Codemasters has released the launch trailer for the 3DS version of their racer, F1 2011. It shows gameplay footage from the game, which doesn’t honestly look as good as the console versions. But we’ll have to wait and watch to see if that’s true.

Stay tuned to GB, we’ll be posting our review of the 3DS version very soon. Till then, you can read our console versions’ review here.

To mark the end of the 2011 season of FIA F1 Word Championship, Codemasters has released a video of their recently released racer, F1 2011.  The trailer shows several F1 stars, including Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, racing wheel-to-wheel and battling the elements at a variety of GP’s during the course of the 2011 season.

In our review of F1 2011, we gave it an 8.5/10 and said that it “looks, sounds and feels like the real thing” and said that it was a “fantastic game that builds on its predecessor”.

You can read our full review through the link above.

Stay tuned to GB for more updates.

F1 2011 for PlayStation Vita is tuned for portable play, allowing fans to compete for motorsport’s ultimate prize across a full season, enter an individual GRAND PRIX or jump into Time Trial mode. An additional and extensive Challenge mode is perfect for on-the-go racing, with gamers taking on a wide range of objectives including checkpoint, gate and overtaking challenges.

Players are also invited to compete on the go with a range of multiplayer modes. Gamers can race wheel-to-wheel in four player GRAND PRIX races, go head-to-head in Time Trials or team up with a friend in F1 2011’s two-on-two co-operative career mode. Multiplayer modes can be enjoyed online and via the PlayStation Vita’s WLAN connection. Gamers can tailor their experience across solo and multiplayer modes by adjusting race distance, tuning their car, choosing from a range of driving aids and selecting tyre, fuel and weather options.

Codemasters have just released a new trailer for F1 2011 PS Vita, and it seems pretty cool. They announced that the game will be a launch title for the system. It remains to be seen if the other iconic racing franchises like Gran Turismo end up on the Vita.

F1 2011 is set to be a launch title for PlayStation Vita on 22nd February 2012. To mark the news, we’ve released this new video showing how iconic circuits including Monaco, Melbourne and Silverstone are authentically recreated for portable play as players are invited to compete on the go.

Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

Playstation Vita gets a great launch title, courtesy of Codemasters. Yes, F1 2011 is going to be a launch title for Vita. But it’s slated to release in February 2012, along with the Vita launch. Japanese gamers will miss out because they get the Vita this year itself in December.

Codies just sent a PR confirming this news, and it looks like the Vita is loaded software wise. It also uses the Vita’s network features extensively, you can check out the description below.

Players are also invited to compete on the go with a range of multiplayer modes. Gamers can race wheel-to-wheel in four player GRAND PRIX races, go head-to-head in Time Trials or team up with a friend in F1 2011’s two-on-two co-operative career mode. Multiplayer modes can be enjoyed online and via the PlayStation Vita’s WLAN connection.

Gamers can tailor their experience across solo and multiplayer modes by adjusting race distance, tuning their car, choosing from a range of driving aids and selecting tyre, fuel and weather options.

Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

Players can also compete on the go across a range of multiplayer modes. Up to four-players can race in a GRAND PRIX or go head-to-head in Time Trials while you can also team up with a friend in the two-on-two co-operative career mode. The race experience can be tailored across solo and multiplayer modes by adjusting race distance, tuning the car, choosing from a range of driving aids and selecting tyre, fuel and weather options.

Players can compete on the go across a range of multiplayer modes. Up to four-players can race in a GRAND PRIX or go head-to-head in Time Trials while you can also team up with a friend in the two-on-two co-operative career mode. The race experience can be tailored across solo and multiplayer modes by adjusting race distance, tuning the car, choosing from a range of driving aids and selecting tyre, fuel and weather options.

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Codemasters have announced that F1 2011 will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS on 25th November.

The arrival of F1 2011 for the Nintendo 3DS will be the first time that gamers will be able to experience any F1 game in full 3D. We have posted the first gameplay footage of the new handheld version above.

Take a look and let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

For fans of the sport, this is about as good as it gets

But unlike your typical annual update, F1 2011 boasts numerous enhancements over the previous edition that really do physically affect the game. Beyond the solo player modes, 16 players are able to compete online, accompanied by eight ruthlessly tough AI cars. You can now also be joined by a friend to play through an entire season in the new co-op Championship mode or compete in split-screen races.

Opt for the full-blown Championship and you get to choose everything from your team to your helmet. A trailer is on hand to see your schedule, check emails from your team or find out the weather conditions for the next race.  When you’re done, pop on your helmet, wedge yourself in the driver’s seat and get stuck into the qualifying and racing. You start as a lowly rookie and have to work your way through the ranks, building up your reputation.

You’ll be pleased to know that this time round, there’s an improved garage and paddock area where the race team is able to tweak the car before a race to ensure optimal performance. The occasional TV interviews between races actually have a bearing on the rivalries and your reputation, while the safety car also makes an appearance – which is a nice touch.

There are plenty of options and game modes to keep your heart racing

Cut corners or drive too dangerously and points will be docked, plunging you down the standings at the end of a race. Do well, however, and you’re presented with some nice celebratory animation sequences that show your chosen driver shaking his fists and looking overjoyed by his performance.

Every so often your engineer offers some sage advice through your earpiece, telling you useful inforrmation like how Vettel is doing is or that Hamilton is five seconds behind.

Notably it also features the rule changes for the new season. The inclusion of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) can provide a much needed – albeit temporary – speed boost, while the addition of the Drag Reduction System (DRS) opens a flap on the rear wing of the car to reduce drag and raise your speed. This can only be called into action at certain points around the track, however, which adds a nice tactical element to proceedings.

Although some of the circuits are in exotic locations blessed with nice weather, you’ll also often be unlucky enough to have to race in the rain. Although this has a noticeable effect on your driving prowess and requires a slightly different technique to ensure success, you can’t help but love speeding about in a downpour. The effects look fantastic; rain droplets splashing up on your screen and visibility getting more and more restricted as your rivals’ tyres kick up water from the track.

Everything matters, from the amount of throttle, oversteer, understeer, the tyres you choose and when and how to overtake. It’s very easy to collide with walls, completely misjudge a turn and go wide or spin out and end up in the path of oncoming traffic. The performance and handling of this year’s edition has been much improved on the last.

The weather effects are fantastic and really affect your driving

Thankfully, being a relative newcomer to the sport, the game’s settings can be altered to be as easy or as unforgiving as you like – the harder difficulties see the other drivers step up a gear, their dynamic AI meaning you really will need your wits about you to emerge from a race anywhere near the top ten. Get a podium finish on a harder setting and it’s well deserved!

This is far more  a simulation than an arcade racer, especially when you ramp up the difficulty. You’ll be impressed by how important it is to watch every aspect of your performance. There’s nothing more annoying than completing countless laps only to screw up a bend at the end of a race and drop down the pecking order.

If you don’t want to undertake the lengthy Championship mode, activate your VIP pass to race online or try your hand at the various challenges in the Proving Grounds and the Grand Prix option that allows you to race round your favourite circuits in any order you please. These vary in difficulty and require completely different driving styles. Each track is lovingly recreated and oozes authenticity.

We got the chance to test out the PlayStation 3 as well as the PC versions of the game and there are absolutely no differences at all.  Obviously with a high end PC you will get better textures and shadow effects, but other than that the two versions are practically the same.

In summary, F1 2011 is exactly what an annual update should be; a fantastic game that builds on its predecessor by adding some great new features and ironing out the niggles. It’s tough, great to look at and fun to play no matter what your racing pedigree.

This game was reviewed on the PlayStation 3.