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       Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games
       By: SUPER WAHA Date: July 29, 2010, 9:27 pm
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       Mario And Sonic At The Olympic Games is a sports game developed
       by Sega. It was published by Nintendo for Japan and by Sega for
       North America, Europe and all other regions.The game is
       officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
       through exclusive licensee International Sports Multimedia. The
       game is the first official crossover title to feature characters
       from both Mario and Sonic The Hedgehog's respective series. It
       was released on the Wii in November 2007 and the Nintendo DS
       handheld in early 2008, and is the first official video game of
       the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
       Mario & Sonic on the Wii and DS is a collection of twenty-four
       events based on the Olympic Games. Players can assume the role
       of a Nintendo or Sega character while competing against the
       others in these events. Players use the Wii Remote to mimic
       actions performed in real life sports, such as swinging a
       paddle. The DS version utilize the stylus and button controls.
       Both games closely follow rules and regulations of the specific
       sports. Sega adopted the IOC's mission of promoting a sporting
       spirit and its desire to interest young people in the Olympics
       by using its characters. Due to the aforementioned and the
       atmosphere of competitive sportsmanship the Olympics had to
       offer, Sega received approval by Nintendo to include Mario in
       the game with Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog is the protagonist of
       the video game series released by Sega in order to provide the
       company with a mascot to rival Nintendo's flagship character
       Mario in the early 1990s.
       Overall, critics praised the multiplayer interaction of the Wii
       game and variety of events of both versions. However, reviewers
       criticized the Wii version for its lack of simplicity and its DS
       counterpart for not offering the same interaction between
       players. The Wii title was awarded the "Best Wii game of 2007"
       at the Games Convention in Leipzig. A sequel titled Mario &
       Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games was released in October 2009
       for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, following the
       commercial success of its predecessor which has sold over ten
       million units.
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