Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Advantages: Great multiplayer fun, lots to do
Disadvantages: Slightly Repetetive

...The Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has been with us for a while now, and it hasn't been too badly received either amongst the Wii-mote waving, button bashing members of the public out there, so now that the DS version has finally arrived, should these same gamers still be as excited as they were the first time around? Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games on the DS is certainly not short on features, 16 playable characters have all been included, each of which are split into four categories such speed, skill, power and the all rounder's, therefore you can choose which characters you would prefer to use for each event based on their ability. The game also offers plenty of choice when it comes to events, these range from sprinting, swimming and cycling to more specialist events such as fencing and gymnastics...

TJGardner 01.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)

==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...

BENanaaa 24.08.2009 · Read review
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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)

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

...During the 1990s, if you had a games console you would have probably been in one of two camps: Sega or Nintendo. I certainly was rooted firmly in the Sega camp having had a Mega Drive for many, many years with games like Street of Rage, Ecco the Dolphin and of course, Sonic the Hedgehog. I was a huge Sonic fan, playing the first and second game until completion and then starting up again a few days later as I loved everything about it, the colours, the gameplay.... everything. So if you tried to convince me that some 10-15 years later that Sonic and Mario would team up in a game, I probably would have just laughed. Back then it would have been an absurd thought but one that any magazine reviewer or computer game fanboy would have only dreamed about. Well January 2008 saw this realisation with the release of Sonic & Mario...

macmonkey 10.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)

Now you can compete in the olympic games

Advantages: fun, variety of events
Disadvantages: muscle strain

...Having seen the advert for this game i was desperate to buy it as i have not had my wii for that long and i do not have many games. I eventually bought this game and i am so glad that i did as it is great fun. Players This game can be played as a one player or multiplayer as long as you have a wii remote for each player. Also you will need a nunchuck for each player although some of the games you can play with just the remote. Characters In this game you can play as characters from either sonic or mario such as sonic, tails, mario, princess daisy and yoshi. Each of the characters have different abilities which are split into speed, skill, power and stamina. you can choose a character who is a speed, skill, power or all around type which means that if you are playing a running game you would choose a character from the speed type...

mentalchic 31.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)

A truck to dump with

Advantages: durable
Disadvantages: none

...We have a selection of Wader toys one is the tipper dumper truck. Wader a German firm make many plastic toys. This dumper truck is in the basics section measuring 19 x 10 x 12 cm. This toy truck is great suitable for 18 month old babies upwards. The truck is made from a safe tough plastic. It measures 19 x 10 x 12 cm. It has a bright yellow cab and a red skip .These sit on a blue chassis and 4 substantial wheels. . The cab has moulded blue plastic seats in it a small toy person could sit inside it. The skip will tip if the red lever on the side of the tipper truck is pressed. The lever easy to manipulate There is a hitch hook on the front and back of this toy. Other cars can be attached to them This tipper truck is well played with.. The children can push it and then make the truck tip, its good fun to load...

mumsymary 26.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Wader Basics Dump Truck

This truck will tow your toys

Advantages: Bright , durable
Disadvantages: none

...Wader tow truck. We have several wader vehicles at my work place. I had not heard / noticed this German manufacturer before. The Wader toy I shall be describing today is the tow truck. I have played with this toy several times alongside my pupils . The recommended age for this toy is 18 months upwards I would say that?s about right. The tow truck is a fair sized toy approx. 19 x 10 x 12 cm a perfect size for little hands to push and play with. It is made of plastic. The plastic is good the tow truck very durable will last a long time. The colours are good and bright red and yellow with a little blue. The shape and design of this truck is quite simple. The red cab has open windows at front and sides. There are two yellow plastic lights on top of the truck the front lights are a blue/grey plastic discs. The interior...

mumsymary 21.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Wader Basics Tow Truck

*No truck with this .

Advantages: A good read.
Disadvantages: No longer with us.

.... Here lies the body of a good read, TRUCK Magazine was one of the stalwarts of the mags we all seemed to like, it was published for thirty years. and the last ever copy was printed in September 2004. Ciao have listed this as not having been reviewed, so I feel I must take the opportunity of putting in a word or two. A good old fashioned magazine, made by drivers, for drivers. The layout is pretty much the old tried & tested style, which is what we come to expect. The number of pages did vary, but all the regular articles were there every month. All information seemed to be factual, not hyped up, and was written by people who know what they are on about. All pictures were of good quality, and apart from very old ones, were in full colour. Speaking of old photo's, this mag contained some of the best old motors I have ever seen...

smudgeybabes 22.06.2007 (26.09.2008) · Read review
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Review of Truck Magazine

What bad luck for the Duck in the truck.

Advantages: Lovely easy reading book with, good size text and great illustrations.
Disadvantages: It's part of a series so expect to be asked to buy the other stories :-)

...DUCK in the TRUCK is a lovely children's story book hugely enjoyed by daughter we often share this book together at bedtimes. It takes about 3-4 minutes to read at a slow pace with your child with the adult reading. I have the book in paper back the cover is bright and colourful and it's glossy. ******* The Story ******* Duck sets of on a journey in his red truck, along his journey he gets stuck in the muck. Duck can't move the truck on his own so the story is about the different animals that see him stuck and then each try to help. As the story goes on the number or animals, helping to push the truck, gets bigger and in the end it takes the duck, a frog, a sheep and a goat all to push to get Ducks truck unstuck!. Duck's truck is out of the muck off he drives leaving all the animals stuck! ******Its appeal...

cher1974 02.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Duck in the Truck - Jez Alborough

Let your toddler loose with this truck

Advantages: Well made and reasonably priced
Disadvantages: Bricks are not that good as building blocks

...At the age of 9 months my little boy was starting to pull himself up on anything he could reach although he was not yet starting to take steps. Eager to encourage him to learn to walk, I looked around for some kind of toddle truck for him. At about the same time he had begun to take a real interest in three plastic cubes that came with a different toy so when I found out the Early Learning Centre Toddle Truck had bricks inside it I went out and bought it. Product Description The handle for the Toddle Truck is about 45cm from the ground so is the perfect height for little people. The truck contains 28 bricks which are plain and patterned in four different colours - green, blue, orange and red. The bricks you get in the truck are as follows: 10 squares 4 triangles 8 small rectangles 2 large rectangles 2 arches (the...

Clayeree 14.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Early Learning Centre Toddle Truck

Keep on trucking!

Advantages: Friendly, independent bands, well-organised
Disadvantages: In the middle of nowhere

...TheTruck festival has been running for several years in the small village of Steventon, somewhere south of Oxford. It got its name because the first festival was held on an improvised stage made from the deck of two flat-bed trucks! This year's festival was the first Truck Festival I have been to, and it compared favourably with overpriced venues like Glastonbury and Reading; at only £25 for the weekend you can hardly complain. Tickets for this year's festival are now on sale from truck records website. the price has gone up to all of £35. The site says it is because of increased security costs and they didn't put the price up willingly. I still think that this is a complete bargain. What other weekend festival can you go to for that price? The downside, or upside, depending on your point of view, of the low ticket price was...

drewish 04.12.2004 (29.01.2005) · Read review
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Review of Truck Festival (Steventon, Oxfordshire)