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PCM 07 Review: By the Times!!!
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| Crommy |
Posted on 04-08-2007 10:35
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Wow, PCM 07 has got a review from the Times ( a major and very well respected English newspaper), and it doesn't come off too bad. Here's the review:
PRO CYCLING MANAGER: SEASON 2007
Ascaron/PC (£29.99)
3 Stars out of 5
In this cycling sim you must oversee the fortunes of your team, with jobs ranging from signing contracts to equipping and training the team. During the races, real-time tweaks are used to change tactics and strategies.
Once teams and events have been selected the clock is ticking. Cyclists must be trained up ready for the main event, when the game switches over to a race mode in which they come to life in the gritty, 3-D world. The race graphics and sound effects are perfectly functional, and while this is not a game to get the masses excited, it remains refreshingly different to tackle on PC
Not to bad, especially from the Times 
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 04-08-2007 11:00
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Hmmm not bad, They normally would have shreaded it apart if it wasnt for London |
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| Crommy |
Posted on 04-08-2007 11:37
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I didn't even think they would review it
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 04-08-2007 11:42
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Its probably because of London... There a high demand for cycling things now  |
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 04-08-2007 12:51
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pity i never read the times
if it was in the sun however
it's good to see it reviewed though
YORKSHIRE BORN, YORKSHIRE BRED... |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 04-08-2007 12:54
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Addy291 wrote:
if it was in the sun however
For the people who dont know  |
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| RiderJan |
Posted on 04-08-2007 21:37
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Very respectable review, certainly because the huge number of (bigger and smaller) bugs in the game. I don't think they played a career though.... |
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| Crommy |
Posted on 04-08-2007 21:41
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It seems to me they haven't really played it all given the description of it
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| RiderJan |
Posted on 05-08-2007 10:57
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LOL @ Crommy.
They only looked at the screenshots & read the description from the website...B)
Edited by RiderJan on 05-08-2007 10:57
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 05-08-2007 22:12
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At least they've given it a chance, although I have to agree they blatantly only gave it a few hours before typing a few hundred words. Does anyone know if any of the main computer-games magazines published a review? I tried to sneak a peek at various mags in the station over the past 6 weeks, but so far nothing. Having said that, most of them have been "bagged" recently, so it was only 'gamesmaster' and 'EDGE' I remember checking. |
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| RiderJan |
Posted on 08-08-2007 13:52
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Ofcourse, testing a game takes too much time. I doubt if the reviewers from gamemagazines played/simulated a whole season. If I simulate a season (but spend time on scouting riders, contracting sponsors, selecting riders for each race, monitoring fitness, et cetera) it takes an awful lot of hours... No wonder the review is so positive (smart move from Cyanide... ) But you must admit, dispite the bugs, it's a nice game we all play ! |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 08-08-2007 13:56
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PCM06 with the patches is without a doubt one of the games I have spent most hours on. |
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