Mario and Sonic have come together to make a game called "Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games" this game was made for the 2008 Olympic Games in China. It isn't a promo game and is still around. But is it worth it?
GAMEPLAY
You can choose from a variety of different games, like 100m, 100m freestyle, table tennis, pole vault etc. These are fun, but some of the controls are hard and get boring after a while.
GRAPHICS
The game has good graphics, and it is a game with both Mario AND Sonic in it. It's great that the two rivals look good together in one game. The graphics are 3D which is also good, because mainly in the "Mario" and "Sonic" games, the graphics are 2D. It's good that they look good in 3D
SOUND
There are good sound effects, like when you land on a mat, but there isn't much music. Most of the characters say ...
Advantages: Lots Of Events Disadvantages: No Online, Some Poor Events
Cashing In On The Olympics?
It can hardly have escaped your attention that the Olympic Games has been held in China and "Team GB" did quite well all things considered. So sales of this game must be up. This time Sega's Sonic The Hedgehog has joined in with Nintendo's Mario this time. The reason for this pairing up is purely commercial.
You can control a myriad of characters from the Mario and Sonic games, or you can play as your Mii character, I always do. Each character has different characteristics and handle events subtly differently. The events are split into the relevant categories of Track, Field, Gymnastics etc... There are nine categories in total.
Some events however are total turkeys such as rowing, where you have to maintain a rowing like motion with the two controls while pressing two ...
Advantages: Good Family Game with favourite characters. Disadvantages: Some actions are diffcicult to master.
Sonic and Mario come together for the first time, sure to satisfy all Gaming fans out there. This game is based on all the usual olympic events, there are 20 events over eight sports, use of the remote and nunchuck is required for some events. This game is one that can be played as a whole family and gets the competitive spirit going, the childrens favourite are the simmimg events as these require alot of effort and energy to complete and although tiring at times is great fun and a good way to stay active. All the favourite characters from Sonic and Mario compete, there are eight characters from each side to selct from. There are also dream events that can be found and unlocked for extra playing experience. ...
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