Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
For over a decade now fans have been wondering just what a team-up between Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog would be like. Everything from traditional platform games to complex role-playing titles have been suggested, but it’s fair to say nobody imagined that it would finally happen in the form of an athletics simulator. It’s officially licensed from the 2008 Beijing Olympics though (Sega already had the license for their own more traditional tie-in) and contains all the usual events you’d expect including the 100m sprint, swimming, judo, table tennis, hammer throwing and archery. Sega have even been talking about using the new Wii Zapper controller for a spot of clay pigeon shooting.
More than twenty-five characters from both universes will be playable in the game, including not just Mario and Sonic but also Luigi, Tails, Yoshi, Knuckles, Bowser, Doctor Eggman, Princess Peach and Amy. Other characters will have cameos as judges such as Cream the Cat and Toad. You’d expect some characters to be naturally better at some sports than others but each has their own strengths and weakness, with even Sonic’s incredible speed mitigated by his slow acceleration. The whole game is developed by Sega but overseen by legendary Nintendo creator Shigeru Miyamoto, with full tournament and missions modes as well as online leaderboards for all the different events. The name may sound like an April Fool’s joke at first but this crossover could well be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Harrison Dent
Customer Review: Mario & Sonic - Brilliant
I bought this for my 7 and 9 year olds and they think it is fab. There are games to unlock which keeps the interest going. The games are unknown until they are unlocked.
Even the parents found it fun!
Customer Review: Brillant
Got this today and its great. The whole family love it.
Good graphics and great gameplay, a must for the Wii.
A good selection of events and the Track events and swimming can be knackering but also good fun.
5 stars
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Link’s Crossbow Training (inc. Wii Zapper) (Wii) 
List Price: ?19.99
Used Price: ?42.99
Customer Review: Good simple fun!
Picked this up yesterday and have had such a laugh with the game and the zapper. Wanted it to play Resident Evil, but found the crossbow game was not bad. No idea why anyone would pay these prices for it when Tesco’s have it for ?17.71. Makes the Wii that little bit more fun and offers you a little sillyness. Can’t wait to try playing more games with the zapper. The zapper itself is very simple and easy to use. Feels well made and offers a nice way to store your controllers when not in use.
Customer Review: good but not perfect
Construction It’s definitely cool looking and pretty durable, but there are a couple of flaws that I’m sure will be corrected in future versions of this zapper. When holding the zapper, it is a bit awkward to shoot with your forward hand and steer your guy with your back hand. It is cleverly constructed to hide your wire from the wii-mote to the nunchuck. When it is fully put together, it balances well and feels pretty solid. We did however notice that when reloading your gun in Medal of Honor (by quickly jerking your gun upward) there were a few times when the wii-mote came loose from it’s housing. This is frustrating because if the wii-mote slips out, the zapper mechanism won’t hit the trigger (b-button) on the wii-mote. This is extremely frustrating in a battle situation if you’re reloading with someone coming at you. You’ll be toast. About a third of the people who play it at our house have had this issue, but if you’re reasonably gentle, you should get the hang of it. I am going to assume that in the future, Nintendo is either going to make their own, or outsource a Wii Zapper where the trigger is in your back hand and you steer with your front hand. It will be much more intuitive. In fact, as the wii expands, you’ll probably see a lot of sweet designs. The zapper is constructed as it is in order to give you a low cost to having this ability now. Function in games Once you adjust your sensitivity and height, you will be much more comfortable. When I first tried it, without any tweaking, it was much too touchy. I don’t know how it affects things, but on a large TV, it was just too fast and twitchy until we adjusted things. One flaw that we noticed is that if you move your cursor too far to one side, it will come back on the other side of the screen. For instance, if your cursor is near the right side of the screen and you move further right, even though your zapper is still pointed to the right, your cursor will reappear on the left side. You have to do the reverse process to get it back in line. This of course is frustrating in a game. It is probably like this because I have a 56 inch tv and we were standing pretty close. On a smaller tv, it may not have this same effect. With all of that said though. The Wii Zapper is headed in the right direction. Once a couple of killer games come out and some tweaks are done, you’ll see Sony and Xbox copying the idea, and playing Halo, or Call of Duty with a standard remote will be a thing of the past. Once you start marching through Medal of Honor or even the training game, you realize that this is how you’ve always wanted to play first person shooters. I’m guessing that the race is now on. If the Wii can get Call of Duty 4 or some game like it to incorporate the Wii-Zapper, you won’t want to play Halo 3 again until xbox can design a zapper. Mark my words: It’s the future, and in a year all three major systems will be marketing souped up zappers for first person shooters. You’ll be bored with standard controls after trying the zapper. All in all. For ?20, if you have a wii, you should get the zapper. It’s worth it for the Link’s Crossbow. It’s another fun addition to any wii party. Non-gamers will have as much fun as hard core fans, just like almost everything on the wii so far
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