Saturday, October 27, 2007

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games info. 2.0

I now have more info on the Olympic Games!
Well, as in the real olympics, usually wars will stop to have the games, well, the war between Mario and Sonic will stop, as they come together in one place, to see who's the best. Now, we all know that Sonic could whip Mario's tail, but the only problem is, he doesn't have one. No, it's the fact that SEGA promised to tune down Sonic. Anyway, in the game, in order to be good, all you have to know are 4 basic controls. Running (Holding the Wii-mote and Nun-chuck in your hands and pumping them up and down as fast as you can), Jumping (Swing the wii-mote upward, although sometimes angle is taken into consideration), Swimming (You swing the Nunchuck and Wii-mote left or right, or up and down, depending of the style of your character), and just plain Moving (You use this in the sports like fencing, you just simply just move the anolog stick).
Now, in this competition there are 4 categories of characters. All-Round (Amy, Blaze, Mario, and Luigi), Skill (Dr. Eggman, Tails, Waluigi, and Peach), Power (Knuckles, Vector, Wario, and Bowser), and last but not least, Speed (Sonic, Shadow, Daisy, and Yoshi). Now, we all know that Sonic would do well at track, Bowser at the Hammer throw, and All-Round characters are, well, All-Round. But what on earth (I mean, what not on earth) is this Skill category? Well, Skill would end up being quite good at jumping over hurtles, and jumping and doing tricks on the trampoline. Trampoline? you say? Yes, I have more info on the games we are going to be able to play.
First up, is the track. Well, this is a, what I call, a "tire your arms out sport". You see, all you have to do, is pump your arms upand down, without any hurtles, and without having to steer, so the only way to win, is to pump as fast as you can. Now, this would be no way a Sonic versus Mario sport if that was all! In these games, there are power ups, items to try to blast your opponents, and occasionally, a few power ups you get that are power-downs. And then there is the trying to dodge other peoples weapons. I don't know exactly how it works, but you get the picture. And then, you have to add in, that there are sometimes hurtles!
Next up, is the Field. Here at the Field competitions, they vary much more than at the track. The field competitions have many, many, many jumping. But not only that, but you have to take the angle into account too! The angle is used, in the long jump, triple jump, and the high jump. But the javelin throw, and the pole vault had very sketchy information on it.
Now, although the aquatics can not quite be called a "tire your arms out sport," it can still pack a whallop to your muscles. Especially because each character has their own unique swimming style. This means, that depending on what you like, Bowser could be your fastest character! Now, you've gotta admit, that's kind of weird!
Gymnastics: In gymnastics, there are two competitions, the vault (which is unlocked later in the game) and the trampoline. Now, for fast fingered Wii-mote experts, or button mashers, the trampoline is the game for you. Now, jumping is easy enough (just swing up a split second before touching down), but the game is won (and lost) in the air. A series of button controls and Wii-mote motions, will appear on the screen. The faster you do them, the more points you get.
In the archery game, it is said to feel a whole lot more realistic then the bow-shooting in the Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess. Here, you press A and B, basically pinching the bow, and pull the Wii-mote back, then, onscreen targets will appear, and after aiming and taking the wind into account, you fire, along with a satisfied "twang!" sound comes out of your Wii-mote.
Table Tennis, is a game you would find only in the Sonic versus Mario olympics. And for Wii Play players, it will be very hard to adjust to the very new and different style of playing. The timing is way different, but although not as realistic as real tennis, you can catch your opponent off-guard with power shots and soft shots.
Here there is a game called shooting. Also very close to a shooting game in Wii Play, but once again, much harder. You must move your character through different stations, firing through different targets as fast as you can. As you move along, the targets get faster in moving, and much more force is required to hit them. Therefore it might be easier if you were a power character. Just depends on your preference.
"Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream!" Yeah, there's a rowing game in here, but it stinks. You basically just have to pull the remote and nunchuck back together, to simulate rowing, and when your finished with a few, push random onscreen controls. The beta testers said, "Even the trampoline did the 'simon says' better than this rowing event."
Last and not least, is fencing! This game has three basic controls. Moving away from your opponent, lunging, and parrying. You mix these together in random order, you have a pretty cool event! This game is easily the coolest and unique, and the beta testers said, "...and it looks really cool when Sonic and Mario face off with foils in their hands!"
That's all the info I have gotten on the game. But, keep coming back to see if I update again! Your friend,
CPU12 The Nintendo Freak
Good Luck.

1 comment:

Insanity101 said...

I'm going to hold in all temptation to buy it and wait on getting it for Christmas. At least I'll have that and Galaxy to keep me occupied until Brawl comes out...