London 2012: The Video Game isn’t quite the gold medal winning game it perhaps could have been, but SEGA certainly deserves a bronze medal for its efforts. There’s a good range of events to get stuck into and it’s presented very nicely. Though it lacks a certain finesse and polish in some events, we’d be surprised if London 2012 didn’t stir up feelings of patriotism by all those who take part.
London 2012: The Official Video Game
SEGA · Jun 26, 2012
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London 2012: The Official Video Game Of The Olympic Games will allow gamers to create their own moments of sporting history and fame by experiencing the thrill and adrenaline rush of the events and disciplines that will be a part of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Over 30 Olympic events have been authentically recreated in their official Olympic arenas against the capital's iconic skyline, with a host of new disciplines making their debut in London 2012.
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- 6.5While London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games may have a ridiculously long title, it doesn't have such a long lasting appeal. An emphasis on its dull single-player campaign, rather than the more entertaining party play mode, fails to make the most of the competitive spirit of the Olympics. There's some fun to be had with friends, but even then the uneven quality of its minigames means that as soon as the Olympics are over, London 2012 will lose its allure.
- 5.0London 2012 is unexceptional in the truest sense of the word, neither good enough nor bad enough to make any sort of lasting impression. In that regard, it’s more memorabilia than game, meant to be bought in the fervor of the moment, admired briefly for its novelty, and then hastily shoved away in the back of a closet, never to be seen again.
- 7.0London 2012 holds up its end of the bargain pretty well. There’s nothing life-changing about it, but if you’re looking for a compendium of sporting activities that will keep you entertained until the real thing arrives, you could – and previous years are conclusive proof of this - do an awful lot worse.
- 5.0London 2012 is likely be another piece of licensed memorabilia for anyone who already has the dinnerware, tea towel, and bedspread, but it'll struggle to convince any of the Olympiad unconverted who have a picture of Sebastian Coe affixed to a dartboard in their kitchen.
- 6.0London 2012 is frequently within touching distance of a podium place, but it sadly stumbles at the final hurdle. A lack of refinement in a number of the events mean that, while the title captures the atmosphere of the Olympic Games well, it crosses the finish line sandwiched somewhere in the middle of the pack.
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