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The Cycles: International Grand Prix Racing

Description

As the name suggests, The Cycles simulates International Grand Prix Racing, allowing a player to compete against 9 computer rivals. Choose from three classes of bike (125, 250 and 500cc), and between 8 (Japan, Australia, USA, Spain, Italy, France,England and Sweden) and 15 (Japan, Australia, USA, Spain, Italy, Western Germany, Austria, Yugoslavia, Holland, Belgium, France, England, Sweden, Czechoslovakia and Brazil) original tracks depending on the version, at five difficulty levels (with the lower ones offering automatic gear changes).

The player can enter single races (always including qualifying) or complete in a full season. The action is viewed from the handlebars of your bike, a novelty for motorcycle racing at the time. The game engine is similar to that used by Grand Prix Circuit, but now incorporates hills.

Alternate Titles

• "Grand Prix Circuit: Cycles" -- Informal title

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User Reviews

An accessible motorbike game with a novel camera view	Roedie (5213)
A clean but unbalanced racing sim.	Trixter (8804)
Time changes a lot of things but not this game.. Still a great game.	MajorDad (481)

The Press Says

The Games Machine (UK)	Jan, 1990	82 out of 100	82
Power Play	Jan, 1990	81 out of 100	81

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Trivia

This game seems to be based on the Grand Prix Circuit engine, released one year before this game, although this game doesn't have just plain tracks anymore. You'll have some ups and downs built in the tracks. This can also be seen on the screenshots.