Mario & Sonic: At The Olympic Games Wii

Pros: Fun and Intuitive, Light Aerobic Workout, Teaches Olympic Game Events

Cons: Only has the summer Olympic events, no winter

The Bottom Line: Break a sweat and some Olympic records

Review: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Nintendo Wii is a great game for multiple reasons. The game is based on the 2008 summer Olympics, so if you are a fan of the winter Olympics then you may want to look away but if you love the summer Olympic ...

Pros: Offers plenty of games and missions that make this a game to play often

Cons: Sometimes the running games are frustrating to try and win against computers

The Bottom Line: Great sports game for the whole family and parties with active movements.

Review: This quickly became one of my favorite Nintendo Wii games. There are a lot of different summer Olympic sports to try and all use the Wii remote and/or nunchuck to make you feel kind of like you are really doing the sports. I love how every event can be ...

Pros: Addictive

Cons: Addictive

The Bottom Line: Buy it - it's fun

Review: ~~**~~ Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games ~~** Bicep strain - not normally a condition I'd encourage, but for the sake of entertainment, it's a necessary bi-product. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (or M&S as I shall refer to it) has enthralled me ...

Pros: Uses all aspects of Wii remote, lots of different events

Cons: You get tired easily and your arms ache the next day!!!!!!!

The Bottom Line: 10/10 Seriously brilliant game

Review: This is quite possibly the best game I have ever bought. It’s so much fun and keeps you occupied for hours (as long as you don’t tire easily!!). There are many different events to compete in such as trampolining, archery, long jump and hurdles. All of ...

Pros: picture clarity, price, ease of button use

Cons: sound quality

The Bottom Line: A good buy for it's ease of use, price and features. Recommended.

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Pros: Good visuals, great controls, lots of events and variety...

Cons: Too many non-skippable bits between events

The Bottom Line: Mario and Sonic at the Olympics is a good single player and great multi-player game.  Will burn off a few calories too!

Review: Mario and Sonic at the Olympics is a great little sports game for the Nintendo WII starring, as you might have gathered, Mario, Sonic, and a range of other video game characters who've appeared in their games.  The setting is - wait for it - ...

Pros: 20 different games, good graphics, easy to learn, good visual tips for children

Cons:

Cost, extra controllers are not cheap

The Bottom Line: This is a great game, with realistic looking Olympic events.  Such a healthy way for kids to enjoy video games.

Review: Last year I attended a vision therapy class, and the Dr. giving the class convinced me that hand held video games are not the best for children's vision and eye health.Since that time, I have been limiting the amount of time that my eight ...

Pros: More exercise than we usually get.

Cons: Kids and guests may not like the game.

The Bottom Line: This is a fun multi-player game. Player must be willing to repeat the same tasks over and over.

Review: This game was pretty far down on my wish list, however we came across a used copy in the game store. There were several reasons why I wanted this game. One of the reasons we chose this game was to have a party game for guests. We do have Mario ...

Pros: Extensive playing time, variety of games and skills used, family friendly, multiplayer

Cons: No provision for left handers, incomplete/confusing instructions

The Bottom Line: Despite its idiosyncrasies, this is an excellent game for individual and group play across the age spectrum.

Review: We are a two adult, no children household. We look for Wii games that are suitable for many players (we like to have friends over to play), and that are very engaging, and fun. We don't like war/shooter games or games that are too juvenile. We also try ...

Pros: Lots of different events, challenging, good for kids and adults.

Cons: Can be difficult at times, sore arm muscles, some events repetative, hard to figure out.

The Bottom Line: I recommend this game for kids or adults, because its a challenge and a good workout!

Review: After playing many games for the Wii and learning the ins and outs of the Wii controllers...this game pushes the limits of what these controllers can do. Every aspect of the AD accelerometers are put to use in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. From ...