Beijing 2008 (video game)

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Beijing 2008
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Amanda Beard, Tyson Gay, Nastia Liukin and Reese Hoffa appear on the U.S. cover art for the game. [1]
Developer(s) Eurocom
Publisher(s) Sega
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
ReleasePlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
  • AU: June 26, 2008
  • EU: June 27, 2008
  • NA: July 8, 2008
  • JP: July 31, 2008
Windows
  • NA: August 4, 2008
  • AU: August 7, 2008
  • EU: August 8, 2008
  • BRA: September 4, 2008
  • POR: September 8, 2008
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Beijing 2008 is the official Olympic video game of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing. Developed by Eurocom and published by Sega, the game was the second video game based on the 2008 Summer Olympics to be released, the first being the fantasy-based Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games which appeared in late 2007; however, Beijing 2008 is a realistic sports simulation. [1]

Contents

Beijing 2008 features 32 national teams and 38 events.[ citation needed ] In addition, a career mode similar to that seen in Sydney 2000 returned, and for the first time in Olympic video games, an online mode is included.

Disciplines

The following events are in the game: [2]

In addition, the game supports competition in the male decathlon or the female heptathlon, 5, 10 or 20 random events, or all of the events. It is possible to take part in all male and female events individually. [3]

Nations represented

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Playable countries

Reception

Beijing 2008 received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [4] [5] [6] GameSpot said of the game, "rapidly pushing buttons is not fun", and pointed to excessive difficulty. [10] [11] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one three, two fours, and one three for the PlayStation 3 version; and one four, one five, one four, and one three for the Xbox 360 version. [9]

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