Rivals join forces for a dash to the finishing line

8:40pm Saturday 16th February 2008

Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games

DS

£29.99

Mario and Sonic are going for gold in the DS version of a game that has already entertained on the Wii.

The game pits the former videogaming rivals together at the world's biggest sporting event, so while the world focuses on Beijing, there's a good chance to try something even more fun.

There is so much variety on offer especially in single-player mode. Try cycling or boxing, basketball or fencing, canoeing or trampoline and you'll find this cartoon romp puts a big smile on your face.

But multiplayer mode has fewer sports on offer and there's a problem at times with the handheld recognising your moves.

Some of the controls are just too simplistic - to spin a hammer you just make a circular motion on the touch-screen, for example - and some of the games are too similar: there's not much between the 100 meter dash and 400 meter dash, for instance.

Still, it's an excellent romp and one that can be picked up and put down at will.

4/5

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