Video Game Vintage Title: F1 2011

F1 2011

F1 2011 is a video game by Codemasters based on the 2011 Formula One season. It is the sequel to F1 2010 and was released in September 2011 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, November 2011 on the Nintendo 3DS and February 2012 for the PlayStation Vita. The game uses the company's EGO Engine.

Reception
Early critical response was positive, with reviews praised improvements in handling and AI and the way new rule changes - in particular KERS and DRS - added an additional layer of strategy to the game. IGN remarked that the differences in using these features helped separate qualifying and racing into two separate gameplay modes.

However, reviewers noted that the improved AI modelling made the game very difficult, and that it was faced by the same dilemma as other "annual" sports releases; namely, that the introduction of new rules and multiplayer features did little to change the core gameplay, and that at its heart, F1 2011 was essentially the same game as its predecessor.