Beijing Olympics 2008
Manufacturer: Sega Of America, Inc.
In Beijing 2008: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games, players will embrace the competitive spirit of the world’s most prestigious sporting event and represent their country as they compete for the highest honor--the Gold Medal. Appearing on next generation consoles, the game promises to deliver a far more entertaining and immersive Olympic experience with superior graphics capturing the detail of each event where a fraction of a second means the difference between winning and losing. With brand new gameplay mechanics challenging their speed, time and coordination, players will strive to break records alone or with up to seven friends online as they lead the US team to victory in 38 authentic Olympic events. This summer, everyone will want to show their patriotism and bring home the Gold. Features:
- Over 30 Official Events and National Teams: Across 10 authentic-looking stadiums, players will represent the country of their choice and compete in such sports as Track & Field, Aquatics, Gymnastics, Cycling, Judo, Table Tennis and Canoe-Kayak for the highest honor.
- In-Depth Olympic Games and Competition Modes: In Olympic Games mode, players will organize their daily schedule and customize their national teams with agility, power, stamina and speed for competition in 38 events. With up to three friends, players will participate in either single or multi-event challenges in Competition mode.
- New Gameplay Mechanics: There are a variety of controls across all events, including a time-based system where timing, power and angle are essential, a rhythm-based method that requires increasing and sustaining speed, and a targeting system to aid players in accurately hitting targets.
- In the Zone: Pulls players right into the athlete’s mind, getting them closer to the action and giving them time to accurately control every move.
- Global Online Competition: As a member of the aspiring US Olympic Team, players will face challengers from across nations. A multitude of online features, including exhibition events, and leaderboards will allow players to prove themselves before the world.
- Capturing the Olympic Spirit: As the exclusive official video game, Beijing 2008 offers an authentic look and feel of the Games, ultra-realistic recreations of the Beijing stadiums and a chance to soak up the atmosphere from the Olympic Host City in your own home.
Lowest Used Price: USD 4.89
Lowest New Price: USD 17.35
- As the exclusive official video game, Beijing 2008 offers over 30 official events and national teams
- Create the atmosphere of the Olympic Host City in your own home
- Sports include: Track & Field, Aquatics, Gymnastics, Cycling, Judo, Table Tennis and Canoe-Kayak
- Online features including exhibition events and leaderboards
- New gameplay mechanics including time, rhythm, and targeting based systems
Edition: Jewel Case
Model: 69018
Release Date: 2008-07-08
Unknown: English
VERY disapointed!
I am not happy overall with the game at all. I bought it in 2008 even before I had a PS3 and today I finally was able to play it (2 yrs later) and don't know if it was worth the wait. The only good sport I enjoy playing is Gymnastics. The events are great and realistic in form. The falls and wobbles really are realistic and being a huge gymnastics fan myself I give it 5 stars BUT that is the only good thing.
The track and field is a HUGE disappointment! I loved the 100m in 2004 and 2000 games for playstation but surprisingly the track for this game is HORRIBLE. In the beginning you have to hold on the L2 or L1 button but it cant hit the red or you'll false start but its hard so you always end up either false staring or starting much later than the other competitors, on top of that usually like in the 2004 video game even if you start late you can still catch up well not in this game. I literally can not do better than last place because it is virtually impossible to stay with the group no matter how hard I mash the buttons, its ridiculous and very frustrating!
Other games like table tennis, judo and kayak are also frustrating, way too complicated to understand what buttons to press and when, same for the diving, it just fails completely. Such a shame!
it could be nicer than this !!
frankly its a nice game, mostly, except some games inside which is really silly, i mean the way u have to play it to get the score, like Hammer..
generally . .i had fun with this game
Fun Button Masher
Having grown up in the Atari age with stuff like 'Decathlon' and then later with 'Track and Field' on the NES, I think I can appreciate a button mashing sports game like this game more than alot of people can. It's not rocket science gameplay here...it all comes down to how fast you can tap the buttons, twirl the control sticks, aim, or press the right button combinations. So for today's sports game fan...it may be too 'simple.'
Quite honestly, I think sports games have gotten too complex anyways. Theres too much focus on strategy and pressing 6 button combos to perform one particular move. A game like this is actually a refreshing step into retro-style gaming. For the bargain price it is now, it's a cool collection of about 50 Olympic mini-games that you can mess around with for an hour and then leave it. If you're looking for something with more depth, you're better off looking elsewhere. But if you want simple, NES-era button mashing fun (that will make your arm sore), give this one a look. It's not nearly as bad as its made out to be. It's just a matter of preference.
Altho I WILL admit that the kayak controls stink...
Same old same old
I believe this game is well designed and the graphics are amazing but the game play is not very entertaining. I played this for a couple of weeks and their is a reson the price is so low on the used market. Save your money for another game unless you are a huge fan of olympic sports. I think it would be more entertaining to incorporate some sort of career mode or training mode for athelets. They might even try "create an athlete." Sega should take a lesson from the EA sports franchise and let users become part of the action.
Be prepared to ruin your controllers
Since the Olympics are over, I got a great deal on this game and decided to give it a try. I was hoping the gameplay would be more modern than the button mashing games but it actually is worse.
There are 38 games total, most are either fusturating, tiring or both.
All games that involve running such as all track events and many field events require you to either button mash the X and Circle buttons or move the right and left analog sticks back an forth. Cycling requires you to rotate either the left or analog stick for around 4 minutes. After 2 days and maybe 90 minutes total of playing this game, I noticed the analog sticks on my controller were a lot more loose compared the way they were before I opened the game. I am sure if I keep playing these events, the controller will be worn down very quickly.
All events that require a starting timer like running and swimming have a meter. This meter either almost always gives you a false start or you end up starting the race too late and can't catch up.
Other events such as Floor Exercises use the timing of the buttons but don't give you enough notice of what button needs to be pressed.
Some events like Archery are fun except that you need an almost perfect score just to advance past the first round.
Overall, the game can be fun at times but most of the time you are going to be fusturated and in the process ruining your controller or controllers if you play multiplayer mode.