Ducati: 90th Anniversary

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Ducati – 90th Anniversary
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Developer(s) Milestone
Publisher(s) Milestone
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Release9 June 2016 (2016-06-09)
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Ducati: 90th Anniversary is a 2016 racing video game developed and published by Italian developer Milestone. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 9 June 2016. The game had a retail release in Italy exclusive to GameStop shops.

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Ducati: 90th Anniversary is a standalone spin-off title of Ride . The game pays tribute to the Italian motorcycle company Ducati, which had been founded in 1926 and rose to prominence with their racing bikes in the 1950s.

The game includes 39 motorcycles produced by Ducati, as well as several models used by Ducati's professional riders throughout the decades. [1] The following models are featured in the game:

ModelRiderSeason
Ducati 851 Flag of France.svg Raymond Roche Winner of 1990 Superbike World Championship
Ducati 996 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Fogarty Winner of 1999 Superbike World Championship
Ducati 999 F04 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Hodgson Winner of 2003 Superbike World Championship
Ducati Desmodedici GP7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Stoner Winner of 2007 MotoGP World Championship
Ducati 1098 F08 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Bayliss Winner of 2008 Superbike World Championship
Ducati Desmodedici GP15 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso 7th in the 2015 MotoGP World Championship

The game also includes eight licensed circuits from around the world:

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References

  1. "Video Game Honoring Ducati's 90th Anniversary". Motorcyclist. Retrieved 19 March 2017.