For many, a videogame based on Le Tour de France might not be the most obvious piece of merchandise. In fact, most people would naturally assume that such a product would be little more than a cash-in: an malnourished videogame experience designed purely for a three week window in which cycling grips the international sports scene. However, Le Tour de France 2013 has nearly ended, and yet Le Tour de France 2013 – 100th Edition is still with us.
It’s fair to say that the Tour de France has seen a resurgence in interest over the last few years. Between the positives such as Bradley Wiggins’ heroics in 2012 and negatives like the Lance Armstrong scandal, the spotlight has been thrust upon the epic road race more than in recent memory. With this in mind I’ve donned some tight fitting lycra shorts, rubbed Vaseline into my inner thighs and reviewed Le Tour de France 2013 – 100th Edition.
OPM: Coming hot on the heels of the worst sports sim I’ve played on PS3, Tour De France 2012, Cyanide’s annual update to the world of virtual calf strain certainly can’t be accused of resting on its laurels or cashing in on a tried-and-tested formula. Because the existing formula was bobbins and, as a direct result, no one played it.
GIZORAMA - Le Tour de France is the Super Bowl of the cycling world featuring an annual 21 day 2000 mile race covering the various terrains of France in a circuit. Its grueling show of endurance is only eclipsed by the beautiful vistas that participants cycle through, single testicled cancer survivors, and more doped athletes than a MLB All Star Game. The problem is that cycling by its nature is a more of a participant rather than spectator sport. Sure there is strategy, team play, and periods of intense action but all of that is mixed with even longer periods of monotonous actions… the whole endurance portion of the event. This leaves Cyanide Studio a gargantuan task of translating the event into a playable and fun experience in Tour de France 2013 – 100th Edition.
