Reviews

A remarkable cycling simulator made in spain .

Pedro Delgado was the best Spanish cyclist of the 80´s and he became a legend overnight after winning the French Tour and until Miguel Indurain won 5 tours in a row later during the 90´s becoming the best cyclist of all times .

The game is divided in 4 sequences -all of them loaded separatedly- and each one of them will demand a different task from you .

A wise combination of action and strategy makes this title worth a try , especially for those who love cycling .

The graphics are above average I would say .

1989 Topo Soft (Spain)
by Rafael Rodriguez, Ace and Gominolas

The name is based on the famous Spanish cyclist Perico Delgado, who earned the Maillot Amarillo (Yellow Shirt) several times and won the 1988 tour de France as well as the Vuelta two times. The game features 4 different stages, you can see a picture of all 4 in the loading screen. They are all multi-part loaded.

The first, third and fourth stage are all about racing against other cyclists, and the second is the mountain stage, where you mainly maneuver the gears in order to maintain the right speed. The racing parts are all fine, specially the third, mainly due to the angle in which you see the race and the nice country background.
Personally I don't find the game exciting, the speed feels restrained and unnatural and the bike movements are a bit clumsy, for lack of a better word. But it's still a fun racing game, just not all that exciting.