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Mario and Sonic at the Olympics on Wii

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Mario and Sonic at the Olympics is a Sporting game available on the Wii.

Mario and Sonic at the Olympics is a Sporting game. Sports games recreate a wide variety of real life competitive activities. Depending on the sport, these will either have an action or strategy focus. Popular sports games are often released on an annual basis, each year the game receives new player rosters and game improvements.

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Family Gamer review Tue, 11 Sep 2007

Just because Nintendo think that doing Wii-Sports 2 would be too predictable, doesn't mean that the public demand for such a title has subsided. To that end there are a number of developers stepping up with their offerings that look to combine motion controls with various sporting genres. We have had EA's Playground that took a simplified kid friendly approach and then there is the upcoming Sport Island from Hudsonsoft and Konami. But so far no one has even come close to putting the Wii-mote and Nun-chuck through their paces like Nintendo's packed-in sports title.

Hope however is at hand, because today we have in hand a Nintendo and Sega collaboration that provides umpteen sporting events each with plenty of waggle: Mario and Sonic at the Olympics. What could be better than a combination of those Track and Field arcade days of yore and some Wii motion control all topped off with a plethora of franchise protagonists from the big S and N? If you are prepared to swallow your hard-core gaming pride and go with the saccharin visuals then no doubt the bout of preview videos have had your mouth watering for that Olympic goodness.
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Eclectic Gamer review Tue, 11 Sep 2007

Mario and Sonic at the Olympics brings together two of the best-loved characters in the video game world, throws in some of their animated friends and then allows you to test your skill at 20 Olympic events.

It's the first game I bought along with my Wii, and it's the one that gets played most often - to explain why I'll have to let you into a secret - my husband Lee and I both have an awful competitive streak, especially against each other. Whether it's mini golf or bowling, if we can turn it into a competition then we do - and unfortunately he usually wins!
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