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Tour de France 2013 - 100th Edition

SCORE: 75

European gamers have been treated to Tour de France home console games for years now. American home console gamers have not been so lucky. That is until now. Tour de France 2013 - 100th Edition is coming out on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. Family Friendly Gaming was provided a download code to the former system.

Tour de France 2013 - 100th Edition is a little over four gigs so the first thing you need to do is make sure your home console system has enough memory on the hard drive. Then you can purchase this racing game, download it, and finally install it on your system. Be patient with the process since it can take some time.

From that point Tour de France 2013 - 100th Edition really sped up. Well until I hit the first hill and the slow jokes started to come out of the wood works. Tour de France 2013 - 100th Edition has an arcade feel to it. At times I had to engage in strategic thinking, and other times I felt like I was in a car racing game. Especially when I hit a higher speed.

I was flying down one of those hills in Tour de France 2013 - 100th Edition. It was my first race, and I realized I had not paid attention to what the brake was. My rider went over the guard rail and I lost my minute lead on the pack. It was at this point I could truly marvel at Tour de France 2013 - 100th Edition. Why? I was able to work my way through the pack back to the break away group.

Tour de France 2013 - 100th Edition is chock full of options, races, riders, and other modes. You can pick what kind of food to bring with you for a race. It may not seem important, but trust me deep into the race you will appreciate your choice of stamina replenishment. I certainly did.

Tour de France 2013 - 100th Edition is easier to play than Pro Cycling Manager 2013. In fact Tour de France 2013 - 100th Edition can be a gateway game into the Pro Cycling Manager franchise. Cycling is a physically demanding sport that should be respected. Tour de France 2013 - 100th Edition respects the sport and the athletes.

The graphics in Tour de France 2013 - 100th Edition are better than I was expecting. I loved seeing and hearing the fans during certain portions of the race. The announcer provided important information during key moments of the race. I could feel the hills up and down in Tour de France 2013 - 100th Edition which is important to me.
- Frank

Graphics: 79%
Sound: 72%
Replay/Extras: 82%
Gameplay: 70%
Family Friendly Factor: 73%

System: Xbox 360/PS3(tested)
Publisher: Focus Home Interactive
Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone
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