Beijing Olympics

Advantages: More gold medals
Disadvantages: Many olympians just missed out

...The Beijing Olympics was the greatest olympics for Great Britain in the last god knows how long. Especially in the swimming pool, where Dame Rebecca Adlington bought home two god medal glories. She also broke a world record for the 400m freestyle. She was not the only Britain who bought home gold. Chris Hoy bought home an astonishing 3 gold medals for his track cycling and sprint. Christine Ohuruogu won a gold medal for her efforts in the 400m race. The 19 gold medals won by team GB were mostly for track cycling and rowing to which we can argue that the British are best. There were also 13 silver medals won again mostly to do with water sports and track cycling, although there were a few won for athletics. One of which was won by triple-jump favourite Phillips Idowu. The Great Britan team this olympics have been the best...

has_786 28.08.2008 · Read review
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Cashing In On The Olympics?

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...

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Beijing Olympics

Advantages: good sport
Disadvantages: demonstrators

...This has now got completely out of hand. I believe Tibet have a strong case for wanting to break away from China, but the Olympic games is the wrong place to get their point across. I am strongly against politics being brought into sporting events. By all means demonstrate outside the Chinese embassies in all countries, bombard their politicians with endless letters, emails etc., but please, please do not take it out on the athletes. All they have now succeded in doing is to stop the olympic torch from being taken around the world because of the amount of police needed to stop the demonstrators from reaching the torch, plus the time, money and manpower required. China is entitled to host the games regardless of how your feel about their human rights policies. We need our athletes to compete in all countries and politics...

Tiny236 08.04.2008 · Read review
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==Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)==

Advantages: variety of games to play
Disadvantages: Slow loading

...Mario & Sonic at the olympic games was the first game i bought after getting a Wii for christmas. I personally think that it is an excellent first game to get for the Wii. You can happily play for hours and hours becuase of the wide variety of events you can play. These events include; *"Swimming" *"Archery" *"Running" *"Hurdles" *"Long jump" *"Triple jump" *High jump" *"Pole vault" *"Hammer throw" *"Javeline throw" *"Epée" *"Trampoline" *"Vault" *"Rowing" *"Skeet" *"Tennis" So as you can see by this list you have a wide variety to choose from but you also have the options of unlocking different games, this can be done by breaking records and so on. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is fun for all the family to enjoy because it has a multiplayer option of upto 4 people. You also get to choose from all your favourite...

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Mario and Sonic in the Olympics?

Advantages: Graphics
Disadvantages: See review

...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...

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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)

Advantages: Great fun, realistic actions
Disadvantages: Will tire you out easily

...At The Olympic Games firstly on the Nintendo Wii, but followed shortly on the handheld DS, and I must admit it's a cracker! With all the talk about games consoles these days being no good for children, who sit bashing buttons when they should be outside getting exercise, Mario & Sonic comes as a breath of fresh air, as after a few rounds of events and waving the Wii remote around, I certainly was soon out of breath. There's 24 events to choose from which will work out a certain part of your body and co-ordination, from reaction speeds to accuracy. Most events require you to use both the Wii remote and Nunchuck, but some only need the remote. The most common action which is used on a lot of events, such as the 100m sprint and swimming, is to wave the remote and nunchuck up and down as fast as possible. Believe me, you will get tired after doing this...

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Boycotting the Beijing Olympic Games

Advantages: Just my opinion
Disadvantages: None unless you are the oppressor

...In my opinion, politics should have a place in sports under special circumstances like Tibet situation. Beating, maiming, brutalising people is not something that should be tolerated in the world today so if it takes boycotting a particular sport for a government to observe the rights of all its citizens and that of others, so be it. Olympic Games are for fun and sportsmanship but the world should be looking the other way in the name of sports when others are being oppressed and abused. At the end of the day, sports can only take place in an atmosphere of peace and tranquility so we need to do all we can in our little war to preserve that including boycotting if need be....

jceaser1954 24.04.2008 · Read review
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I'm An Olympic Gold Medalist !!!!

Advantages: Hours of fun, for the whole family
Disadvantages: You arms can ache.

...This game has brought back many memories for me, I remember in the 1990's playing Sonic on the Sega consoles and Mario on the Nintendo console. So I was amazed when I noticed the both sonic and Mario had been brought together for the first time in this Olympic Games wii game. OLYMPIC GAMES This is unlike any other older Mario of Sonic Platform game, it is basically made up of many mini games, which are based around the Olympic Games. The object of the game is to compete against the computer or other opponents, and gain a winning place in the top three, this will then give your character a bronze, silver or gold medal. As you gain medals other games will be unlocked, the aim is to gain medals within the top three for every character in every event. There are no online play options on the game, but the game tracks all...

amberlevi267 21.05.2008 · Read review
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Was the olympics as good as it seemed?

Advantages: great opening ceremony
Disadvantages: not so good crowd level

...The Beijing Olympics was a real success on the television screen looking smooth and well organized , but was it? Beijing opening ceremony was I have to say very well done using technology, cleverness and obviously a lot of money to attract an audience from all across the globe, I think it will be hard to beat for London in 2012. Further more the press who went to see the games have said how wonderful everything was and how they got through security quickly. Beijing were extremely clever by getting the press on there side. This was done by allowing the press freedom during the games and allowing hem to get through security quickly. Where as for the general public it would take up 1 hour to get through. In addition the stadiums were not full in some major sports such as basketball you could see only a few people in the crowd, I can...

05cwestr 27.08.2008 · Read review
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Sonic & Mario Olympics, Perfect Wii Game

Advantages: Lots of players to choose, good variety of events
Disadvantages: The Award Ceremony at end of events is annoying

...Mario & Sonic At The Olympic games, What a fab Idea, the beloved console spotlights Mario, sonic, miis, and their gangs. I've always been stuck, which to go for Mario or Sonic, so I am so glad they teamed up and made a game together. And the Olympics, what a great place to compete in the world of sports, and Wii. In M&SO their is every Olympic game you can ever thing of, shooting, fencing, high jump, triple jump, vault, trampolining, archery, table tennis, swimming, and a whole lot more! Its great, this game also makes fantastic use the Wii's Controller, and Nunchuck. In most events only the Remote is required, although you can choose the choose the nunchuck for extra, realism. So whats so great about this game you ask? Well for one the amazing variety of events to play, the graphics are also nice!! Other positives include, multi...

cbgordon2 12.01.2008 · Read review
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