Mario & Sonic At The Olympics goes gold

Ritu SrivastavaOct 13 2007

SEGA of America finally announced thatMario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, for the Wii home video game system, has gone gold and it will ship to retail in North America on November 3, 2007, two weeks earlier than originally anticipated.

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With the impressive list of Olympic events, the game is equipped with exciting sports action. The gamers would be able to compete as or against a range of familiar characters, including Mario, Sonic, Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi and Tails. One can select his favorite character and race with the likes of Mario and Sonic down the 100m track, leap over the high jump or churn water in a swimming heat. Players can use one of 16 characters; 8 from the world of Mario and 8 from the world of Sonic. The Wii controls are specifically created to replicate the actions.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is only a full lineup of real life Olympic events but there is also unique series of exclusive "Dream Events", which is a single as well as multiplayer game. The Dream Event includes wide range of color games like universes that include objects and power-ups that will either improve players' game or bring down their opponent.

Image: Wii Media

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