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Mario And Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games

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Mario And Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games
The PAL Boxart (Note the New Pegi Logo)
Developer(s)

Sega Japan[1]

Publishers(s)

JP Nintendo[1]
NA Sega[1]
EU Sega[1]

Designer(s)

Shigeru Miyamoto[1]

Release date(s)

Wii
JP November 5, 2009
KO November 19, 2009
NA October 13, 2009
EU October 16, 2009
AUS October 15, 2009

Nintendo DS
JP November 19, 2009
NA October 13, 2009
EU October 16, 2009
AUS October 15, 2009

Genre(s)

Sports game

Mode(s)

Single-player, Multiplayer

Platform(s)

Wii, Nintendo DS

Media

Wii Optical Disc, Nintendo DS Game Card

Input

Wii:
Wii Remote and Nunchuk, Wii Balance Board
DS:
D-pad, microphone,
stylus and touchscreen

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (マリオ&ソニック AT バンクーバーオリンピック? - "Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Olympics") is a sports game by Sega, published by Nintendo in Japan and by Sega in North America and Europe. The game is officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through exclusive licensee "International Sports Multimedia". The game is the third official crossover title to feature characters from both Mario and Sonic The Hedgehog's respective universes. It's been released on the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS on October 13, 2009, and is the first announced video game based around the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1]

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games enable players to assume the role of a Mario or Sonic character while competing against the others in Winter Olympic events.[1] The EU release was on October 16th, 2009.

Contents

Gameplay

Some of the events in the Wii game use the Balance Board accessory. The multiplayer mode offers "co-op and competitive gameplay" whereas the DS version uses its wireless capabilities.[1]

Development

In January 2009, an article in the Spanish Nintendo magazine Nintendo Acción mentioned a sequel to Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, to be created for the 2010 Winter Olympics.[2] Both IGN and Eurogamer received confirmation on the games' existence, with IGN stating that game would be officially announced within the following month.[3][4] Dennis Kim, licensing and merchandising director for the event, stated in February that a Mario & Sonic title "[is] being discussed and planned for Vancouver". Kim also stated that Vancouver 2010 and the IOC will share royalties from this game.[5]

The official announcement did arrive within the month as predicted, the game's title being given as Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games at a joint press release by Sega and Nintendo on February 12, 2009.[1]

Events

Confirmed events include:

DS Version

Skeleton Race - lie on your stomach on a sled.

Snowboard Cross - Combination of skateboarding, skiing, and surfing.

Figure Skating - Dance gracefully across the ice to score points.

Bobsleigh - Race down the course with a team, avoiding walls to maintain boost.

Wii Version

Alpine Skiing - slalom through gates at high speeds.

Bobsleigh - shows multi player features, four players can line up and work together to hop on the bobsleigh while speeding down the track.

Speedskating - lean forward while swinging your arms, you must keep an even pace to win.

Ice Hockey - play ice hockey in team of four.

Figure Skating[6] - dance greatly on ice by swinging the Wii remote.

Dream Snowboarding - Snowboard through various areas from both Sonic and Mario's worlds.

Dream Snowball Fighting - Throw snowballs at your opponent while avoiding Mario-themed threats.

Dream Gliding - Fly about attempting to knock down robots, as well as other opponents.

Characters

The cast consists of the full roster from the previous game, as well as some new characters.

Sonic the Hedgehog series

Playable Characters

Icon Name Ability Type Special Emblem
Sonic the Hedgehog Speed Spin Dash File:Sonic flag.jpg
Tails Skill Tailspin Flight File:Tails flag.jpg
Knuckles the Echidna Power Screw Driver File:Knuckles flag.jpg
Amy Rose All-Around Pink Typhoon File:Amy flag.jpg
Shadow the Hedgehog Speed Chaos Boost File:Shadow flag.jpg
Metal Sonic Speed Air Boost File:MetalSonic flag.jpg
Vector the Crocodile Power Head Slide File:Vector flag.jpg
Dr. Eggman Skill Egg Spin File:Robotnik flag.jpg
Blaze the Cat All-Around Quick Tornado File:Blaze flag.jpg
Silver the Hedgehog Skill Levitate File:Silver flag.jpg

Boss Characters

Icon Name Ability Type Event
Jet the Hawk Speed
  • Snowboard Cross (Wii)
  • Deluxe Halfpipe (DS)
E-123 Omega Skill
  • Speed Skating 500m (Individual Festival) (Wii)
  • Short Track Relay (Team Festival) (Wii)
  • Intense Short Track (DS)
Eggman Nega Skill
  • Ski Cross (Wii)
  • Skeleton & Nordic Combined (DS)
Rouge the Bat All-Around Figure Skating

Additional Sonic Characters

Referee Characters VIP Characters Audience Characters In event Characters

Super Mario Series

Playable Characters

Icon Name Ability Type Special Emblem
Mario All-Around Spin File:Mario flag.jpg
Luigi All-Around Luigi Rocket File:Luigi flag.jpg
Peach Skill Mid-Air Float File:Peach flag.jpg
Yoshi Speed Flutter Jump File:Yoshi flag.jpg
Daisy Speed Flower Trampoline File:Daisy flag.jpg
Wario Power Wario Waft File:Wario flag.jpg
Waluigi Skill Air Swim File:Waluigi flag.jpg
Bowser Power Spinning Shell File:Bowser flag.jpg
Bowser Jr. All-Around Back Spin Shell File:Bowser jr flag.jpg
Donkey Kong Power Hand Slap Dash File:DK flag.jpg

Boss Characters

Icon Name Ability Type Event
Big Bullet Bill[9] Speed
  • Skeleton (Individual Festival)
  • Bobsleigh (Team Festival)
  • Blazing Bobsleigh (DS)
King Boo[9] Skill
  • Alpine Skiing(Wii)
  • Giant Slalom (Individual Festival on Wii and DS)
Dry Bowser[9] Power
  • Ice Hockey (Wii)
  • Curling Bowling (DS)
  • Super Sonic Downhill (DS)
Dry Bones[9] All-Around
  • Ice Hockey (alongside Dry Bowser)
  • Curling (Team Festival & DS)

Additional Mario Characters

Referee Characters VIP Characters Audience Characters In event Characters

Other

  • Mii (Wii Version Only)
  • Santa Claus (Only During December as a VIP)

Locations

Sonic Stages

Mario Stages

  • Mario Circuit
  • Good Egg Galaxy
  • Bowser's Castle
  • Sherbet Land
  • Cool, Cool Mountain
  • Dream Figure Skating features 3 Mario backgrounds: World 1, Bowser's Castle, and Peach's Castle.

Face-Offs

Between each character, each have their own rival as based on either mission mode or by the starting prologue. Here are the following face-offs:

  • Sonic vs. Mario
  • Tails vs. Yoshi
  • Blaze vs. Daisy
  • Amy vs. Peach
  • Vector vs. Donkey Kong
  • Dr. Eggman vs. Bowser
  • Shadow vs. Luigi
  • Knuckles vs. Wario
  • Silver vs. Waluigi
  • Metal Sonic vs. Bowser Jr.

Artwork & Screenshots

Screenshots

A Screenshot taken from a video showing Ice Hockey and Charmy as a referee.

A screenshot showing Espio as a referee(taken from a video).

E-123 Omega's appearance.

Bowser Jr. Snowboarding (taken from the official website.)

Silver Skiing (taken from the official website.)

Bowser Jr., Silver, and Sonic Skiing.(taken from the official website.)

Metal Sonic winning a race.

Screenshot of the DS version's adventure mode.

An example of a Dream Event on the DS Version.

Peach, Blaze, and Mario in Radical Highway.

Donkey Kong in Hockey event.

The four females from the Prequel

Donkey Kong in Radical Highway

Bowser and Dr. Robotnik in Radical Highway

Mario and Amy in Radical Highway

A screenshot of festival mode.

A screenshot of Yoshi and Silver giving each other a high-five.

A screenshot of Dry Bowser.

Official Artwork

Team Sonic

Amy Rose

Blaze the Cat

Blaze the Cat

Doctor Robotnik

Knuckles the Echidna

Knuckles the Echidna

Metal Sonic

Shadow the Hedgehog

Silver the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog

Tails

Vector the Crocodile

Team Mario

Bowser

Bowser Jr

Princess Daisy

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong

Luigi

Mario

Peach

Peach

Waluigi

Wario

Yoshi

Boxart artwork

The Wii version boxart

The Nintendo DS version boxart

Decals

Note: - This gallery consists of artwork that made its debut in this game. The artwork for the other characters was recycled from previous Sonic and Mario games.

Sonic the Hedgehog

Blaze the Cat

Silver the Hedgehog

Vector the Crocodile

Metal Sonic

Dr. Robotnik

Donkey Kong

Princess Peach

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Sega press release (12-2-2009): Mario and Sonic Head to the Slopes in Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
  2. ↑ Kat Bailey (22-1-09): Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games Sequel May Be On The Way, 1UP.com
  3. ↑ Ellie Gibson, (22-1-2009): Mario & Sonic Olympics 2 on the way, Eurogamer
  4. ↑ Matt Casamassina (22-1-2009): Rumor: Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics, IGN
  5. ↑ Damian Inwood (8-2-2009):Mario and Sonic will be part of video-game deal for 2010 Games, The Province newspaper
  6. ↑ ToTheGame (4-6-2009):Screenshot of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (NINTENDO Wii) ToTheGame.com
  7. ↑ Gametrailer:Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter games Ice Hockey GameplayGametrailer
  8. ↑ YoutubeM & S FootageYoutube
  9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Trailer

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