Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games is coming to the Xbox 360, PS3 and the PC (aww…no Wii) on 8th July 2008, exactly one month before the official Games commences in Beijing. GameSpot has the hands-on review on this Beijing 2008 game which will be more fun for multiplayers.
Beijing 2008 uses some rather unorthodox controls, so once you’ve picked your sport and nation, your first point of call will be to check out the training mode. As you move between sports you’ll notice some repetition in the way events are handled from a control standpoint, but given the sheer breadth of choice of sports available, you’ll want to watch the tutorial at least once before you attempt having a go. Athletic sprint events use either a rapidly waggled left or right analog stick, or A and B alternating button press combo to build up speed. It can get a bit rough on the wrists and fingers, and we see the potential for a controller or two getting busted along the way given the speed at which you’ll need to mash or waggle to be competitive against the game’s AI.
Because this is a sports title and one that should bring out the competitor in everybody, multiplayer appears to have been given plenty of attention. In addition to offline two-player matches and system link, gamers will be able to go head-to-head over Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network and compete for high scores and fast times using the game’s online leaderboards.
You can preorder Beijing 2008 @ Amazon
The Microsoft Xbox 360 version
The Sony PS3 version
The PC version
