Just started playing - Motorsport Manager Mobile 3

We've been on holiday, so we've played several mobile games while we were away, some of which have only just come out.  I'd just started playing MM Mobile 2 (which was in our Google family library) before the holiday, then Motorsport Manager Mobile 3 (PEGI-12) came out! It bills itself as the 'ultimate race team strategy game'.  I don't know about that, but it is fun, and certainly more in depth than a lot of mobile games.  The only thing I can compare it to is Kairosoft's Grand Prix Story (PEGI-3), which is a rather sillier take on things!

MM Mobile 3 is more complicated that MM Mobile 2, with additional things like the 'supply chain', which gives you bonuses when you acquire assets.  '3' basically takes '2' and makes it, er, more complicated.  I find it a bit sad that whilst I've read reviews that say it's more realistic than '2', '3' has taken away the setup options for qualifying and replaced them with a blackjack type card game to establish your car's setup.  (I am a fan of F1, so bear that in mind; it might be at least partly why I like games like this and why I dislike the card game aspect here that my husband finds appealing!)

You have to build new parts for your car, which means you need engineers with the right stats to produce good parts.  You need good mechanics for both drivers, who can give extra bonuses when they have a good relationship with the driver they're paired with.  Halfway through the season you can put money into developing next year's car.  You need 'appealing drivers' so that good sponsors are interested in the team.  The drivers develop, gaining points that you can put into different things like 'overtaking', 'braking', 'smoothness' and so on.  You can put money into a young driver development programme, which is definitely worth it since you can get some good drivers into your team for not much money.  You have to negotiate contracts with your drivers, and this time round it gives you hints as to what they find important.

On top of all this, there are various types of racing - sports cars, open wheeled cars, etc.  Some formulae you need to worry about tyres, refuelling and energy recovery systems as well as the insanity of things like reverse grids instead of qualifying.  The formulae are split into four 'tiers' that you have to work through.  There are also 'invitational' races that pop up and give you the chance to try something different.

It has to be said there are a LOT more women involved in motorsport in this game than in real life.  Unrealistic, but I like it.  :-)

All in all it's good fun, in depth for a mobile game, and it looks great.  POLE POSITION!

It costs £3.99 on Android and iOS and can be shared via your Google family library.

[We have been playing using a Samsung Galaxy S7 and a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge]