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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) | 
| From: Sega
Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
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Sales Rank: 362
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Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: sports-and-outdoors-games
Media: Video Game
Edition: Normal
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: No Operating System
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: M&Solywwii
EAN: 5055277000845
ASIN: B001SN8O88
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The biggest Olympic superstars are back and the only country they're representing is video game land. The team-up that fans could previously only dream of is back, as the worlds of Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog combine at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
Following the same format of the 2008 summer games tie-in you and your friends can choose to compete in authentic Olympics disciplines as everyone from Mario and Sonic to Bowser, Dr Eggman, Yoshi and Tails.
Only a few disciplines have been revealed so far, but already we know that the game is going to contain ice hockey and figure skating. There will also be new fantasy events such as Dream Ski Cross, which sees everyone competing in a Mario Kart style race complete with familiar looking power-ups and speed boosts. Realism isn't the goal here, just good old fashioned multiplayer fun. - Superstar team-up: Only the second game to include Mario and Sonic characters together, featuring the official Olympics license and input from Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto.
- Worlds collide: Play as any of the characters from the original game - from Prince Peach to Vector the Crocodile, as well as first-timers Donkey Kong and Metal Sonic.
- Added balance: For the first time in a Sonic & Mario game you'll be able to use the Balance Board for some events, if you have one.
- The full monty: The new Festival mode lets you play through the whole of the Olympic Winter Games, including all the disciplines and an opening and closing ceremony.
- Friendly rivalry: Mountains of multiplayer options, including four-player competitive tournaments and co-operative games.
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 If you enjoyed the original, you'll love this one! October 17, 2009
BE20
109 out of 112 found this review helpful
Mario And Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games is a massive improvement over the original game, and anyone who's played the first game and enjoyed that will surely get a kick out of this one. There's plenty of new content this time around with 4 new characters joining the original cast from the previous game, a new Festival mode which takes you through the 14 days of the 2010 Vancover Olympic Games, Plenty of new sports including 12 new Dream Events which are amazing, A Party Games mode and a new Shop feature where you can buy music, clothes for your Mii and accessories for your equipment.
The gameplay is also a big improvement from the first game. The Wii controls work great and are very responcive, and there is much less waggle this time around. You can play any of the games with any control style you want, Wii Remote, Wii Remote and Nunchuck, or the Wii Balance Board. There's something for everyone.
Graphics look great for a Wii game, and characters are animated really well. CGI cutscenes are pleasing to the eyes.
Sound is fantastic. The soundtrack consists of Olympic themed music and plenty of Mario and Sonic music to bring back that feeling of Nostalgia.
As for this game's fan service, it's the best I've seen in years. It totally blew my mind and left a big smile on my face. Fans of the Mario and Sonic franchises won't be disappointed.
If your looking for a great multiplayer party game, then this is for you. Those who enjoyed the original will love this. 10/10
fun for all the family November 21, 2009
Eager family
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Mario and Sonic has finally solved one of the great problems in our house - a game that keeps everyone happy.
My kids who are 8 and 10 absolutely adore it. They really like the games with the Fit board. I don't really play many games at all but this is just good fun, all the characters are cute and I don't have to worry about anything unsuitable for my kids. Even my husband who normally disappears off upstairs to play his shooter games on Xbox is more than happy to join in.
I highly recommend this game and am looking forward to getting my parents on it over Christmas
Pure Fun !! November 8, 2009
Prakhar (LMA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Ok so the first mario and sonic was a great game with great events etc.
As much as i loved that game i find it rather empty now i have the winter version!
First of all the controls are so much easier to use and there is barely any fiddling around or frustration!! Also the variety of controls is good and the incorporation of the wii balance board makes this game even better!! especially for events such as snowboarding and bobsleigh !!
The rankings work in similar fashion to the first game.
Overall a brilliant and fun multiplayer game that is also incredibly fun whilst by yourself!!
id give it 90% :)
A Must Have Game For The Family December 7, 2009
A. Marczak (Didcot)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Billed as a sequel to Mario And Sonic Olympics, it isn't really, because the only similarities are the characters involved.
Firstly the gameplay is far more sedate. My main issue with the Summer Olympics was the shoulder breaking drumming required to build up speed, like a throwback to Daley Thompson's Decathlon on the Spectrum. Thankfully as most winter sports involve gravity, the gameplay is more about balance and steering than speeding up.
Games include skiing (e.g. Downhill, Giant Slalom), Bobsleigh and Skeleton bob (basically the same as each other), as well as Ice Hockey and Curling. So whilst the premise of many is the same (lean side to side or twist the remotes side to side if you don't have a board), their are plenty of differences and paces of game.
There are also Dream Games, which take the traditional sport and give it the Super Mario twist. Again, many are the same and end up a bit like Mario Kart, but there is a Snowball fight which is great fun.
Importantly all the time based games can be played in a "Versus" mode, so you race at the same time, even if you wouldn't in real life. So you can have up to 4 skiers, skaters or sledders at the same time.
You can use your Mii profile to go up against the animated characters, so overall this is an excellent game to get for the winter.
great game for the whole family October 30, 2009
Flipper
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I bought this hoping that it would be something we could all play together and enjoy (parents plus two kids aged 8 and 6) and it's been a great success.
The multiplayer games work really well even with the screen split four ways and it's great for us all to be able to play at the same time on those events.
My 6 year old daughter isn't particularly confident on the Wii but there are still several events that she can enjoy - the figure skating and skeleton bobsleigh are popular with her as there isn't too much that can go wrong (she gets upset in games where the characters fall over too much!).
There are plenty of tricky and challenging events that should keep the interest of the rest of us for ages. I'm impressed with the variety of games available. We are still unlocking the dream events but the ones we've played so far have been really good fun.
We were playing it with my sister and her two older teenagers yesterday too and they loved it as well.
I would definitely recommend this as a great game for families.
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