Tour de France (PS2)

I had been following the progress of Le Tour de France for weeks, the look and the gameplay looked great and I eagerly purchased the game on the day of release. Unfortunately it wasn't long before I was extremely disappointed. The 1st thing that hits you is the lack of real stages. With a game entitles Le Tour de France you would expect some resemblance to the real thing. Not here, stages are fictional, short and repetitive using an arcade style of start at the back and work your way to the front. This style of play has no place in a simulation of the World's greatest bicycle race. Where's the peleton and breakaways from the pack? Then there's the slowdown, some of the ...