Mario to take on Sonic

Mike Bantick
Friday, 28 September 2007 18:13

Your IT - Entertainment

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games will feature 20 sports challenges on the Nintendo DS and Wii

Coming to Australia November 22nd for Wii and Q1 2008 for DS Mario & Sonic at the Olympic is set to pit the video game mascots against each other in time for the Beijing games.

Expect 16 characters (8 from the Mario world, 8 from the world of Sonic) to hit the track,  field and pool in the following events:

* Fencing РIndividual ep̩e
* Archery
* Shooting – Skeet
* Gymnastics - Trampoline
* Gymnastics - Vault
* Field - High Jump
* Field - Pole Vault
* Field - Long Jump
* Field - Triple Jump
* Field – Javelin Throw
* Field - Hammer Throw
* Rowing – Single Sculls
* Table Tennis - Singles
* Aquatics – 100m Freestyle
* Aquatics – 4x100m Freestyle
* Track – 110m and 400m Hurdles
* Track – 4x100m Relay
* Track –100m and 400m

The interactive Wii controls include actions like swinging the Wii Remote™ to simulate hammer throw, notching the Nunchuk to shoot arrows, and replicating swimming strokes. Players can also discover the best way to win a game by experimenting with different movements to discover secret boosts to propel them towards a win.
     
With four playing styles to choose from, players can decide their game strategy: all-around, technical, speed, and power - for example: Mario and Amy (All-around), Peach and Tails (Technical), Sonic and Yoshi (Speed), and Knuckles and Bowser (Power). Players will be able to choose and try out, in both single and multiplayer mode, each event individually with Single Match mode (where players can choose their event and play until they score top marks).

They can also compete for the highest overall score in a series of events in Circuit mode (where players can either create their own circuit by choosing the individual events, choose a pre-determined circuit, or randomly generate a circuit). Gamers looking for extra tests of their athletic abilities can choose the single-player Mission mode and earn top marks on challenges made for only the toughest athlete. Additionally, gamers can learn about the history of the Olympic Games through trivia, quizzes, and mini-games and unlock all-new facts and figures from past Olympic Games in the Gallery.