Vide Games : Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)

£24.99


For over a decade now fans have been wondering just what a team-up between Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog would be like. Everything from traditional platform games to complex role-playing titles have been suggested, but it’s fair to say nobody imagined that it would finally happen in the form of an athletics simulator. It’s officially licensed from the 2008 Beijing Olympics though (Sega already had the license for their own more traditional tie-in) and contains all the usual events you’d expect including the 100m sprint, swimming, judo, table tennis, hammer throwing and archery. Sega have even been talking about using the new Wii Zapper controller for a spot of clay pigeon shooting. More than twenty-five characters from both universes will be playable in the game, including not just Mario and Sonic but also Luigi, Tails, Yoshi, Knuckles, Bowser, Doctor Eggman, Princess Peach and Amy. Other characters will have cameos as judges such as Cream the Cat and Toad. You’d expect some characters to be naturally better at some sports than others but each has their own strengths and weakness, with even Sonic’s incredible speed mitigated by his slow acceleration. The whole game is developed by Sega but overseen by legendary Nintendo creator Shigeru Miyamoto, with full tournament and missions modes as well as online leaderboards for all the different events. The name may sound like an April Fool’s joke at first but this crossover could well be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Harrison Dent

Fantabulous multiplayer. V. Good single player - Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is an amazing game. Multiplayer is by far the best part of it. Theres also such a varied number of games. Usually there are 5 of us playing and we re all good at different things so no one feels left out. Single player is not quite as good but still very fun. I don t understand how people find the controls difficult. Theyre really easy. And I love the way swimming strokes are different for each character. Me and my best friend love doing the swimming relay together, and it was fun trying out each character to put the fastest in our relay.All in all I REALLY RECOMMEND this game

Fun in short bursts. Oh, and it makes your arms ache! - For a Mario & Sonic Olympics game, this is pretty good. The controls work well on almost all events (table tennis is my least favourite) and the Dream races are fun. Also, unlocking Olympics trivia and Mario and Sonic songs is cool!I recommend this game to people who are interested in Mario, Sonic and the Olympics. However I do not recommend it to people who expect a brilliant Mario and Sonic crossover, which it actually isn t. Also, it s a shame there s no real wifi play instead of leaderboards.

Mario and snic at the olympic games - Tis game is great! It uses the wiimote + Numchuck really well and cleverly. You can even play with your own Mii s created on the home screen in the game.

Fab game but makes you tired! - I love this game but it can be really tiring so I d recomend playing it with friends so you get a breather!

Great fun with friends - After getting a Wii from free-wii.isgreat.org I decided, at the recommendation of a friend to make this one of my 3 games and I haven t been disappointed.It is great fun, more so when you play with others and get to watch them crazily waving the controllers. The only problem, afterwards you have to put up with them moaning about their aching arms.




Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)