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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
If you've already played Wii Sports to death, and loved it, then this great new game should be a definite addition to your game collection.
It's a fantastically fun game packed with all-new interactive features and includes 20 authentic Olympic events, played out in stylised Olympic venues.
Using the Wii control system, players can have an immersive interactive experience and compete using one of 16 characters - eight from the world of Mario and eight from the world of Sonic.
The interactive Wii controls include actions like swinging the Wii Remote to simulate hammer throw, notching the Nunchuck to shoot arrows, and replicating swimming strokes.
The Wii controls have been created specifically to replicate the actions that offer the best results for each event, which include: Fencing, archery, shooting, gymnastics, track and field events, rowing, table tennis and aquatics.
Players can discover the best way to win a game by experimenting with different movements to uncover secret boosts to propel them towards a win.
And with four playing styles to choose from, players can decide their game strategy - all-around, technical, speed and power - for example Mario and Amy (All-around), Peach and Tails (Technical), Sonic and Yoshi (Speed) and Knuckles and Bowser (Power).
Players can choose and try out, in both single and multiplayer mode, each event individually with Single Match mode (where players can choose their event and play until they score top marks).
They can also compete for the highest overall score in a series of events in Circuit mode (where players can either create their own circuit by choosing the individual events, choose a pre-determined circuit, or randomly generate a circuit).
And gamers looking for extra tests of their athletic abilities can choose the single-player Mission mode and earn top marks on challenges made for only the toughest athlete!
And to make sure players get the most out of the game, gamers can also learn about the history of the Olympic Games through trivia, quizzes and mini-games.
A truly great family game which is a barrels of fun and laughter, and out just in time for Christmas.
Overall 7/10
Genre: Sports
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega
Players: 4
Ages: 3+
Available on: Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS
