Beijing 2008: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games

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Beijing 2008: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games, features gymnastics, track and field, and a plethora of other events that involve using the analogue sticks to maneuver the Olympic competitors into victory. Compete against your friends around the world in multiplayer online gameplay and compare your performance from the online score board. Let the games begin!

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Reminiscent of the classic Track and Field

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Fantastic multiplayer Repetitive gameplay
Intense action

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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