Over the years there have been a few attempts at bringing cycling into video games, and although it's fair to say that some were a lot more popular than others, that didn't stop them from eating into plenty of our free time. In this article we take a look back at five memorable titles that kept us clocking the miles even while our bikes were tucked away in the shed.
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1. Downhill Domination
Launching exclusively onto the Playstation 2 back in 2003 (we know, right?!), Downhill Domination was a strangely satisfying mashup of reality and fantasy where a player would race downhill head-to-head against multiple opponents on ludicrously steep, obstacle-ridden terrain.
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Unusually, a player could choose a number of real world bikes from Specialized, Foes, GT, and Karpiel and even upgrade individual components with real world parts from the likes of Mavic, Marzocchi, Manitou and Maxxis. Stranger still, if you did well enough at the game then you were rewarded with the opportunity to play as mountain bike legends Eric Carter or Tara Llanes.
Playing it was an odd experience that combined the racing element of many driving games with the ability to freestyle like many skate games. Weirder still was the in-game combat which — similar to that of the Sega Mega Drive classic Road Rash — allowed players to comically punt one and other out of the running.
It was a pretty good game too, and achieved high praise among many of the gaming industry's most respected review titles.
2. Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX
3. No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking
4. Paperboy
5. Pro Cycling Manager/Cycling Manager
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