Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Developer(s)Sega Sports R&D
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Shigeru Miyamoto (supervisor)
SeriesMario & Sonic
Platform(s)Wii, Nintendo DS
Release
November 14, 2007
  • Wii
    • NA: November 6, 2007
    • AUS / JP: November 22, 2007
    • EU: November 23, 2007
    Nintendo DS
    • JP: January 17, 2008
    • NA: January 22, 2008
    • AU: February 7, 2008
    • EU: February 8, 2008
Genre(s)Sports[1]
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is a sports video game created by Sega Sports R&D and published by Nintendo. It is the first video game to have both Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog characters. It was released for the Wii in November 2007 and for the Nintendo DS in January 2008. It was the official video game of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

Gameplay

Players can play 24 events. Both versions have different events. The events are based off of the actual Olympic events played in real life. 16 characters are playable. They are separated into four categories: all-around, speed, power, and skill. In the Wii version, the player can also play as a Mii created in the Mii Channel.

References

  1. ↑ "Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games" (DOC). Sega. Retrieved 2008-08-03.[permanent dead link]