Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)

Nintendo's had a great idea with this one: a game which appeals to fans of Mario, Sonic, sports games, and children who want a brightly coloured game thats a lot of fun. I think you'd have to look far to find someone who couldn't find anything to like in this game. In this game, you get to play a variety of Olympics sports on the wii, either against the computer or with a group of friends, providing you have enough controllers. You can choose between 20 characters, who are all from the Mario games on Nintendo or Sonic's Sega games, for example you can play as Tails, Yoshi, Amy, and even Princess Daisy, who my friends tell me is from the first Mario adventure. ...  Read the complete review

"It's Nintendos way to get lazy kids fit" is how I described this to my rather unenthused friend the night I brought my Wii over so we could have a drink and a play around. "PAH! Get REAL!" was her response. This, if you cannot tell, is the Wii version of the olympics. The first stroke of genius was combining the two sets of uber famous characters from old and new Sonic and Mario games. You will know most, if not, all of the characters you can use in this game and if you don't, then you can also play with your own "Mii" character (for those unfamilliar with the Wii, a Mii is a little virtual you that you can ...  Read the complete review

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is the best Olympic game that is out there is pure fun most of the way. The game features a whole load of events such as athletics, gymnastics, shooting, rowing, archery, aquatics, fencing, and table tennis also included the dream events. The dream events are nothing really to do with the Olympics and are fun. The dream events have stuff like falling from the sky trying to get rings another one is running around a track which is just like Sonic R. The game also has more games it has a mini game section where you can get Olympic trivia and by playing the game and finishing it, it will give you facts on the Olympic games. ...  Read the complete review

This is in my opinion the best game for the Nintendo Wii. Firstly my husband and I bought a Wii last year and it is perfect when people come over, after dinner to entertain your guests. They actually have been inviting themselves over so they can play. Back to the game - In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, players compete in events that take place in environments based on the official venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. I guess it is really quite topical at the moment what with the torch relays occuring and the games taking place soon. This is really fun to play with two people or on your own, any more than that and it gets a bit boring waiting ...  Read the complete review

After seeing this game advertised on TV I bought it immediately. I always loved both Sonic and Mario, so expected great things from this game. After buying it I was not dissapointed. I love it. I can honestly still play for hours and everyone I know, even people who don't even like playing on the wii, love this game. There is something for everyone and each game is totally different, for example you can play on the trampoline and it requires you to use both your arm and a quick thinking mind, then you can also do running which requires a lot of arm strength. It keeps you wanting to play as new challenges open the more you play. You also win medals, and get the ...  Read the complete review