F1 Manager 2022 Explained

F1 Manager 2022
Developer:Frontier Developments
Publisher:Frontier Developments
Series:F1 Manager
Engine:Unreal Engine 4
Released:30 August 2022
Genre:Racing management
Modes:Single-player
Designer:Gareth Hughes
Artist:Nick Rodgers
Sam Denney (art director)
Composer:Jasper Scholma
Andrew Barnabas
Paul Arnold
Vincent Welch
Ross Fortune
Dan Millidge
Tom Langan
Alex Burnett
J.J. Ipsen
Stefan Almqvist
Brian Tyler

F1 Manager 2022 is the official racing management simulation game of the 2022 Formula One, Formula 2, and Formula 3 championships by Frontier Developments. It is the first installment in the F1 Manager series and the first licensed manager game since F1 Manager by EA Sports. The game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 30 August 2022.

Gameplay

As a racing management game, F1 Manager 2022 offers a more detailed career layer in comparison to the My Team mode that Codemasters introduced in F1 2020.[1] The game provides a strategy editor, where player can schedule pit stops, tyres, and pace for each stint.[2] The game features parts development, cost cap, ERS as well as onboard cameras used in real life by Formula One teams.[3] It also features the professional English commentator voices of Karun Chandhok and David Croft, as well as the opening titles for Formula One broadcasts shown after the Frontier Developments logo, while the transitions are recreated while being more faithful to the Formula One broadcasts.[4] The game includes real engineers and drivers from Formula One, Formula 2 and Formula 3.[5] Team radios from real Formula One drivers and race engineers are available as well.[6] Red flags are also featured.[7]

Development and release

F1 Manager 2022 was officially announced in March 2022.[8] It is the first video game in the F1 Manager series, which holds the official license of the Formula One, Formula 2, and Formula 3 championships from 2022 to 2025.[9] It is also the first Formula One licensed management game since F1 Manager of EA Sports in 2000.[10] The game is developed with Unreal Engine 4.[11] It is developed and published by Frontier Developments,[12] a British video game studio who developed Elite Dangerous.[13] The game was released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 30 August.[14] Players who pre-ordered the game were able to pre-access to the game five days earlier on 25 August.[15] By that October, Frontier Developments ceased development and support just two months after the initial release; this decision to stop development was met with negative reception from players, who had reported bugs in the game, and Frontier decided to backtrack on their previous statement to continue pushing updates for the title.

Reception

F1 Manager 2022 received "generally favorable" reviews for Windows and Xbox Series X/S according to review aggregator Metacritic; the PlayStation 5 received "mixed or average" reviews.

It was the fourth best-selling physical-media retail game in the United Kingdom in its week of release.[16] The game sold below Frontier's expectations, selling around 600,000 units by January 2023. Despite the game's underperformance, Frontier reiterated their commitment to the franchise, describing the title as "a good first game in an important new annual franchise".[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Owen. Good. Run a race team this summer in F1 Manager 2022'. Polygon. 7 March 2022. 8 March 2022. 29 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221129153922/https://www.polygon.com/22966235/f1-manager-2022-announced-platforms-release-date-frontier-developments. live.
  2. Web site: Chris. Groves. F1 Manager 2022: 5 Key Decisions for Team Principals to Make. Xbox network. 25 August 2022. 28 August 2022. 21 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221021122559/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/08/25/f1-manager-2022-available-now/. live.
  3. Web site: Thomas. Harrison-Lord. Hands-on with F1 Manager 2022, a breakthrough motorsport management experience. RacingGames. 7 June 2022. 28 August 2022. 4 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221204184525/https://traxion.gg/hands-on-with-f1-manager-2022-a-breakthrough-motorsport-management-experience/. live.
  4. Web site: Nathan. Quinn. First look at 'Authenticity' focused F1 Manager 2022. The Race. 19 April 2022. 8 June 2022. 7 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221207000855/https://the-race.com/gaming/what-first-look-at-f1-manager-2022-tells-us/. live.
  5. Web site: Ford. James. F1 Manager 2022 ratings: all F1, F2, and F3 driver ratings. PCGamesN. 24 August 2022. 28 August 2022. 23 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221023062154/https://www.pcgamesn.com/f1-manager-2022/ratings. live.
  6. Web site: Ralston. Dacanay. First look at 'Authenticity' focused F1 Manager 2022. DBLTAP. 24 August 2022. 28 August 2022. 23 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221023014427/https://www.dbltap.com/posts/who-voices-the-f1-manager-2022-drivers-01gb90rczwxf. live.
  7. Web site: Martin. Bigg. How red flags will work in F1 Manager 2022. RacingGames. 20 June 2022. 28 August 2022. 2 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221202131450/https://racinggames.gg/f1/how-red-flags-will-work-in-f1-manager-2022/. live.
  8. Web site: Matt. Wales. Frontier Developments' first licensed racing game is F1 Manager 2022. Eurogamer. 7 March 2022. 8 March 2022. 7 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220307213747/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-03-07-frontier-developments-first-licensed-racing-game-is-f1-manager-2022. live.
  9. Web site: Yin-Poole. Wesley. Elite developer Frontier now making F1 management games. Eurogamer. 10 March 2020. 8 March 2022. 7 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220307215316/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-10-elite-developer-frontier-now-making-f1-management-games. live.
  10. Web site: Quinn. Nathan. New F1 management game revealed with summer. The Race. 7 March 2022. 8 March 2022. 8 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220308060806/https://the-race.com/formula-1/new-f1-management-game-revealed-with-summer-release/. live.
  11. Web site: Wood. Will. 7 June 2022. A true successor to Grand Prix Manager? F1 Manager 22 hands-on preview. 2 September 2022. RaceFans. 21 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221021161406/https://www.racefans.net/2022/06/07/a-true-successor-to-grand-prix-manager-f1-manager-22-hands-on-preview/. live.
  12. Web site: Luke. Smith. New official F1 Manager 2022 video game announced. Motorsport.com. 8 March 2022. 8 March 2022. 4 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204025614/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/new-official-f1-manager-2022-video-game-announced/8786091/. live.
  13. Web site: Quinn. Nathan. F1 Manager 2022 Announced, Officially Licensed Management Sim from Frontier. Push Square. 7 March 2022. 8 March 2022. 3 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221203214142/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/03/f1-manager-2022-announced-officially-licensed-management-sim-from-frontier. live.
  14. Web site: Ed. Nightingale. F1 Manager 2022 finally Haas a release date. Eurogamer. 7 June 2022. 8 June 2022. 21 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221021122500/https://www.eurogamer.net/f1-manager-2022-finally-haas-a-release-date. live.
  15. Web site: Athena. Parnada. F1 Manager 2022 now available in early access for pre-orders. COGconnected. 27 August 2022. 28 August 2022. 8 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230208230943/https://cogconnected.com/2022/08/f1-manager-2022-early-access/. live.
  16. Web site: The Last of Us Part 1 and F1 Manager 2022 Debut in the Top 5 of Weekly UK Retail Charts. Shubhankar. Parijat. GamingBolt. September 5, 2022. September 10, 2022. 21 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221021122301/https://gamingbolt.com/the-last-of-us-part-1-and-f1-manager-2022-debut-in-the-top-5-of-weekly-uk-retail-charts. live.
  17. Web site: Frontier lowers financial expectations after F1 Manager underperformance. James. Batchelor. Gameindustry.biz. January 10, 2023. January 11, 2023. 12 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230512164741/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/frontier-lowers-financial-expectations-after-f1-manager-underperformance. live.

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