Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

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Background

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In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, players will compete in events that take place in environments based on the official venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Using a supporting cast of characters from the amazing worlds of both Mario and Sonic, gamers will be able to compete as or against a range of lovable personalities including Mario, Sonic, Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more. Innovative usage of the Wii and DS control systems to maneuver a favorite character will allow players to race the likes of Mario and Sonic down the 100m track, engage in exhilarating rallies in table tennis and churn water in a swimming heat, all while competing for the much sought after gold medal.

General Information

Simple information concerning developers and publishers, themes, etc.

Genre: Olympic Sports
Publisher: Sega, Nintendo
Developer: Sega
Perspective(s): Third Person

Release Info

The release dates for each region for the game.

Wii

North America: November 6, 2007
Europe: November 23, 2007
Japan: November 22, 2007
Australia: November 22, 2007

DS

Japan: January 17, 2008
North America: January 22, 2008
Europe: February 8, 2008
Australia: February 7, 2008

Features

• Compete in stylized Olympic venues with authentic sports and events to choose from including track & field, archery, skeet shooting, table tennis, gymnastics and more.
• Select your favorite playing style from the all-star cast of Mario and Sonic characters with four player types to choose from: all-around, technical, speed, and power. Examples: Mario (All-around), Peach (Technical), Yoshi (Speed), Bowser (Power), Sonic (Speed), Knuckles (Power), Tails (Technical), Amy (All-around).
• Game Modes: Try out each event individually with Single Match mode, compete for the highest overall score in a series of events in Circuit Mode, or take on challenges created specifically for each character in the Mission Mode. Up to four players can play together on the Wii.
• Unlockable stages where familiar items from the worlds of Mario and Sonic enhance the challenge of each unique event.

Pages

• Controls (MSOG)
• Characters (MSOG)
• Game Modes (MSOG)
• Events (MSOG)

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Major portions of this page were written by: Chad