WP reports:
''Regardless of any measure of conflict, the nations of our world have always managed to get together in the same place for a few sunny days to enjoy some peaceful, healthy international competition. There is another event that coincides with each Summer Olympic Games, and that's Sega's franchise of the same name that continually manages to disappoint gamers and generally makes the Olympics look a lot cheaper than they really are. Needless to say, Beijing 2008 keeps the tradition alive, with extremely repetitive gameplay that proves once again that if you want to enjoy the Summer Olympics from home, it's better to just watch them.
Event-wise, Beijing 2008 is divided up into various disciplines that range from aquatic, field, gymnastics, shooting, and track to name a few, altogether making just over 36 individual events. That may sound like a lot, but when it comes to actual gameplay, the number is far lower. The game has admittedly expanded upon the number of basic events from the previous Summer Olympics video game, Athens 2004, but because of the repetitive nature of the gameplay, these enhancements carry little importance other than for bragging about the sheer number on the game packaging.''
Amazon have released their video game deal of the day for Thursday.
Nominations for Develop Industry Excellence Awards are unveiled, and two developers are likely to walk away with most of them.
Rockstar and Media Molecule will be contesting for the most category nominations. Rockstar snags six of them with GTA: Chinatown Wars and GTA IV: The Lost and the Damned from Rockstar while Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet alone is nominated for another five.
Wouldn't be surprised if Rockstar takes all their 6 nominations and brings home several prizes =)
Do you still suffer from Olympic fever? Are you constantly checking NBC looking for any glimpse of a balance beam, pool, or waving country flags? Fear not, Summer Athletics is here with your cure. Sure, you would think that an Olympic-styled game would just add fuel to the fire, but Summer Athletics is all but guaranteed to drown it, like Michael Phelps treats other Olympians' dreams.
If you remember the ancient Commodore 64 title, Summer Games, you know what to expect. The title is surprisingly similar, given the twenty-plus years between the two games. You have the option to play a single event, compete in a set of events (including a traditional decathlon), or build an athlete from scratch with career mode. The game gives you twenty-six events to play, in seven different categories. Save the lame career mode and a handful of additional events, it feels strikingly similar to the classic Commodore 64 title, except the older title actually plays better.
"Regardless of any measure of conflict, the nations of our world have always managed to get together[...]"
I stopped reading right after that.
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I rest my case.