Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)

...who remembers the days when mario was the king of all nintendo games and sonic sometimes came built in with the master system will know that both of them are classics in there own right. I was a little more excited than a mum of 2 soon to be 3 should be over a computer game when i heard this was coming out.. GAME MODES~ Theres a good choice when it comes to the different types of modes to play in. You can play in single match mode, this allows ...
...to play them but if mario bro's minigames are anything to go by then they should be great fun. What i do know is that when playing minigames you get rewards of music for the jukebox, these are saved and you can play them via your jukebox, again not yet had a look at this but sounds like a nice extra to me The price ranges on these games from £24.97 in sainsburys to about £30 in game station and its widely availible in most places. Overall i love ...

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Review of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)

...DS's, I managed to play Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games and it re-ignited my love for the DS all over again. I had chiefly heard about this game via it's superb reviews of the Wii version, but I imagined that the DS version would be pretty exceptional. Mario and Sonic, back in the early 90's were the faces of Nintendo and Sega respectively - the two giants within the video games world at the time. Nearly 20 years later, they are both still synonimous ...
...incredibly fun. I started playing Mario v Sonic in this mode and thought it was brilliant. In versus play, you can either play Download - where anyone with a DS can link in, or Wireless play where your opponent would need a DS and Mario v Sonic. The difference between the two modes is that you can only play 6 events on Download, whereas on Wireless play, you can compete with your friend in every single event on the game. You can have up to four players ...

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Review of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)

...their signature characters. It was Mario v Sonic to the death. Now these two companies have come together to release the best sports game for the Nintendo DS with “Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games”. This is by far the best of the recent influx in sports games and if you are to buy any game of this genre this, in my opinion, is the one to go for. ****Game modes**** In single player mode you have the choice of a single match, which as its name ...
...great choice of character from Mario to Bowser to Sonic to Dr Eggman. The characters are categorised in to power types, speed types, skill types and all-rounders. Each character has its strengths and weaknesses and in order to progress through the game it is important that you chose the character with the best attribute for that type of event. This is easy in the single events as you can choose a different character for each event. This is more ...

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Review of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)

...think that you cannot beat Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games on Wii, but I do think that this is a great similar game that is on a portable console. This is a great game where Mario and Sonic to create one of the fastest selling games in a long time. This game has 16 Olympic from track and field, archery, skeet shooting, trampoline as well as Olympic events exclusive to the DS, such as Cycling pursuit and 10m platform and it has 8 unlockable Dream ...
...from Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles, Mario , Luigi, Bowser and Amy to name are few are back to make the gaming experience even more enjoyable. Each of the characters has different sports event that they are better in than others so make sure you chose wisely. You controls the various games in different ways some use the joy pad, whilst others use the stylus for example on the running you brush the stylus backwards and forwards as fast as possible to ...

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...Nintendo have joined forces for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. But can the game get gold? We got training to find out. If you remember Track and Field on the Atari and its need for you to violently shake the joystick from side to side, you'll know the premise here. ==The events== Just as then, you are charged with competing in 16 Olympic events modelled after real-life Olympic venues with actual Olympic events including track and field, archery, ...
...==The characters== Being Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games you get to play all the characters from the Sonic games: Tails, Dr. Robotics et al, as well as all the characters from the Nintendo universe including Princess Peach, Donkey Kong and Luigi. ==The races== You can either play races singularly or as a set and the controls vary accordingly. However virtually all require you to use the DS console's touchscreen. Take the 400m or 100m races for ...

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Review of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)

*****Would I recommend it?***** This is a very, very addictive and fun to play game for all the family. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys arcade games - whether they are reminiscing about hammering away at the keys of a BBC micro or ZXspectrum in the days of Daley Thomson's Decathlon -or a young child. The format is Nintendo's tried and tested, simple method of giving you lots of characters to choose from and a huge variety of games. ...
...fun to start with and build up more events as you play (Tip - play the circuits to unlock games quickly). The game is just as good whether in single or multiplayer mode and I think it will take a long time for you to get bored with it, as I have found it pretty compelling. *****Drawbacks***** One downside is the soundtrack, which can be irritating, but this is easily switched off and the characters could be too cutesy for older players - but are ...

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...just what a team-up between Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog would be like. Well Sega have finally done it in the form of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The game is basically a set of mini games set to an Olympics theme. You can choose from the following events: Athletics, Javelin Throw, Hammer Throw, Long Jump, Aquatics, Gymnastics, Archery, Table tennis, Fencing, Shooting, Cycling and many more Game Play This game is for all ages. Beginners will find ...
...of the earlier sonic or Mario DS entries. The 3D models look pretty much the same as those on the wii version of this game but still have a bit of a blocky pixelated edge though its not really that noticeable. The Animations though quite basic are effective, aesthetic and whacky and the sound is what you'd expect from a sonic or Mario game, upbeat music and a lot of cheering. Other good points to note: This game is good for replayability as you ...

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Review of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)

I purchased this for my daughter from blockbusters for £29.99p; I probably play on it more than her loll. I will tell you a bit about the game. To start off you need to create data, this consists of a name you want to use, and a flag, which is a country you want to play as. You then click on the data you have entered and then you are ready to start. You then have 4 options in front of you: Single player ------------------- In here you have the ...
...a single event you would like to play on, which helps you improve at a certain event that you struggle to do, and it also builds up your medals. Circuit, which has 3 different, levels, beginners, advanced and masters. You first have to complete beginners to open advanced and the same with masters. In these you have 5 different cups to try and complete, each cup has between 3 and 4 events in them. Then you have mission, this is with all 16 characters ...

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...as characters from Sonic and Mario at the Olympics. Now i will tell you a bit about the graphics, difficulty/controls, sound, characters and events. **Characters** There are four different groups with four characters in each one . The groups are: Power-- Knuckles, Bowser, Wario and Vector All-Around-- Mario, Luigi, Amy and Blaze Speed-- Shadow, Sonic, Yoshi and Daisy Skill-- Peach, Waluigi, Tails and Dr. Eggman You don't have to use them characters ...
...are twenty different events and they are divided into eight different classifications; Gymnastics, Athletics(track and field), Shooting, Rowing, Archery, Aquatics, Fencing and Table Tennis. There are also some other classifications that i cant remember. Gymnastics-- trampoline and vault Athletics(track)-- 100m, 400m, 4 X 100m relay, 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles. Athletics(field)-- long Jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, hammer throw, javelin ...

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Review of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)

This game is great because there are lots of different games on it like long jump,swimming,diving,hammer throw and basketball.you can play on your own or if you want to play with your friends go on to multi player and play the games against each other. You can also unlock new games when you complete things like getting dream table tennis and dream basketball.There are 3 different modes you can do such as single match where you just play one game,circuit ...
...try and win all of the games and get a trophy.Every time you complete all the circuits in the section you will get more.The last mode is mission which means you chose a character and there's lots of different missions to complete like getting all the commands right on trampolining or wining table tennis. This game is great and if you haven't got it yet you have to get it soon. hope you enjoy it playing it!!! ...

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...on the tin, it is Mario and Sonic at the Olympics. You can play as a variety of characters in a range of events like the 100m, Trampolining and Basketball. The game is played with the touch screen and buttons. For example on the 100m dash you have to slide your stylus across the screen as fast as you can. In addition to the single player mode, you can play 6 of the events against your cart-less mates or if you are playing with someone who owns the ...
...this game seems like a very good idea and you don't know what could possibly go wrong. I'm not saying this game is the worst in the world, but it certainly has it's flaws. Firstly, the games are very similar in the actions. For example, the 100m and 400m both utilise the touch screen, so the only difference is the graphic you're looking at on the screen and the slightly tireder arm at the end of the 400m. Also, some of the games are just too simple ...

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...you would expect from a Mario and Sonic game. I found it a little bit difficult to get in to and to understand at frist but i have started to really enjoy it now, using the stilus for most events from swimming to archery, all of which are fun little games that can be quite chalanging and get harder quite fast. I have really enjoyed playing this game with its many different events you can get quite competative and to be honset quite addicted. I would ...

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