Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)

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Description

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is a sports game with the official license of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and a crossover franchise from the Mario and the Sonic universe similar to Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.

It takes place at the Vancouver Winter Olympics of 2010. Like the previous game, the 27 events are presented as motion-based mini-games. Aside from the main events there are a series of Dream Events that have enhanced features and visuals. Some of the events can optionally be played using the balance board peripheral. Events include for instance skiing, snowboarding, bobsleigh, ice hockey, figure skating and more. The games can be played individually or in a festival mode that spans 17 days.

You can go shopping for various items to use in the game including costumes for your Miis and decorations for your equipment. Bowser Jr, Donkey Kong, Metal Sonic, and Silver have been added as playable characters. Multiplayer is available through cooperative and competitive game modes.

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Alternate Titles

• "Mario & Sonic Op De Olympische Winterspelen" -- Dutch title
• "Mario & Sonic Bei Den Olympischen Winterspielen" -- German title

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Hedgehogs
• Console Generation Exclusives: Wii
• Franchise crossovers
• IOC licensees
• Mario games
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series
• Setting: City - Vancouver
• Sonic the Hedgehog universe
• Theme: Olympics

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Critic Reviews

Official Nintendo Magazine	Oct 16, 2009	90 out of 100	90
Play.tm	Nov 06, 2009	78 out of 100	78
4Players.de	Oct 16, 2009	77 out of 100	77
GamesNation	Oct 15, 2009	7.6 out of 10	76
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Oct 16, 2009	7.5 out of 10	75
The Telegraph	Nov 02, 2009	7 out of 10	70
Jeuxvideo.com	Oct 12, 2009	14 out of 20	70
WiiDSFrance	Nov 10, 2009	7 out of 10	70
Cubed3	Oct 27, 2009		70
Gamervision	Oct 28, 2009	6.75 out of 10	68

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