Athens 2004 (PS2)

The first Olympic style, button bashing game was released over 20 years ago and was the famous Track and Field made by Konami. It is great to still see these kind of games still being made in which you have to have 'super human' abilities in order to beat all your friends at this type of game. Athens 2004 of course was the accompanying game for the Athens Olympics which was taking place four years ago now, and it certainly lived up to its potential. In the game there are two main modes to choose from: Arcade which is designed to be more fun in which world records and medals are not important, just enjoy yourself. The second mode is competition in which ...  Read the complete review

Athens 2004 was the game released to accompany the arrival of the olympic games in Athens '04. It's been four years since then but I still have this game tucked away in my closet. As a very basic overview it has the vast majority of olympic events, like running, swimming, various throwing, shooting etc etc. So was it going for gold or a shameful last place? My personal opinion is that it's closest to silver or bronze to be honest. For a start off, a more detailed overview of the game: After the start menu, language, etc. you go to a screen which allows you to pick a few options: Free Practice: a quick unranked attempt at an ...  Read the complete review

I've always been a fan of athletics games, hailing from the good old days of Track and Field for the N64. It took me a while to get my hands on this game because all the shops I tried were sold out, but I guess that's why they sold it around the time of the actual Olympics huh? But eventually I prevailled and got it a good few quid cheaper on ebay, brand new for £27.99 (+P&P). When it landed on my welcome mat It was straight out the packet and straight onto the PS2! Rule book out the window, I'll figure it out as I go along! You can choose to represent one of 64 countries, but I'm a patriot, so it was straight to the American team, I ...  Read the complete review

Awsome game! i would still play it now if i knew where it was. Athens 2004 was obviously released in 2004 and if you think about graphics have recently got a lot better, this game has as good graphics as any other PS2 game made. All the competitors are very realistic and the way they move and go about the sporting activities is just like real life in the sense of techniques and professionalism. You can play all the events on the game all in one big compettition or you can even choose your favourite events on custom mode where you pick which events you want to do and play them in your own competition. All the 20 events that come from 7 sports include Aquatics (Swimming), ...  Read the complete review

What a great game. This is button tapping at its best. I brought this game on the cheap a few years ago, and the wife and I have spend hours upon hours on it. It is the old classic formula rebranded and re-packaged but it is quite brilliant! What we really love about this one is that different players (humans) seem to have different strength and weakness. Whilst the game involves much high speed tapping, there is more to it than that, and this is where the beauty lies. Technique and skill does play a part. There is nothing more exciting (maybe I am going a bit far here) than breaking a world record in one of your weak sports! Take it for what it is. ...  Read the complete review