94 Macworld • February 2022MAC GAMING
weather conditions. There’s also a
Hillclimb mode, which requires extra
powerful cars in order to reach the top
of challenging hill tracks, such as the
famous Pike’s Peak in Colorado.
The game’s physics and
mechanical systems are highly
realistic, so you do need genuine
driving skill to beat your opponents,
but you can also indulge your inner
speed-demon a bit, as the game
includes a ‘recovery’ option that
can step back in time when things
go wrong, and get you back on the
track again (albeit with a brief time
penalty). The game is available on
both the App Store and Steam but –
as is so often the case – the Steam
version of the game is cheaper, and
also offers an online multiplayer mode
that isn’t available if you buy it from
the App Store. The game’s systemrequirements
aren’t as steep as
some other racing
games, so it
should work with
most recent Mac
models – but it’s
definitely worth
double-checking
Feral’s website
before buying.- F1 2017
Price: £44.99 from fave.co/3pHzuxq
Unfortunately, the 2018 and 2019
versions Codemaster’s F1 series don’t
seem to have been released on the
Mac yet, so the most recent version
for Mac racers is still F1 2017.
The format of the game is similar to
the 2016 edition although, of course,
it’s been updated with the 20 official
circuits from the 2017 season. And
while the format of the game remains
essentially the same – with both a
Career mode and Championship
mode available to test your driving
skills – the 2017 edition really goes
to town and provides a wider, more
varied range of teams, cars and tracks
for you to choose from.
You can drive cars from the Ferrari,
McLaren, Red Bull, Renault and
Williams teams, and the Career mode
43.