Let Mario, Sonic and friends be your hosts for the greatest show on earth as Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games comes to Wii. The aim of the game is to collect stickers and fill sticker sheets before your opponents – a goal achieved by beating them in events and minigames that will be triggered as you roam through London.Īdd in great unlockable bonus content and online leaderboards that let you view the records of players around the globe, and you’re left with a fun-filled package that offers fun and excitement to friends and families everywhere. To truly give you a first-hand experience of the Games, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games features a London Party mode that sees you hitting the iconic streets of the city and playing among its many landmarks. Football, Show Jumping and Canoeing all make their Mario & Sonic debut, and with 10 additional Dream Events that put a colourful and creative twist on the athletic action, you’ll never be short of a challenge. Grab your Wii Remote and use it in a variety of ways to prevail - moving it with precise timing in events like Synchronised Swimming and Rhythmic Ribbon, or swinging it at high speed in the 100m Sprint and 110m Hurdles. When you’re ready to get out in front of the crowd you can look forward to multiplayer fun in over 20 Olympic events. Of course, if you want to get even closer to the action, you can choose to take to the track as your Mii character and really see yourself in record-breaking form! Certain characters are better suited to specific events, so be sure to check out the parameters outlining the skills of the 20 playable athletes on offer. Go with an all-rounder like Mario, a super speedster like Sonic or powerhouse competitors such as Bowser and Knuckles. With brand new events and enhanced versions of previous favourites from the series, you’ll soon find yourself in motion with the Wii Remote as you go for gold!įor starters, you’ll need to pick your preferred character from a truly star-studded line-up. However, Sega has opted not to make use of Wii Motion Plus, which would have made events like Equestrian or Cycling a lot more controllable.Get set for the magic of the world's biggest sporting event as it comes home on Wii in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games!įeaturing scores of Olympic events and some of gaming’s brightest stars, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games takes you straight to the heart of the host city and into competitive action that up to four players can revel in together.
If you like thrashy, button-mashing games where energy counts over skill, Mario & Sonic will keep you amused for hours. None of these are particularly true to their original sports, but that's what makes Mario & Sonic so appealing to younger players taking familiar characters and themes and twisting them any way the developers feel inclined. There's also an entertaining London Party Mode, that has you chasing characters around overhead 2D (or less convincing 3D) London streets to complete a sticker book, with interspersed sports events triggered by the chimes of Big Ben.įinally, there's a selection of 10 Dream Events that take a more imaginative approach to events, for instance cloud-hopping through Long Jump or climbing on board a Discus to scoop up rings. Single Match gives you 12 sports in either versus, team or co-op action. Experimenting when to use these skills ultimately determines your medal and how many scratchcards you get to trade in Bonus Mode for extra music or costumes. Obviously, I can't cover all of them, but they're roughly split into skill, speed and Quicktime-style disciplines.ĭespite Nintendo boasting a more memorable cast, the 20 characters are evenly split between the two camps with Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Princess et al competing against Sega's Sonic, Knuckles, Dr Eggman etc and divided into speed, power, skill and all-round characters.Įach has their own special powers – so in Badminton, Mario can turn his shuttlecock into a fireball, whereas Sonic's becomes a speed blur.
#Mario and sonic at the london olympic games series
Like the first outing, this is a series of mini sporting games, albeit featuring an impressive 30 events. These two platforming icons have crossed swords before – for the Beijing and Vancouver Olympics – and now they're back for an early bite at London 2012.
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