Asterix at the Olympic Games (DS)

Asterix at the Olympic Games for the DS combines live footage from the film with animation to offer a game where players take the role of either Asterix or Obelix playing through 120 mini sporting challenges to become the ultimate victor. The game itself is broken down into two basic modes, training and competing at the Olympic games. All activities require quickly moving the stylus across the screen from side to side, up and down, around in circles or flicking and jabbing depending on the event. In the higher levels the speed at which you have to do this in order to win is ridiculous and actually makes your hand and wrist ache - a serious bad point in my ...  Read the complete review

Asterix at the Olympics is yet another sports game released as a result of the 2008 Olympic games available for the Nintendo DS and as such has a lot to compete against. In this game Asterix (the blonde haired Gaul with the bushy moustache, winged shoes and winged helmet) and his side kick, Obelix (the red headed Gaul with long plaits, big appetite and even bigger stomach) participate in a series of different events in a bid to win the Gaul Olympics, earning cash along the way. ****Game modes**** This game has a single player mode only, which is a real shame since it doesn't allow you to go head to head against your ...  Read the complete review