Popular games for franchise Olympic Games
Each computer athlete has a fictional name and nationality (choosing from UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, USA, Japan and the Unified Team, everyone with its own anthem snippet) and actual strengths and weaknesses: J. Balen, for instance, is a frequent 100 m and 110 m hurdles record breaker but only an average hammer thrower. Also, each computer controlled player seems better in a particular event depending on his country: Germans usually take the top spots in archery, Italians on swimming, Russians on pole vault, Americans on sprinting and so on.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is the sixth installment in the Mario & Sonic series based on the real-world 2020 Summer Olympics, which will take place in Tokyo, Japan. The game includes a number of events, including returning ones from previous Mario & Sonic titles, such as boxing, soccer, swimming, and gymnastics, and new ones, such as karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing. It will also feature a mode with 2D Events where players can compete in classic 2D versions of events from the 1964 Summer Olympics. Based off older sports games, these events are played using button controls only and will only feature eight playable characters. These 2D Events' animations reflect the 8-bit Mario and 16-bit Sonic game art style.
Sydney 2000 is the official Video Game of the Olympic Games. It features 32 countries represented in 12 events: 100M Sprint, 110M Hurdles, Hammer, Javelin, Triple Jump, High Jump, 100M Freestyle Swimming, Olympic Sprint Cycling, Skeet Shooting, Super Heavyweight Weight Lifting, 10M Platform Diving and Kayak K1 Slalom.
The Olympic Games are back, and this time it's your chance for glory! Whether you play with friends, family, or go for gold on the global leaderboards, this is a party game that anyone can pick up and enjoy! Choose between 18 fun-fueled sporting events, from tennis and football to the 100m, basketball and boxing... there’s always a record to beat and a score to settle.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is a sports game with the official license of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and a crossover franchise from the Mario and the Sonic universe similar to Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. It takes place at the Vancouver Winter Olympics of 2010. Like the previous game, the 27 events are presented as motion-based mini-games. Aside from the main events there are a series of Dream Events that have enhanced features and visuals. Some of the events can optionally be played using the balance board peripheral. Events include for instance skiing, snowboarding, bobsleigh, ice hockey, figure skating and more. The games can be played individually or in a festival mode that spans 17 days.
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a collection of numerous events based on the Olympic Games. Mario & Sonic brings together the two titular characters and eighteen more from both franchises to participate in environments based on the official venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The characters are divided into four categories: all-around, speed, power, and skill.
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games is a Wii U game, and is the fourth installment in the Mario & Sonic series. It includes a variety of events from the winter games such as skiing, figure skating, and curling. As the title implies, the game is centered around the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, taking place in Sochi, Russia. Different events uses the Wii Remote Plus controller, Wii U GamePad, or both. As the other games in the series, it features realistic events with ones in Mario's and Sonic's worlds. As the game is a Wii U exclusive, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games is the first in the series to not have a handheld version.
Experience the thrill and adrenaline of the Olympic Winter Games of Vancouver 2010. Carve your way down the slopes and across the ice as you aim to reach the pinnacle of your sport and claim a gold medal for your country. Featuring only the fastest, highest and most spectacular events that immerses the player in the adrenaline, danger and glory of the world’s greatest winter multi-sport event.
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is the fifth installment of the Mario & Sonic series. Unlike previous games, this game was officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee for the 31st Summer Olympic Games and taking place in the host city Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The game contains two new game modes, Golf and Rugby along with twenty new characters, ten from the Mario series, ten from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Mario & Sonic on the Wii is a collection of twenty-four events based on the Olympic Games. Players can assume the role of a Nintendo or Sega character while competing against the others in these events. Players use the Wii Remote to mimic actions performed in real life sports, such as swinging a paddle.
The official video game of the London Olympic Games, held in Summer 2012.
After years of training, you've finally got the chance to grab a hold of the gold with Olympic Summer Games! Get ready to compete in the world's most spectacular sporting event- The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Show your stuff in the most challenging range of Olympic events. With the world watching your every move, you will run swifter, jump higher and be stronger than ever before!
Winter Olympic Games is the officially licensed game for the Winter Olympics tournament of 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. The European version (Winter Gold) does not feature the license, but is otherwise the same game. The player can compete for one of 20 different nations in 7 different events: downhill skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, bobsleigh, slalom skiing, short track ice skating and freestyle moguls. Each discipline can be practiced on its own before the actual competition. Competition can either be the full set, only the first or last half, only the downhill disciplines, or without the downhill disciplines. Controls and perspectives differ by event: the downhill ski events are shown in isometric perspective. The athlete's course is controlled relative to the screen. He can crouch to accelerate and also put the skis together to brake. Jumps in freestyle and ski jumping are triggered through the buttons. Biathlon is seen from a side-scrolling perspective. The buttons are used to accelerate, taking into account the athlete's constitution indicated by a heart meter. The shooting is done by moving a crosshair over the targets and pushing a button. Short track is seen from a top-down perspective, with the athlete's movements controlled through alternating pushes of left and right on the d-pad. Bobsleigh is seen from a third-person 3D perspective behind the sleigh.
Mario & Sonic - London 2012 Virtual Card Album was a free downloadable app associated with Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games that was released in Europe by Nintendo and Sega under license from the International Olympic Committee to correspond with the 2012 London Olympics. When first announced at the June 2012 Nintendo Direct, it was called Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Virtual Card Album.
Take home the gold with Sonic! Join Sonic, Tails and friends at the ultimate sporting event; the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - the Official Mobile Game. Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 includes 10 fun FREE Stages. You can purchase more Stages in-game; or purchase the All Access Pass to play all the game Stages!
The original Japanese version of Track & Field had an official license from the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996 is a video game tie-in to the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics.
A new 3DS game sees Mario and Sonic team up to compete in a whole range of different Olympic games. You can download to three other 3DS’s and play four players in each of the different events. There’s also a Pocket Marathon mode than uses the motion sensor in the 3DS to act like a pedometer and challenge people to get outside and get active.
Participate in 12 games and build a city around Olympic venues. Featuring archery, artistic gymnastics, athletics - 100m, basketball, breaking, cycling track, fencing, golf, rowing, shooting - skeet, skateboard - park, and swimming - 100m freestyle.
The 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games has some key differences from the Wii version. While it shares many events, it has more. It also features an exclusive Story Mode. The protagonists from the Mario and Sonic series team up to defeat Bowser and Dr. Eggman, who, along with their underlings, have taken over London. There are different parts to the story, depending on the character played. The player must win events against the antagonists. Playable characters consist of all 20 playable characters from the previous installment's Nintendo DS version, and are split into five groups of four.