Athens 2004 (PS2)

...THE GAME Well It's Athens 2004, so yeah it's an Olympics game.... Not all events are included in Athens 2004, so that's a downside but the main events are there. CONTROLS The controls are not simple, but once you have played for a while, they do come more naturally. For most events "x" and "o" are the buttons used to gain speed, or distance when throwing the javelin or shot put. When running this can be uncomfortable. For example the 400m sprint ...
...the great game that is Athens 2004. The next part is for those who are looking to know a little more about the game itself, events and stuff.... FOR THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE MORE DEPTH STARTING UP On first starting the game you are offered four options, ARCADE, COMPETITION, OPTIONS, CREDITS.... ARCADE is mostly a multiplayer function. You can participate in the PRACTICE as a single player, you get to choose any event and hone your ...

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...*******************WHAT IS IT********************** Athens 2004 is a PS2 game, that resembles the 2004 olympics. You can choose to play any of the events and your aim is to win a gold medal. This game is played using the normal hand held controller, but some of the events, such as gymnastics, can be played using a dance mat. *****************PLAYING MODES***************** When you load up this game you are presented with a number of options. ...
...on fun rather than official olympic records. Within arcade mode whether you are a beginner or an expert, you can play and have fun and challenge your friends. COMPETITION - this mode allows you to try and beat world records, as if you were really taking part in the olympics. Very good for competative people. PARTY MODE - with this option you can insert a dance mat and let your feet do all the hard work for you. Its great for get togethers and can ...

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...go and do them. Athens 2004 is an olympics game. I went down to my local Blockbuster wanting to get something to entertain me for a couple of hours. So i rented Athens 2004 for 2days. When i said a couple of hours it turned out to be about 20hours. i was addicted bad! Like with all good games it takes a couple of hours to understand the controls. As there are many events which involve diferent strenghs. For example the 100m's and archery. In the ...
...in archery you are aiming with the left anlalogue stick and releasing your arrow when you think is best. When tapping x and o your fingers are absolutely killing if you are trying hard. When doing it you are wondering why the hell am i doing it but now i have realised that its actually very realistic. The pain athlete's go through in their legs we feel in our fingers. Events It is possible to participate in more than 25 events including Thirteen ...

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...at this type of game. Athens 2004 of course was the accompanying game for the Athens Olympics which was taking place four years ago now, and it certainly lived up to its potential. In the game there are two main modes to choose from: Arcade which is designed to be more fun in which world records and medals are not important, just enjoy yourself. The second mode is competition in which glory is what matters and you can become a hero in many Olympic ...
...practice your skills as a beginner learning the events or as a more experienced player just honing their skills. You can have unlimited attempts at each event. - Single Event: Put your practice into a single event in a real Olympic environment. - Party Mode: This mode is for use with the dance mat controller and allows you to truly experience the demand an athlete goes through - see how long you can go on for! - Challenge: Up to 4 players can ...

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Athens 2004 is a game in which you can try and live out your olympic dream and go for gold in a huge number of sports. You can chhose to represent a large selection of countries including USA, Sweden, Trinidad & Tobago, Cuba and of cours Great Britain. EVENTS There are a massive number of events that you can compete in and i will try my best to go through them all. 1) Running Events : 100m, 200m 400m, 800m, 1500m and 110m hurdles. The 100m through ...
...You can play Athens 2004 with 1 or 2 players or if you have a multitap adaptor a total of 4 players can compete. It's not a game that you are going to go back to for long especially with the high chance of getting either blisters or repetitive strain injury. It cost me £16.99 second hand in Gamestation, i wouldn't have liked to have paid any more for this game. Overall i would rate the game 6/10 ...

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Athens 2004 is the officially licenced video game for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.It seeks to recreate all the hype tension and glamour of the Athens Olympics. Fans of track & field will instantly be at home with this game as many of the events require expertise in the "button mashing" style of gameplay. The game itself has twenty five different events from seven different Olympic Sports including Aquatics, Athletics, Gymnastics, Archery, Equestrian, ...
...custom competitions. Multiplayer is where Athens is really fun, and allows up to 4 players to compete. The gameplay for certain events is quite straight forward, whereas for others it is quite complex. This becomes a drawback as some events simply require "button mashing" skills whereas others require finesse and precision to earn medals. There is not alot of continuity in the controls for different events, which can be confusing (and hard on the ...

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...it is not easy. Athens 2004 is great to play alone but better in a group where you can compete against each other. They have got the difficulty about right on most events and they can be mastered in a reasonable time period but some are far too easy and the swimming controls are too sensative and ruin the enjoyment of those events. The game play is fantastc - quality graphics, fantastic commentry - makes you feel lke you are there. Worth spending ...

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I've always been a fan of athletics games, hailing from the good old days of Track and Field for the N64. It took me a while to get my hands on this game because all the shops I tried were sold out, but I guess that's why they sold it around the time of the actual Olympics huh? But eventually I prevailled and got it a good few quid cheaper on ebay, brand new for £27.99 (+P&P). When it landed on my welcome mat It was straight out the packet and ...
...figure it out as I go along! You can choose to represent one of 64 countries, but I'm a patriot, so it was straight to the American team, I mean the British team... ahem... to win me some shiny medals. You can have up to 4 players on this game if you have a Mulititap, but unfortuantely it was only little old me - Number of Players?: 1 There are 25 events to choose from in total, including track and field events, swimming, equestrian, weightlifting, ...

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...much more to boot. In Athens 2004 you play as an athlete from one of 64 countries around the world and can compete in any of 25 recognised events, which range from the 100m sprint to the Equestrian event. The graphics on Athens 2004 are superb. The stadia are brilliantly modelled and the smoothness of the athletes' movements is also excellent. The flight of the javelin and discus etc. are also marvellous, whilst you even create a puff of sand upon ...
...for this sort of game, Athens 2004 is an easy, pick up and play game for anyone interested in Sport in general. The game does fall down in the way that there is actually very little structure. There are no real athletes in the game, just a base male and female from each country, and all you do is enter the same events again and again in an order you choose or using one of the preset competition modes. This though is not really relevant, as this ...

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Athens 2004 is by far the best game in its genre, though this is no surprise as it's probably the only game of its type. The game puts you in the 2004 Olympic Games, as a country of your choice. The selection of possible countries is very good, though most people won't want to be the Peoples Republic of Korea. The first minor problem with this game is the fact that countries don't replicate the actual country their based on, so the Eastern European's ...
...ridiculous. The game really doesn't have exceptional graphics, though this doesn't really matter when you're tapping the hell out of your controller. The thrill of the events (especially track events) is extremely well captured by the game, and you will get well into the race. Seriously your friends & relatives will soon grow tired of you constantly showing them replays, but it is that good. The controls on the whole are simple and easy to pick ...

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...will be competing in the athens olympics challenging for the long awaiting gold medal place and maybe even a new olympic medal but everyone knows that only the best are able to achieve this part of stardum!!! Then moving on there is diving, hourse racing, shooting, and all of the other events that take place during the olympics. If you are planning on taking the Great British team to glory then i reccommed that you take both Dennis Lewis and Dean ...
...decathlon and the Heptathlon this i believe is the best way of seeing what sort of standard you are at because when doing this you need to be consistant, skillful and very quick beacuse of the amount of events that you need to take part in. Once of have mastard this then you should attempt to increase the level of difficulty or even attempt to win every gold medal possible on the game. THIS IS A CHALLENAGE IN ITSELF!! There is also a new and more ...

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...and this was released post athens 2004 hysteria. MODES It has a single player and a multiplayer mode. The single player mode is quite good, you get to hone your expertise and go for gold! The records the computer has set are easily beatable, but getting a personal best every time is where the addiction is! BUTTON BASHING! Every sport in the olympics is there, even boring sports like showjumping. It is quite ingenious in the way the controls are ...
...right combination. I have to say though that there is a lot of 'button' bashing around. Someone in my house came up with the idea of rubbing a teaspoon over the buttons and this was quite effective for them, but I used my fingers and always won, probably why i liked this game! Dont try this for too long though, because the spoons ruin the controller! MULTIPLAYER it is great fun in multiplayer, but soon (about three weeks) loses it's magnetism and ...

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This game has lots of good good things about it, but many cons aswell. It can be picked up for a cheap price from any good games emporium, and is really fun with a few friends over. The single player is, however, limited. Graphics: Fairly good graphics, but unfortueately, no liscensed faces from the athletics world. Shame. You can choose which country you want to represent, but this seems like a pointless addition, as it doesnt matter wether you ...
...your performance. Controls: For most events, the controls are all the same. You run by hammering x and circle repeatedly, and you jump using r1. Some events such as rings use the analogue sticks, but the fact that most event have EXACTLY THE SAME CONTROL SYSTEM doesnt show originality at all. Even though swimming and hurdles are totally different, they ahave the same controls, theoretically making them the same events. Its a real shame, because ...

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- The Events and How to Play - Track & Field - 100m - Hold and release L1 to speed out of the blocks. Then bash X and O one at a time as fast as possible to run. Dificulty - impossible as the other athletes are superman speed 200m - Hold and release L1 to speed out of the blocks. Then bash X and O one at a time as fast as possible to run. Dificulty - impossible as the other athletes are superman speed 400m - Hold and release L1 to speed ...
...at a time as fast as possible to run. However, as an added twist, you now much watch an energy meter in the top left hand corner of the screen. If this falls too low you will start to walk. Also, later in the race you have a second wind bar (a sort of energy boost). This is designed for the final sprint and works really well. Just press L1 at the right time to unleash this. Dificulty - fairly easy if you use the second wind correctly 800m - Hold ...

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Even tho this game was made in 2004 it still has all the qualites of a seventh generation game. It hosts the 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres,800 metres and 1500 metres,100 metres hurdles for women and 110 metres hurdles for men,Long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault ,Discus throw, javelin throw and shot put, 100 metres breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke and butterfly Gymnastics Artistic: Floor exercise (separate gameplay for male ...
...Show jumping (male only) Weight lifting +105 kg. clean and jerk (male only) Archery 70 m individual (female only) Shooting Skeet shooting (male only). You can also do to the heptathlon and the decathlon. This game is aimed at the whole family. When you play this game the rules and buttons stick in your head for years they are that easy. 3 years on and I can still remember how to do most of the events. Except for the javelin but I always found that ...

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