Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - review

Wii/3DS, £ 39.99, cert 3 +, Sega / Nintendo

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Both platforms have crossed swords before - for the Vancouver Olympics in Beijing and -. And now they are back to bite early 2012 in London

Since the first release is a mini-series of sports games, but with an impressive 30 events. Of course, I can not cover them all, but are more or less divided into disciplines Quicktime skills, speed and style.

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Despite a memorable cast, 20 characters are divided equally between the two fields with Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Princess and other rival Sega's Sonic, Knuckles, Dr. Eggman, etc., and is divided into speed, power, skill and all the characters.

Everyone has special powers - so at Badminton, Mario can turn your steering wheel in a fireball, while Sonic becomes a blur of speed. Experimentation in the use of these skills ultimately determines his medal scratch card and how to get to trade in bonus mode for extra costumes or music.

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only gives you 12 sports, either in the action against the team or a cooperative.

There is also a fun way to party in London, who has to chase the characters around general 2D (or 3D less convincing) in the streets of London to complete a book of stickers, interspersed with sporting events caused by the chimes of Big Ben.

Finally, there is a selection of 10 events are a dream of more imaginative events, such as the cloud breaks through in the long jump or get on a disc collect rings.

• None of these are particularly faithful to the original game, but that's what makes Mario & Sonic is so attractive to young players. To take familiar characters and themes and turning the developers are willing
• If you like thrash Thurs button, crushing in which the energy has more skill, Mario & Sonic will keep you entertained for hours. However, Sega has decided not to use the Wii Motion Plus, they have done events such as horse riding or cycling much more controllable.

Quicktime events or those that maintain vertical control works well, and the combination of Nunchuck / Wiimote is ideal for swimming. However, those that require the Wiimote to be held horizontally or use more buttons, it feels slow and imprecise, especially in maneuvers.

On the positive side, the co-op sports such as rowing based on synchronizing their movements with his partner in time to a counter on the screen are unexpectedly good fun.

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