Gentlemen, start your pedals, as Focus Home Interactive announces the release
of Pro Cycling Manager 2015 for Windows, celebrating the running of this year's
Tour de France in a couple of weeks. There are more details on the
official website, and here's
the launch trailer for
the game (and its console counterpart, Tour de France 2015). Here's the
announcement:
With the 102nd edition of the most prestigious cycling race
starting in just two weeks, the official games of the Tour de France, Pro
Cycling Manager 2015 on PC and Tour de France 2015 on PS4, PS3 and Xbox ONE, are
available from today in stores and for download. The games are showcased one
last time in a video with the Launch Trailer!
From the Grand Départ at Utrecht in the Netherlands to the final race on the
Champs-Elysées in Paris, follow in this video the biggest champions fighting for
the yellow jersey, neck-and-neck in the sprints and during the trying ascensions
of mountain passes... before throwing yourself into the race today, on consoles
with Tour de France 2015, and on PC with Pro Cycling Manager 2015!
Take part in a Tour de France 2015 packed with new features and play one of
today's top champions in your attempt to win the coveted yellow jersey.
Experience the rollercoaster of emotions of a professional rider through the 21
official stages of the Tour and, in their first appearance this year, the
Critérium International and the Critérium du Dauphiné. Attack, use the most
efficient trajectory, adopt the best strategy, issue orders to your team mates
and manage your effort effectively! Build your dream team in ProTeam mode and
recruit legendary pro cyclists. Discover the new Challenge mode to test your
descent skills. Finally, play also in cooperative and versus multiplayer with a
friend in local play!
Become the sports director of one of the 90 teams of the pro circuit, and
compete in a thrilling 2015 season. Participate in over 200 competitions (550
stages) and the ultimate challenge: the prestigious Tour de France 2015 and its
official route. Recruitment, team management, finances, contracts with riders
and sponsors, training programs and the race calendar: leave nothing to chance.
Your role will be equally important during the race, where every decision will
be crucial in your bid for victory! Embark on a season in Solo mode or organize
online competitions against virtual managers from all around the world! The new
ProCyclist game mode lets you create and control a cyclist from the start of his
career and turn him into an international star! The career mode has been
improved, with revised rider progress system, specific training programs, a more
extensive scout management system and the opportunity to manage a reserve team!
On the gameplay side, strategic sprint sequences have been made more realistic,
with the new option to choose your sprinter's preferred trajectory. Also, a
high-performance AI to make the action more challenging, and a new interface and
design of the menus and in the race bring Pro Cycling Manager to new heights!