modern interface, decent graphics, and attempted to move away from the “cartoon” presentation of its predecessors. The follow-on to “Grand Prix Manager,” this should have been the game that brought F1 management simulators into the 21st century. But for its time it had enough features, including a fun multiplayer ‘hotseat’ mode, to make it worth playing. It could become a bit too random – making it bit too easy to sign top-line deals at a small team, making the game potentially too easy to conquer and jumbling the competitive order a too much. With an official F1 licence, these 1990s titles represented the high point of the era of “top-down” circuit views, with plenty of the basic boxes ticked including car development, driver, sponsor and technical partner contract negotiations and even the opportunity for the season’s calendar to change from year to year. ![]() Here are some of the PC games that best represent that rollercoaster journey. The last couple of decades have been barren for fans looking for a proper racing manager game that can get anywhere near competing with those based around soccer. Motorsport Manager joins a publishing stable that includes the popular Football Manager franchise, after SEGA purchased its developer Sports Interactive a decade ago. SEGA Europe’s vice-president of commercial publishing John Clark said the company was “very excited to be part of a game that allows players to experience the world of racing like never before.” “With the help of SEGA, we’re hugely confident of delivering a management experience that fans of motorsport will absolutely love.” “That was how the original Motorsport Manager for mobile devices came about. “As motorsport fans, we’ve been waiting to play a game like this for a long time,” said Christian West, founder and CTO of Playsport Games. Instead, “Motorsport Manager “will challenge players to take a second-tier single-seater team into the game’s F1 equivalent, the Grand Prix World Championship.Īreas under the player’s control include the development of the team’s headquarters, building and upgrading its car, hiring drivers and staff and managing race strategies. The title, created by independent British developer Playsport Games, will be launched on PC, Mac and Linux in September 2016.Īs it is an unlicensed product the game will not feature teams, drivers or circuits from the Formula 1 world championship. Gaming giant SEGA’s European arm has backed the expansion of popular mobile application Motorsport Manager into a fully-fledged computer game. A major motorsport management simulation game based on the world of Formula 1 will be released later this year.
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