<s>
F1	B-Application
2012	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2012	O
Formula	O
One	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
EGO	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
on	O
20	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
demonstration	O
,	O
Codemasters	O
approached	O
several	O
drivers	O
—	O
including	O
Mercedes	O
test	O
driver	O
Sam	O
Bird	O
and	O
GP2	O
Series	O
driver	O
Stefano	O
Coletti	O
—	O
at	O
the	O
real-life	O
Young	O
Driver	O
Tests	O
(	O
for	O
drivers	O
who	O
have	O
never	O
started	O
a	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
)	O
in	O
Abu	O
Dhabi	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
asked	O
them	O
to	O
drive	O
the	O
Yas	O
Marina	O
Circuit	O
in	O
F1	B-Application
2012	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
team	O
simulators	O
they	O
would	O
traditionally	O
use	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
circuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
young	O
driver	O
test	O
mode	O
,	O
F1	B-Application
2012	I-Application
features	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Champions	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
six	O
World	O
Champions	O
competing	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
season	O
—	O
Kimi	O
Räikkönen	O
,	O
Lewis	O
Hamilton	O
,	O
Jenson	O
Button	O
,	O
Sebastian	O
Vettel	O
,	O
Fernando	O
Alonso	O
and	O
Michael	O
Schumacher	O
—	O
are	O
styled	O
after	O
traditional	O
end-of-level	O
video	O
gaming	O
bosses	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
challenged	O
to	O
beat	O
them	O
while	O
racing	O
in	O
conditions	O
that	O
suit	O
each	O
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
mode	O
introduced	O
in	O
F1	B-Application
2012	I-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Season	O
Challenge	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F1	B-Application
2012	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
earning	O
a	O
collective	O
score	O
of	O
81	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9.0	O
,	O
underlining	O
that	O
while	O
yearly	O
sports	O
releases	O
are	O
faced	O
with	O
the	O
difficult	O
battle	O
of	O
introducing	O
new	O
content	O
when	O
the	O
sport	O
remains	O
relatively	O
unchanged	O
,	O
F1	B-Application
2012	I-Application
introduced	O
noticeable	O
tweaks	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
that	O
steadily	O
improved	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
