To focus on the faster paced events like bobsleighing, ski jumping and speed skating, the number of events have been cut down from 36 to 14, which makes the game get repetitive rather quickly with bobsleigh, skeleton and luge all on the same track. There is also only one course for downhill skiing and slalom. This also means that some of the slower events are missing, such as curling, figure skating, ice hockey and cross country skiing. If these events were left in the game then there would be more variety, with the contrast between the fast paced runs down a mountain in the slalom to the skill of curling.
PSX Extreme writes: "It seems that every time they try to do a game based on the Olympics, everything falls to pieces. The last attempt – centered on the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing – failed miserably due to ridiculous mechanics, clunky and sometimes impossible control, lackluster technicals and an almost complete lack of pageantry and theatricality. The latter is part of what makes the Olympics great, if we've already forgotten, and while Vancouver 2010 still lacks that, Eurocom made good strides in righting many of the past wrongs."
3djuegos: In an effort to recoup the mediocre Beijing 2008, SEGA revitalizes its Olympic franchise with a much greater Vancouver 2010. We are not in the final title of Olympic sports, but to a very serious leap forward and before a title is not negligible.
Mondoxbox: Vancouver 2010 offers fourteen disciplines including Downhill, Ski jumping, Snowboarding, Skating, Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton. These are playable in four different ways, Olympic Games, Training, Challenges and local and online multiplayer.
