Celebrity Sports Showdown

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Celebrity Sports Showdown
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Developer(s) EA Canada
Publisher(s) EA Sports Freestyle
Platform(s) Wii
Release
  • NA: October 20, 2008 [1]
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Celebrity Sports Showdown is a sports video game for the Wii developed by EA Canada, and was the first title released under the EA Sports Freestyle label. [2] The game features ten sporting and musical celebrities competing against each other in a number of sporting events. [1] Through playing the twelve mini-games, a number of non-celebrity characters can be unlocked as well.

Contents

Gameplay

Similar to other sports games collections on the Wii such as Wii Sports , Big Beach Sports and Deca Sports , Celebrity Sports Showdown uses the motion detection of the Wii Remote for control. For example, in the canoeing event players must hold the Wii Remote sideways while performing a rowing motion as with a real set of paddles, while the inner tube and skiing events use quick gestures to perform tricks or jumps as the player tilts the controller to steer. [3]

Players can compete either on their own or in a team of up to four members. [4]

Celebrities

Sports

Reception

Celebrity Sports Showdown received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 50/100 based on 12 reviews. [5]

Ellie Gibson of Eurogamer gave the game a 6/10, praising it for having "decent" mini-games but criticizing the game's presentation for being "rubbish" in terms of the character design and level art. [6] Matt Casamassina of IGN was less forgiving of the game, giving it 4/10 while criticizing its selection of mini-games, implementation of the Wii's controls, and depiction of the celebrities. [7]

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