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Abstract: The Official Videogame of the 2008 Beijing Olympics lives up to the standards set by every other Olympic videogame released so far. And that isn’t a good thing. It is brutally difficult and features outdated button mashing controls to produce one of th...
Abstract: Considering that every major sporting event comes with a licensed videogame companion these days, its hardly surprising to note that the looming summer Olympics in China have spawned an official Beijing 2008 title to help squeeze yet more profit from ...
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Published: 2008-07-28, Author: Tom , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: Who knew qualifying for the Olympics could be so difficult? Instead of a worldwide competition crafted around ideas that fit in with the modern gaming landscape, this is just an archaic compilation of mostly old, painful gameplay techniques that wore o...
Archaic, blistercausing controls, Way too difficult, Only 32 countries, with no real participants, Levelup system goes against reality, Lousy tutorials.
Beijing 2008 proves beyond a doubt that rapidly pushing buttons is not fun. ...
Abstract: Name: Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic GamesGenre: Sports - OlympicsPlatform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC (Reviewed on Xbox 360)The Summer Olympics are right around the corner, and that means it's the season for Olympic video game. This yea...
Abstract: Konami's Track & Field arcade cabinet came out in 1983. It was a blend of Olympic-themed, multi-sport action characterized by manic button pressing won a lot of gamers over (especially when the game was ported to the NES).Here we are, 25 years later, a...
Abstract: Beijing also carries on the tradition of previous ‘Olympic’ games by including the same old button mashing system for most of the events. It is very reminiscent to the classic Track & Field title by Konami, which went a long way to set the pace for the...
