Beijing 2008: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games

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  • Beijing 2008: 4th of July Trailer

    Pull up your lawn chair and get ready to enjoy some fireworks! Check out the latest gameplay from the official game of the 2008 Olympics!

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Beijing 2008: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games - PC

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Reminiscent of the classic Track and Field

Of all the button-mashing games of the world, this is among one of the games that will result in sore, blistered thumbs. I found myself resting the controller on my lap for leverage while rotating the analogue stick with the palm of my hand -- it was very tiring after the first 10 minutes. The gymnastics discipline requires a bit of coordination along the lines of rhythm-based games, while aquatics requires strenuous button-mashing and analogue stick-twirling. Playing online competitively can be fun when everyone gets to participate at once (e.g. swimming, racing, or hurdling), but I got impatient waiting for other players to take their turn in events such as the javelin toss.

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