Mario & Sonic: At The Olympic Games for Nintendo Wii

Pros: Good visuals, great controls, lots of events and variety...
Cons: Too many non-skippable bits between events

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

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: Really nice graphics
Cons: Too many boring games and filler content

There are way too many games for the Nintendo Wii that are just a collection of lame mini-games, and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is one of them. Out of all the different Olympic events you can play in this game, many of them play just ...

Pros: More exercise than we usually get.
Cons: Kids and guests may not like the game.

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: Lots of events, multi-player, cute graphics, non-sports side games
Cons: Wii remote actions non-intuitive and repetitive, fewer than half events worth playing again

I’m reviewing this game after several weekend's worth of game play, having rented it. We don’t have an instruction manual. We're a two adult, two kid household. Olympics can be played by 1 to 4 players. Many of the events use the nunchuck. ...

Pros: Extensive playing time, variety of games and skills used, family friendly, multiplayer
Cons: No provision for left handers, incomplete/confusing instructions

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.

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 ...

Pros: Variety of Events, Many Characters, Active Gameplay
Cons: Some events are too easy while others are highly difficult

I consider myself to be in good shape. After all, I compete in Triathlons. And I'm an avid video game player. These two things combined seemed to make Wii Olympics my kind of game. And right I was. My friend and I rented this and played it ...

Pros: Lots of variety. Fun for whole family, challenging.
Cons: No "ramp up", force of remote action too dictating in some events.

There are more than 20 different events to compete in, and most events are turn-based (up to 4 people can play, using one remote). The player you choose to be also greatly effects the play--some are more skilled, some have greater power, etc., but it's ...

Pros: Makes you move. Nostalgic. Good family (multiplayer) game. Some Party Games.
Cons: Impossible to win events. Some events have to be replayed to figure out.

Another Christmas has passed and another game for our Wii placed under our tree. Finally broke this game out and really played it. This game was on our Christmas list for the multiplayer ability and the "party" game potential it has. After playing a ...

Pros: Fun events, Motion controls work well
Cons: No long lasting appeal

Nothing about this game stood out to me as something that was worth the fifty dollars paid for it. It definitely did entertain me, but has very little long lasting appeal to it, and just wasn't special in any way. Maybe its worth buying a used ...

Pros: Addictive
Cons: Addictive

~~**~~ 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: Variety of activities, good clean fun
Cons: none

My family has owned this game for about a month, and we are still enjoying it. This was the first game we purchased with our brand new Wii, and it turned out to be a great choice. We had so much fun playing it together that we went out and bought more ...

Pros: Fun, 4 player, provides arm work out
Cons: lots to memorize and remember for controlling.  timely.

My husband and I wanted another game to add to our collection.   We are into action games and enjoyed the sports that came with our Wii.   We also knew we wanted something that required movement (not playing sitting on the ...

Pros: Fun and Intuitive, Light Aerobic Workout, Teaches Olympic Game Events
Cons: Only has the summer Olympic events, no winter

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 ...