game-worn

this game really is not as cool as it sounds
i saw the other bad reviews for this game and thought that it couldn't really be THAT bad for a hardcore olympic fan like myself...i was wrong! very wrong! firstly the game needs an absolute monster of a machine to run properly...i thought my machine was pretty awesome...but it struggles to run this game. then...the game is so ridiculously difficult that you lose interest after playing it only once or twice. don't waste your money here! the game is a disaster...it really is...listen to the reviews...buy something else!

Beijing Olympics 2008
I bought it for my daughter's laptop, unfortunately her system will not run the game, even though it states it will run on Windows XP. She does however play it on my desktop which is also running Windows XP. She enjoys the game.

Terrible Controls
Lots of potential but has a terrible control system. I bought this game mainly for the track and field portion and while the graphics were very nice the controls (or lack thereof) makes it impossible to be competitive.

Bejing Olympics 2008
I don't know how fun this game is and I can't give an overall rating because this game requires me to purchase a high end video card that would also require me to shell out 0 or more. When selling these video games, it would be nice to know if it is compatible with the system that I have. I am not pleased with my purchase.

10/10
This Is The Only Computer Game I Can Play And I Love It.It Has So Many Events And I Love Each Of Them.It's Great Once You Have Everythink.If You Have A Playstation 2 But Want To Play This Game And Your Computer Dose Not Meet The Standerds Try Athens 2004 For Playstation 2.

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.