Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games features 16 Olympic events including Track and Field, Archery, Skeet Shooting, Cycling Pursuit and 10m Platform Diving, the last two being exclusive to the DS version of the game. Try your hand at fun Dream events, including Dream Canoe, Dream Boxing, Dream Basketball and Dream Long Jump You’ll use the Touch Screen and stylus for many of the events, jumping, swimming, running and flipping your way through competitions to win the gold. In several track events, for example, you’ll make quick strokes to build speed and then deliver one key stroke to activate jumps or throw things. Sonic, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Tails and 12 more characters from the Mario and Sonic franchises are ready to take their shot at a place on the podium. Each character has his or her special talents and athletic capabilities to the competitions. With the wireless capabilities of Nintendo DS, you can challenge three other players to the game’s events through either DS Download Play or Multi-Card multiplayer match-ups. With DS Download Play, you use just one Game Card to compete against others, Platforms: Nintendo DS