Got to play this today at the Nintendo Connection Tour. =3 In this thread I'll just retype my gurnal entry with different words. Fellow Aussie NWR'ers Mario and Hybrid Hunter were there too, they can confirm the
awesomeness.
Wait does Hybrid even post anymore?It was a very (VERY) early beta version, whenever it crashed to the debug screen it had the build date as March 7, so hmm! Still, it's heaps fun in multiplayer. Ever played the awesome Summer Games from Epyx or Konami's Track & Field? No? Tsk! This captures the same amount of greatness, which is scary, because it's Sega. Only a few events were avaliable, 100 meter dash, hurdles, hop skip jump buttflop thing, long jump, swimming, javelin and fencing. Skeet shooting and hammer toss could be selected, but they'd crash the game. Best!
Controls are simple to learn (well except maybe javelin..), but WILL WEAR YOU THE HELL OUT. It's amazing stuff. Running involves pumping both the Wii controller and nunchuck up and down frantically, swimming mixes in different motions to keep you on your toes (in the water?) It's JUST like the old awesome button mashing Olympic games but with exciting 2007 motion controls! But this is just the running and swimming stuff, I'm PRETTY SURE you won't be having a fit with the controllers for other events. But that would be cool. All your favorite characters are here to play as such as Shadow and that croc from Knuckles Chaotix. The selection screen also had a Mii option, so you'll be able to use them. Seems like you'll be building up their stats in single player, as the default Mii's had NOTHING.
Fencing is outstanding, STAB STAB STAB. The Connection Tour staff kept whinging about everyone playing that event. "IT'LL CRASH THE SYSTEM!" lolololol no. Character animation is hilariously well done (Wario's gut jiggles around when he runs, take THAT Dead or Alive), but the backgrounds really needed work. No shock considering how early the beta is. There were really, really low res 2D sprites of Toad that looped along the side of the track in long jump, and they had some half done 'grass blowing in the wind' effect trying to happen in javelin. But recent videos already show how far it's come.
Shadow winning?
Cute touch, Sonic wears a life vest in the swimming events.
FENCING!
Two Sonic's, uh oh! I don't think that was meant to happen.
Bupbow!
Basically, VERY excited about this game. Just saw the GameVideos video (which is a shock in itself considering nothing ever loads from that stinkfest lolol) showing off the 'Dream Events' such as sky diving and running while defeating enemies and WOW. It was really, REALLY fun in four player, it'll be great for multiplayer nights. Single player? Who knows!
Topic: Mario & Sonic at The Olympic Games is the best Sega game since Babar's Quest for Rainbow Socks (Read 4918 times)
