Embrace the competitive spirit of the worlds most prestigious sporting event, represent your country and bring home the gold. Appearing on next-gen consoles, the game promises to deliver a far more entertaining and immersive Olympic experience with superior graphics capturing the fine emotional detail of each event, where a fraction of a second means the difference between winning and losing. Brand new game play mechanics challenge a players time, speed and coordination.
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Compete alone or with up to seven friends online, players will strive to break records as they lead their chosen country to victory. This summer, everyone will want to show their patriotism and bring home the gold.
Game features:
38 Official Events: Across ten Olympic disciplines, represent the country of your choice and compete for honour in Track and Field, Aquatics, Gymnastics, Cycling, Judo, Table tennis, Kayaking and many more.
In depth Career and Competition modes: Organise your daily schedule and customize your chosen team with agility, power, stamina and speed for competition in over 38 events. Or in competition mode participate with up to three friends in either a single or multi-event challenge.
Innovative Gameplay Mechanics: Use a variety of controls across all the events including a time based system where timing, power and angle are essential, rhythm based play that requires skill of increasing and maintaining speed, and a targeting system to assist in aiming.
Global Online Competition: Choose your country and become a member of the Olympic team and face challenges from across all nations. A multitude of online features such as exhibition events, ghost times and leader boards will allow players to prove themselves before the world.
Capturing the Olympic Spirit: The official video game of the Beijing Olympics 2008 offers full branding, realistic recreations of the official Olympic stadiums. The game offers you a chance to soak up the atmosphere of this prestigious worldwide and bring home the gold!