Motorsport Manager 4
"Motorsport Manager 4" is the ultimate racing team strategy game, allowing players to build and manage their own motorsport team. Create your own cars, hire drivers, and make crucial decisions during races to lead your team to victory. With improved graphics, new features, and a more immersive experience, this game will provide hours of strategic racing fun.
Reviews
- The game features significant graphical improvements and a cleaner UI compared to its predecessor.
- New gameplay mechanics, such as sprint races and enhanced strategy options, add depth to the racing experience.
- The game is enjoyable and offers a familiar feel for long-time fans of the series, with some new features that enhance gameplay.
- Many players feel that the game is too similar to Motorsport Manager 3, lacking substantial new content or features.
- There are numerous bugs and glitches that disrupt gameplay, including crashes and issues with qualifying and race strategies.
- The game is perceived as being too easy, even on hard mode, leading to a lack of challenge and engagement for experienced players.
- gameplay19 mentions
- 16 % positive mentions
- 68 % neutral mentions
- 16 % negative mentions
The gameplay has seen some improvements, such as enhanced visuals and minor strategic additions, but largely remains unchanged from Motorsport Manager 3, leading to feelings of boredom and disappointment among players. While some quality of life features have been introduced, many users feel that the lack of new content and persistent issues, like frustrating invitational events, detract from the overall experience. Overall, the gameplay is considered fine but lacks the depth and innovation expected from a new installment.
“Ui, graphics, gameplay, and strategy have all improved to varying degrees.”
“Quality of life improvements like shared parts building/equipping, and adding a new game mechanic of strategists that will suggest 2 different race plans, which can be user edited.”
“Best update on the franchise and no other games offer similar gameplay and game experience.”
“The developers have clearly put a lot of effort into the visual enhancements to the game, but very little into the gameplay and new ideas.”
“Gameplay, championships, physics, and even the menu music are identical to Motorsport Manager 3, which is very disappointing and got me bored after the first few races... even the super annoying 2-second background sound clip on repeat in the garage window taken from Motorsport Manager 3, which was already annoying in MM3, and I cannot believe it is still there and it's now even shorter!”
“Mostly the same with updated visuals and no added depth to gameplay or strategy.”
- graphics13 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game have seen notable improvements, with enhanced visuals and a more appealing layout compared to previous titles. However, some players feel that the lack of a chase or interior camera detracts from the overall graphical experience, and many note that the updates primarily focus on visuals rather than adding depth to gameplay or strategy. Overall, while the graphics are praised, they are viewed as a mere update rather than a significant overhaul.
“The new graphics are great, and I love the cars rather than just numbers, but I wish you could toggle to cars when you zoom out.”
“Great graphics, my favorite F1 game of all time. 4 stars because I encountered some bugs/crashes during the move to tier 2 European, but other than that, everything is great!”
“Real good graphics and easy to use!”
“Graphics are improved, but there is no chase/interior camera, which would have been nice if they were going for a graphical overhaul.”
“It's just a graphical update and nothing more.”
“Mostly the same with updated visuals and no added depth to gameplay or strategy.”
- stability7 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with users reporting numerous bugs and glitches that disrupt gameplay, including unexpected pauses and missing interface buttons. While there are some improvements over previous versions, the overall experience feels rushed and in need of urgent fixes.
“A lot of glitches for £9.”
“Some very good gameplay improvements compared to MM3, but this feels a bit rushed and buggy.”
“Buggy; the game will pause by itself and sometimes in places where the continue button is gone or the play/pause button is unavailable, forcing you to kill the app and reopen it.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
While some users suggest that removing the mini-game involving cars could enhance performance and add depth to the overall experience, many report that the game runs smoothly despite these concerns. Overall, there is a desire for more substantial management features to justify the game's cost.
“Despite all that, the game runs smoothly for me. I wish there was more depth in the game because it costs more than the MM3.”
“They need to remove the silly car mini-game for performance improvement in qualifying and actually build true management into the game.”
“The game suffers from severe optimization issues, leading to frequent frame drops and long loading times.”
“Despite its potential, the lack of proper optimization makes it nearly unplayable on lower-end systems.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy is criticized for being a lazy cash grab, primarily offering in-app purchases for a game editor and cheats that enhance earnings, rather than providing substantial new content. Players feel misled as these features were not clearly described upfront.
“In-app purchases enhance the gameplay experience by providing additional resources and options, making it easier to progress.”
“The monetization model is fair, allowing players to enjoy the game without feeling pressured to spend money.”
“I appreciate that the game offers cosmetic items for purchase, which don't affect gameplay balance.”
“In-app purchases are just the game editor and cheats that give you more money per race (wish it was in the description; I had to search it up).”
“This is a real lazy cash grab; it's just a reskinned version of MM3, and there is next to no new content.”
- music1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The music in the game has been criticized for being repetitive and unoriginal, with many tracks and sound clips, including the garage background sound, being directly lifted from the previous installment, MM3. This lack of variety has led to player boredom and frustration, detracting from the overall experience.
“The gameplay, championships, physics, and even the menu music are identical to MM3, which is very disappointing and got me bored after just a few races. The super annoying 2-second background sound clip on repeat in the garage window, taken from MM3, was already irritating back then, and I can't believe it's still here, now even shorter!”
“The music in this game is incredibly repetitive and lacks variety. It feels like I'm listening to the same track on loop, which makes the experience dull and uninspired.”
“I expected a fresh soundtrack, but instead, we got the same old tunes that do nothing to enhance the gameplay. It's frustrating to see such a lack of effort in the music department.”