Codemasters have brought the F1 2009 game from the console and the Sony PSP to the iPhone and iPod Touch so now you can experience the thrill of Formula One on your iPhone/iPod Touch!
Unlike the version available for the Sony PSP, the iPhone and iPod Touch version unfortunately doesn’t pit you against other famous F1 drivers in a race to the finish. Instead the focus here is on time-trials across the 2009 season’s 17 tracks, with 20 drivers from ten teams at your handling mercy.
So unfortunately this really is half a game, most F1 fans really want to be able to race as their F1 star, or race against the other F1 drivers.
There are two types of time trials available:-
- Lap Time, in which your best lap is recorded
- Endurance, a race with your average lap time calculated over multiple laps (you get a choice of total number of laps for both modes). It’s definitely not the most comprehensive F1 game package to ever grace the F1 genre, but what F1 2009 lacks in the play options department, it more than makes up for it with the way it drives.
Unfortunately F1 2009 seems to be a pretty cut back version, as it doesn’t have any AI competition, but you can launch yourself into chicanes, accelerate out of hairpins and power down on the straights.
While F1 2009 lacks that ability to race other drivers, you can post your high scores online and see how good you are against other virtual drivers. It’s a shame that there isn’t a championship mode in the game.
F1 2009 can be purchased from the iTunes App Store for $6.99 / £3.99
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