F1 Manager 2022

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  • Summary: Make your mark on Formula 1 in the officially licensed F1 Manager 2022. Be the boss of your chosen constructor and pick from a roster of 2022 drivers and staff.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Push Square
    Sep 12, 2022
    80
    F1 Manager 2022 is a strong first entry in Frontier’s new series, filling a niche that’s been sorely lacking on PlayStation for years. Capturing the spirit of Formula 1 with its strong attention to detail, there’s some thrilling races to be had and we’re impressed by how well it handles race days with its 3D engine. As a management sim, it’s a slow burner and we do wish you could create your own teams, but it still holds a distinct charm of its own. If you've got the patience for the long haul, F1 fans won’t want to miss this.
  2. God is a Geek
    Sep 12, 2022
    80
    F1 Manager 22 is a strong step back into managing a Formula One team, with plenty of depth and a thrilling race weekend experience.
  3. XGN
    Sep 15, 2022
    80
    F1 Manger 2022 is a strong management game that eases you into the role of managing your entire F1 team. On the get-go, you get introduced to the basics, but the more complex options are for you to find out. Some implementations leave room for improvement, especially the handling of DRS and tyre-choices. The races are visualized excellently. ideal for those new or interested in the sport, but those that find themselves experts might find it lacking in tweaking options.
  4. Launcher (The Washington Post)
    Aug 26, 2022
    78
    The races themselves are a blast. I found the majority of the races to be completely absorbing and, to my surprise, even more exciting than most actual racing games. But the massive scope of the game is both a blessing and a curse: Hardcore Formula 1 fans will lose themselves in the seemingly limitless options of team management, while newcomers to the sport may be turned off by the steep learning curve.
  5. PlaySense
    Sep 23, 2022
    70
    As an aspiring manager, you enter Formula 1, mainly turning the knobs behind the scenes. The sport is also incredibly interesting on that side and this is presented in an excellent way, albeit with a high entry threshold. Furthermore, F1 Manager 2022 still has some issues here and there regarding the AI and tires, but that will be fixed. A pity is that crashes look visually lousy and it can be very difficult for newcomers. However, connoisseurs of the sport will have a good one here.
  6. GameOver.gr
    Sep 9, 2022
    70
    The organizing as well as the development of a competitive F1 team that houses a large number of people has been rendered almost flawlessly. But technical problems during a race and lots of bugs pulled the brake on our hopes for something even better.
  7. Het Nieuwsblad
    Oct 20, 2022
    60
    In 'F1 Manager 2022' you manage an existing Formula 1 team and literally decide everything. Which mini-part of the car will be further developed, which departments will be expanded, which sponsors will be brought in and which goals will be set. Even during the grand prix, you determine the race strategy and try to lead your team to victory. Great detail, but therefore rather meant for a certain niche.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. MinePlay512
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    F1 Manager 2022 is a great manager game worth recommending to. With a lot of features to manage a F1 team, I think this is one of the bestF1 Manager 2022 is a great manager game worth recommending to. With a lot of features to manage a F1 team, I think this is one of the best manager games.… Expand
  2. Targaryen96
    Sep 2, 2022
    9
    Lovely. Good foundation for future f1 games. Needs some tweaking, but real fun to play
  4. eaglebird
    Sep 1, 2022
    8
    I'll likely update this to 10/10 after patches. The reason for the 8 is that cars block you on qualifying laps, when on out laps or in laps orI'll likely update this to 10/10 after patches. The reason for the 8 is that cars block you on qualifying laps, when on out laps or in laps or when lapped during the race, far too often, in real life this would force a huge penalty, sounds small but cost me two wins in one season, it is a steep learning curve but it's worth it.

    Positives are to many to count, this is better than the f1 game, not surprising since EA are behind it.    … Expand
  5. crymoreidiots
    Oct 17, 2022
    8
    Solid entry by the developers into the f1 management/sim sphere... Hoping they continue the good work on future installations.
  6. alexdim00
    Sep 1, 2022
    7
    Great game with depth and details. But it has some bugs that ruin the experience. Especially with two trophies (constructors and finish the season).
  7. Jt0429
    Sep 3, 2022
    7
    Good-
    Decent UI; Simulated races are great fun; Occasionally great graphics.
    Bad- Fairly bland presentation; Depth could be better in    Good-
    Decent UI; Simulated races are great fun; Occasionally great graphics.

    Bad-
    Fairly bland presentation; Depth could be better in several areas.

    Thoughts-
    F1 Manager 2022 brings a lot of key elements that have emerged in previous iterations of the genre as well as manager modes from other – more recent – simulation sports games. While a lot of its ideas are borrowed from one or the other, it integrates them pretty well for the most part and sprinkles in a few neat touches like managing team confidence with accomplishing tasks and approving budget requests. It doesn’t do any one thing outstandingly well, but also never really fails to feel like a fully-featured simulation manager game. If an officially licensed F1 game totally focused on preparing, executing, and learning from data collected after F1 races is an itch you’ve been wanting to scratch for a while, then this will probably take care of that for you to some extent. Unprecedentedly deep or extremely addicting it is not, but it does serviceably take care of the audience it seems primarily aimed at, while hopefully laying the foundation for a steady stream of new and improved sequels to follow.    … Expand
  8. Dwideshrude
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Bad events are scripted. Tire allocation is insultingly wrong. The AI are terribley coded. (So bad, theyl go out on a wet track in quali afterBad events are scripted. Tire allocation is insultingly wrong. The AI are terribley coded. (So bad, theyl go out on a wet track in quali after setting a dry time LMAO) The races are all just ERS management to stay competitive (why would a team boss have to tell the drivers when to use the ERS every single lap????? Shockingly bad.) And not only that, but the drivers WONT EVEN DEPLOY ENERGY WHEN YOU TELL THEM TO. REGULARLY LEAVING HALF THE ALLOTED BATTERY PER LAP UNDEPLOYED. Idk what else i need to say. Just...an insulting representation of what F1 is. You will waste hours of your life, because your driver will always do something wrong, many times right at the end of the grand prix (almost every time, have fun with scripted events! Reload your save and it will still happen, 99% of the time), and its not like you can fast forward and do well. Your driver will *100%* of the time make mistakes when in fast forward mode. Drivers crash WAY too much. This is such a waste of time at the moment. And it NEEDS to be updated. At least make it so you can save mid race. Otherwise, this game is just rigged to make you pissed. Put sessions on simulation mode, and they'll waste all your tire options. Not only that, it's unbalanced! Finish 1 season, and even a Haas is fighting for regular race wins. Might as well start with Williams, next season youl be fighting for the championship regardless. The radio messages are repetitive and the people designing them dont even know what "option" means in regards to tires vs prime tires. You will be regularly losing time to your driver's ai getting all bugged out behind a slower car, meanwhile the rival ai overtakes them as they should. Theres so many other small issues. It is death by a thousand blows. And oh boy. Are there a lot of crappy blows.A serviceable game. But it needs A LOT of work. Im shocked at how consistently this game will go to lengths to make the player upset. You put points into control to stop your drivers from spinning. They still spin. Every race. Doesnt matter what you do to manage tire temp. They just spin. To piss you off. Its wayyyyyyy more than a F1 driver should spin. Theyd be fired irl. Its shockingly insulting to the skill they have in reality. And to add insult to insult - you cant handle contracts like in real life, you cant hire people for next season, only right away. Meaning youre firing drivers mid season. lOL… Expand

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