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The controls tend to make sense and it's a good use of the motion system, but some games are really too difficult. The triple jump, for example, has you run hard to set your speed, then you flip up the remote for the hop, then flip up the nunchuk for the step, and flip up the remote again for the jump. Your timing must be dead on and your flip must be hard enough to register but not hard enough to cause the "broken meter" effect (like swinging too hard in Wii Sports golf). I found the flip either didn't register at all or was too hard. Nonetheless, I think we can get plenty of fun out of this game.
I like this game a lot and think it is very fun to play. This is so because there are many different Olympic games to play and you can play them with up to 3 other people. This game lets you choose a character with desirable qualities like speed, skill, or all around to compete in events. You can also unlock events as you progress which is also very entertaining.I tried playing this game once on a friend's wii and i enjoyed it greatly - making me want one myself. My only dislike of this game is that it may take a while to load some screens after you complete an event. Other than that, i think that Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games is a great wii game that i would recommend to anyone!
I got the game for my wife and daughter to play with since they love Mario party games! to my surprise the game was very challenging on the controls and/or difficult to play at most! in the end it was more a task to see if one can get Mario to do a moved than it was to have fun! Very frustrated! I will recommend this game for someone that spend all day playing WII (video games) not for your occasional gamer that is looking to relax and have some fun with the family!
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This is a great game that we bought for our 7 year old son. He is a pro on most games but has had quite a bit of difficulty with the various moves you have to perform on this game. Lots of 2 control moves that I liken to rubbing your belly in a circle and tapping your head at the same time. Not the hardest thing for older people but for younger ones, the motor skills might not be there but thegame is fun when you get those down. I would not spend more than $26 total with shipping because you can find it for this if you keep looking.
Well,sports might not have been the best genre for the first Mario and Sonic cross-over (just a collection of pretty deep events).But I think this game did the best it could to simplify the skill differences between the two franchises.And pulled it off really well.In fact it ROCKED.You see,it all depends upon the players skill,and how fit you are.Your arms will feel like noodles if you beat all the world recordsevents in order to unlock Silver and Donkey Kong (IT'S A LIE)..Anyway,each character has a statistics bar at the player select screen.Just because Sonic's speed is maxed out and all of his other stats are low does not mean,say,Tails can't beat him in a 100 meter dash.You will have to try put just a tad more effort in to it,as you would have to try harder with you playing as Sonic against Tails in an event he excels in,such as gymnastics. Tails' top-speed isn't great,but he has super skill.Keep in mind at least 8 players compete in (most)events.16 playable characters. The graphics certainly aren't spectacular. Average.The Sonic characters seem to have been updated in design,as Vector looks better then ever,but Tails is back to his ugly brown,instead of his sunny yellow color.Voice acting is so-so.It feels like the Mario characters just got recycled voice clips occasionly.Get first place with Daisy she says ''Yeah!Wahoo!Hi I'm Daisy.''..But the rest of the cast are great,Mario's voice doesn't crack like it did sometimes in Galaxy.The Sonic side has nice voices...But,Jason Griffith is Sonic's voice actor in this,and does a pretty good job. Still a little deep.Amy Palant has improved a great deal (now she's my fave Tails voice) as Tails' VA since Shadow the Hedgehog and her ghastly performance in Sonic the Hedgehog for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Tails' has one heckuva adorable chuckle (NOT a laugh,it's a CHUCKLE) when you get first place in an event.It's like a reward unto itself!!...And the rest of the gang are a BIT above average. Knuckles' Dan Greene still could use some improving. The bonus content is some-what lacking.Sure you get little medals and badges for completing missions and beating Olympic and world records,but those are useless,except for bragging rights. There is a section in the game called ''Olympic Gallery'' which has mini-games you play to unlock background music (you can only play the 10 unlockable BGM at gallery mode) and facts and info on the Olympics.Two mini-games in particular are especially fun,Whack-A-Mole(addicting)and voice memory(you can poke Sonic.'Nuff said).Another HUGE BONUS is that you can use your miis in every event.So Naruto and Harry Potter can duke it out in fencing,along with a very kawaii catgirl or two. What I'm disappointed in is the character interaction. There is none.In the beginning demo Mario and Sonic's eyes meet.That's it,they don't even speak to each other.Also I'm disappointed that the events do not utilize each characters individual skills.So Blaze's flame manipulating powers,Mario's numerous costumes and fireballs,Knux's punching and gliding,Tails' flying and passion for mechanics are not used enough and are hardly shown.And,the graphics are just too average.No actual storyline. M&S is the most tiring videogame I have ever played..Which can be counted as either a bad or good thing.Good part is you get exercise,the bad is you can't play this for a long time in one sitting. -~-All in all the game play is insanely fun,some parts are tad rough 'round da edges.-~-SonTails FangirlRead full review
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