With the 100th edition of the iconic Tour de France race occurring later this year, video game publisher Focus Home Interactive announces plans to release a video game based upon the bicycle race for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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.
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.
Cyanide Studio and Focus Home Interactive have today released Pro Cycling Manager 2013 for PC and Tour de France 2013 – 100th Edition for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Both titles are available at retail stores now, with Pro Cycling Manager 2013 for also available as a downloadable title.
