International Track & Field (DS)

New International Track and Field on the DS is an update of a classic 80s arcade game that I spent far too much money on in the past. It sees you competing in a range of standard Olympic events, such as Javelin, shot put and 110 metre hurdles. In order to qualify for the next event, you have to achieve a certain time or distance. Fail and it's Game Over, Man. One of the strengths of New International Track and Field (NITF from now on) is the huge variety of events - 24 in total - in which you compete, together with a range of different game modes. You can practice individual events or tackle them in sequence. Good performance is rewarded by progression to the ...  Read the complete review

I remember playing International Track and Field back in 1999 on the original Sony Playstation. Playing this in single player mode was boring it was a game to be played with mates and we used to enjoy nothing more than going head to head across the wide range of athletics events available from the 100m sprint to the hammer throw. I remember the abuse the control pads took whilst playing this game. Frantic button bashing was required for every single event, with the 100m, 400m and swimming events giving the control pad the most abuse. Through trial and error we learnt that rather than bash the buttons separately if you put a scarf or old t-shirt over your ...  Read the complete review