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| From: Eidos
Category: Video Games
List Price: £14.99
Buy New: £7.87
You Save: £7.12 (47%)
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Rating:  4 reviews
Platform: Playstation2
Genre: sports-and-oudoors-games
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 4017244020523
Release Date: August 15, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: UK Seller - still factory wrapped and in perfect condition. Posted using Royal Mail recorded delivery
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| Customer Reviews:
 Requires More Skill Than Button Bashing! September 18, 2008
S. Smith (UK)
Normally most Olympic video games are just button mashing games (not that there's anything wrong with that really, but my fingers hurt after Beijing on the PS3!) however this ones more balanced.
Yes you've still got some of them but the swimming events are more to do with timing and spinning the analogue sticks at a certain rhythm which I found really hard for some reason. The field events are about timing as well as button mashing and there are some other random sports too.
Overall this isn't a major step on from say Athens or Beijing but for anyone after their button mashing, simon says gameplay you get a bucket load here. Its got a nice career mode too but is best played with a multi tap!
 Had to check I wasn't playing on a Commodore 64 August 31, 2008
Amazon Fan (Shropshire)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I absolutely loved Athens 2004 and it's a great fun Olympic game to play with friends - in fact after playing it I briefly started training myself for the 08 games with regular runs to our local chip shop once a week. So 4 years later of being a hermit I waited patiently for Beijing Olympics 2008 - but hold on - no new Olympic game for the Playstation2 - Beijing 2008 is only available on the PS3 and Xbox.
Ok after a few tears and a little disappointed I discover Summer Athletics for a rather good price - Unfortunately now I can see why it was so cheep!!!!!
It looks like this game has been put together in a couple of weeks by the same people who made games for the VIC-20. The graphics belong in the early eighties, the sound is poor and the game play is just completely naff, in fact a threw it in the bin.
So I wondered if I was being too harsh and so got the game out the bin removed the vegetable peelings and popped it back in the PS2 - No it's still god dam awful - this game should have not of been realised it's not even worth a Tenner - Sony you should be ashamed. Also be aware that the pictures on the box are illustrations and look nothing like the in-game graphics - a bit of a con if you ask me?
Looks like I may have to upgrade my system and buy the proper Beijing 2008.
The game did come in handy as a rather nice coffee cup mat so I did do my bit for re-cycling you'll be pleased to know.
great game, lots of fun and addictive August 22, 2008
ads (uk)
offers lots of variety and good for multiplayer as well with friends, controls take a bit of getting used for some events but worth practicing a few times to get the hang of it, graphics ok for a ps2, could do with better atmospheric sound effects and commentary but on the whole a gud game for the casual gamer, would recommened to those who have got the olympic fever! and who enjoy sporty games that are a bit different from the ordinary footy games
Value for money... August 20, 2008
Iceni Peasant (Norfolk, England)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
For PS2 gamers this appears to be the only game available to get those Olympic urges satisfied. I have no doubt that this game is far inferior to Beijing 2008 available on other console formats, however, for the money this game is good value and fun to play.
With this type of game it would be expected that most of the sprinting or swimming sections would be the usual round of button-bashing, so it's a nice surprise that the controls base themselves of specific movements of the analogue sticks. Be careful though, some of the movements may result in very sore hands if you play ALL the events through in one go!
The range of sports is very pleasing. It's not just athletics....there's a range of swimming events, including relay races, cycling including team pursuit, diving, and archery using two different bows. The athletics includes ALL throwing and jumping events, and a large range of track events.
The game has several different modes of play, and you can create custom championships to do just the sports you'd like to.
The graphics are fairly good, although the ability to create your character is very limited, BUT considering the price of the game, it is still really good value and a decent substitute for PS2 gamers wanting that Olympics feel.
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