{"id":89229,"date":"2019-03-18T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/motorsport_manager_for_nintendo_switch"},"modified":"2019-03-18T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T13:00:00","slug":"review-motorsport-manager-for-nintendo-switch-a-winning-formula-for-f1-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/18\/review-motorsport-manager-for-nintendo-switch-a-winning-formula-for-f1-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Motorsport Manager For Nintendo Switch &#8211; A Winning Formula For F1 Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8c6ced3f89038\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8c6ced3f89038\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id>\n<aside class=\"picture embed\"><a title=\"Motorsport Manager for Nintendo Switch Review - Screenshot 1 of 4\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/95484\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/95484\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"Motorsport Manager for Nintendo Switch Review - Screenshot 1 of 4\"><\/a><\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/motorsport_manager_for_nintendo_switch\"><strong>Motorsport Manager for Nintendo Switch<\/strong><\/a> will grind your hope into dust and feed you a balanced diet of disappointment for the first few hours of every playthrough. You\u2019ll languish at the back of the pack, race after race, as you choose the wrong tyres for certain conditions or fail to keep your drivers in a positive working relationship. You\u2019ll fail to meet sponsor offers and lose a much-needed source of cash. It\u2019ll feel like you just can\u2019t do <em>anything<\/em> right to save your plucky racing team from motorsport mediocrity.<\/p>\n<p>But then something clicks. Soon you realise that intermediate tyres work better when the track is damp, but wear out faster when used for too long on dry circuits. Soon you realise focusing research and development on a transmission upgrade will greatly benefit your cars when navigating a track with lots of sharp turns and meandering curves. Now you\u2019re able to keep your drivers in better spirits, and soon you\u2019re climbing up the ranks and securing more cash from big-name sponsors. Now it\u2019s time to start thinking about challenging for a podium finish\u2026<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture embed\"><a title=\"Motorsport Manager for Nintendo Switch Review - Screenshot 2 of 4\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/95477\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/95477\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"Motorsport Manager for Nintendo Switch Review - Screenshot 2 of 4\"><\/a><\/aside>\n<p>A port of <strong>Motorsport Manager Mobile 3<\/strong>, Motorsport Manager is a handheld roller-coaster of emotions. That\u2019s mainly because the third entry in this mobile series is the first one in years to <em>really<\/em> embrace a sense of hardcore realism. There\u2019s a mountain of systems and subsystems to juggle and even with a nicely designed tutorial, you\u2019re really only scratching the surface of what\u2019s to come when your career begins. Its presentation has been given a stylish makeover that makes it look something straight out of a Codemasters production, while the sheer depth you can delve into will often stress you and elate you just as much as driving the cars themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The move away from a more casual approach does make Motorsport Manager a little less penetrable. By dialling back into the authenticity realm, it becomes a game most likely to appeal to either fans of the sport or those looking to scratch their management sim itch outside of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/football_manager_2019_touch\">Football Manager 2019 Touch<\/a><\/strong>. You\u2019ll start at the very bottom of three distinct vehicle classes spread across nine tiers of racing leagues, and the more you immerse yourself in its intricacies and learn what works and what doesn\u2019t in certain scenarios \u2013 just like a real team \u2013 the more Motorsport Manager rewards your dedication.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture embed\"><a title=\"Motorsport Manager for Nintendo Switch Review - Screenshot 3 of 4\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/95478\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/95478\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"Motorsport Manager for Nintendo Switch Review - Screenshot 3 of 4\"><\/a><\/aside>\n<p>Even with a series of dynamic tips that you can access by pressing \u2018Y\u2019 whenever they systematically appear, there\u2019s a frightening amount of plates to keep spinning before, during and after a race. There\u2019s a <strong>Sims<\/strong>-esque element where you\u2019ll need to make sure your drivers have a strong relationship with their mechanics and engineers, so you can research better parts and increase response times during pit stops. Making sure your drivers see eye-to-eye also makes a difference, especially when you need one to move aside to let the other pass.<\/p>\n<p>During a race, you\u2019re given a huge level of detail to track. You can see the weather as it changes, radio commands to drivers and even track their fuel consumption and tyre wear levels in real-time. All the while, each race will unfold in front of you, and you can follow the flow of the action \u2013 even when things go catastrophically wrong \u2013 with a top-down view. We encountered very little slowdown during races, and found using the touchscreen a great way to move around the course.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also need to upgrade your HQ, a centre that enables you to customise the entire breadth of your operation. Here you\u2019ll define which parts you\u2019ll be researching all the way the down to the economics of your team and how best to make money while you\u2019re blowing it on everything from tyres to staff wages. The fact developer Playsport Games has managed to subtly weave extra mechanics in from other genres \u2013 such as choosing cards that provide certain buffs and improvements to your vehicles in qualifying \u2013 shows just how far the series has come from its casual roots on mobile.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture embed\"><a title=\"Motorsport Manager for Nintendo Switch Review - Screenshot 4 of 4\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/95479\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/95479\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"Motorsport Manager for Nintendo Switch Review - Screenshot 4 of 4\"><\/a><\/aside>\n<p>As a port, Motorsport Manager is a technically robust feat. The impressive number of tweakable options on offer helps offset the \u2018dirty mobile\u2019 feel, and being able to use certain buttons to instantly bring up your Data Centre in a race, or call a driver in for a pit stop with a single press, makes the transition to Joy-Con a smooth experience. You can still use the touchscreen as and when you want, and despite the often small boxes and subsystems represented on-screen, it\u2019s quite easy to navigate when playing in handheld mode.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, the authenticity of these simulation-style titles is of paramount importance; they&#8217;re trying to accurately replicate the feeling of a real-world profession, so every little detail counts. It&#8217;s a shame then that Motorsport Manager for Nintendo Switch lacks any real-world drivers or marques, a consequence of tiresome F1 licencing agreements (Codemasters has the F1 brand on lockdown these days). While this does dent the appeal of the game slightly, it has no impact on the gameplay or the mechanics. As long as you can overlook the fact that you&#8217;re watching fictional drivers race around in fictional cars, then it&#8217;s certainly not a dealbreaker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conclusion\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Motorsport Manager for Nintendo Switch will chew you up and spit you out, but once you\u2019ve learned the ways of its frighteningly deep systems and overcome its steep learning curve, there\u2019s a brilliant management sim to be found. Even if you\u2019re not particularly a fan of professional racing, the sleek presentation and impressive level of customisation will definitely appeal. The lack of any \u2018official\u2019 drivers or teams is one of the few areas the game struggles in, but even without those licences, it\u2019s still another great example of how rewarding some mobile ports can be when handled correctly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motorsport Manager for Nintendo Switch will grind your hope into dust and feed you a balanced diet of disappointment for the first few hours of every playthrough. You\u2019ll languish at the back of the pack, race after race, as you choose the wrong tyres for certain conditions or fail to keep your drivers in a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89229\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}