It was developed by Eurocom Entertainment and published by a Japanese company, SEGA, the owner of the official Olympic Games video game license, both for winter …

That's what the developer Eurocom managed to deliver in this interactive ode to snow sports.

This unforgiving curve means that most gamers won't be earning a medal anytime soon. This is easily among the most challenging and fun events (and the best looking).

At the beginning of the run, players select the routine.







I suspect that Eurocom, which has occasionally delivered solid gameplay (most arguably in the N64 Mortal Kombat days), put little effort into this one, and it shows.


Vancouver 2010 is a very stripped down and rarely enjoyable game about an event that already has a considerably small following. The Winter Olympics consists of far more events than are represented here, and inexplicably, Eurocom has chosen to select a random assortment of 14 events, each of which can only be competed in the women's or men's division (another arbitrary decision).



When you jump off the ramp, a display pops up with a ball or pair of rotating balls on two concentric circular tracks with green and blue shaded sections, respectively. I'll be playing more of this over the winter, and will hopefully get into some online games if people are still playing.









The only problem I had was with the display, which surrounds your athlete mid air as time slows down. It's not really a complicated control scheme, and considering the actual sequence of actions you often have to perform, it's a smart move on Eurocom's part. London 2012 Olympics - Playstation 3 SEGA. You become so enraptured in sticking the trick that you can't actually watch what she's doing. Then it's just a case of waiting for other players to join and striving for those world records.And with competitive leaderboards for all of the individual events, you can see how your scores and times stack up against the world's best virtual Olympians. All content, games titles, trade names and/or trade dress, trademarks, artwork and associated imagery are trademarks and/or copyright material of their respective owners. 1-4 Players



On the ice rink, there are two speed skating events, the ladies' 500m and the 1,500m, in which you must negotiate tight corners to stay ahead of the pack.You can attempt these events individually in practice mode or take on an entire Olympic campaign. But this may be the least of the wrong turns as you could argue that selecting only a few events allows a focus on gameplay.



The alpine skiing events include the men's super-g and the ladies' giant slalom.

PlayStation 3. The gameplay is, for the most part, uninspired, and the graphics are repetitive and the presentation is noticeably lacking. You can hear the pop of shoulder pads and the crowd's collective sigh, but you can't really see the hit yourself. The graphics convey a great sense of speed, whether you're hurtling down a slope or careering along the bobsleigh track. Details such as the trails left in the snow by skiers also add realism and the sound effects, like the eerie breeze as you're about to begin a jump, add atmosphere.In between events you can enjoy the game's upbeat soundtrack that features current indie and rock acts such as The Dollyrots and Sum 41.Vancouver 2010 brings 14 Winter Olympic events to your PlayStation 3, each with their own control systems to master and strategies to perfect.


This is a welcome addition and puts the player right into the middle of the action in a nice way, but it makes executing jumps and judging turns a bit more difficult.

It's an interesting concept.









The fact is there's not much difference between sledding whether you go down face first, with a partner, or on your back.



are the norm. Overall, gameplay reflects the incredible difficulty of being an Olympic athlete, and unmanageable turns at breakneck speed, overcompensating, etc. It really forces you to think like a champion as you select your tricks, mixing a simpler trick with something more difficult to maximize your points.

the Summer Olympics, but even that can't help distract from the fact that we'd rather be watching the playoffs of most any other professional sport.



Among the events are probably some of the most recognizable competitions like Speed Skating, Freestyle Aerials, and Slalom.

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On the starter's signal, you must repeatedly tap the X button to build up speed and then negotiate your way through a series of gates using the left stick. Vancouver 2010: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games is a sports video game, licensed by the Olympic Committee.

• Experience the thrill and adrenaline of the Olympic Winter Games As the official game of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver 2010 is an accurate depiction of the biggest event in alpine sports.The graphics convey a great sense of speed, whether you're hurtling down a slope or careering along the bobsleigh track.


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