Back in the day i use to love button mashing with my friends playing track and field on the NES - those were the days. When i saw this released on Xbox Live Arcade i just had to download it. At only 400 Microsoft points it was a bargain especially with some of the crazy achievements that are available. The game itself is split up into a number of track and field events including 100m, Long Jump, Javelin, 110m hurdles, Hammer throw and High Jump. My definite favourate is the 100 meter sprint up to 4 players can play at once and this event is purely who can mash the buttons on the control pad the fastest, the site of 4 grown men rapidly mashing ...  Read the complete review

Track & Field was a revelation in the Arcades when it was released in 1983. It seamlessly encapsulated a huge competitiveness amongst gamers and incorporated a great multi-player experience. Many players were to find more ingenious ways to play and I remember various people getting mouth infections due to users licking their fingers for extra pliancy allowing them to get better and better times. Now the risks of infection are a thing of the past and the whole Track & Field experience is available in the home. The port is arcade perfect - not unexpected on today's hardware! The game plays at it did back in the day although the control system can't ...  Read the complete review

I think most points were covered in the previous reviews so here is my very personal look at Track & Field. It's a classic button basher, one of those I loved when I was small. Of course it's the competition with your mates that brings these to life - on your own the draw to play this is small. In years gone by we worked out all sorts of ways of beating times on this game, from grazing my knuckles as I ran my closed fist over the buttons to using a pen or ruler to rattle over the buttons as fast as I could possibly manage... But here is a problem for 360 owners. You'll notice the Xbox 360 controller while being well sculpted for an ...  Read the complete review

When I first started playing computer games many, many years ago, there was a particular genre which I used to enjoy most of all - the sports game, and in particular, the athletics game. I'm not sure why this was, as most of these experiences revolved around pressing or 'bashing' a button faster than your opponent could - not exactly thoughtful gameplay; but I enjoyed it nevertheless. 'Track and Field' for the Xbox 360 is basically the original game which first hit the arcades back in 1983. The graphics have perhaps been updated a little to make them clearer, but haven't been polished up significantly in order to stop them looking retro in style. In ...  Read the complete review