Asterix at the Olympic Games review DS
Asterix at the Olympic Games review for Nintendo DS
Everybody's favourite indomitable Gaul, Asterix, hits the DS this month, in Asterix at the Olympic Games. With a variety of sporting events - many that you're unlikely to see in Beijing this summer, such as menhir tossing - to try your hand at, you'll need to practise hard to reach the top of your game and scale the heights of ancient Olympic success. It's a fun premise and a style of game that thrives on the two-screen DS - will it live up to its potential? Find out what we think in our review of Asterix at the Olympic Games!
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Asterix at the Olympic Games review for Nintendo DS
Famous as he undoubtedly is,
French comic book hero Asterix
doesn't have the same pulling
power as videogame legends Mario
and Sonic. But despite its lack of blue
spikes and plumbing skills, Asterix at
the Olympics is still a fine take on the
ultimate sporting event.
In days of old it was written by the
gaming gods that any sports game
with even the slightest hint of track and
field events in it had to be controlled
by a frantic bashing of the buttons.
Many joypads and keyboards were
wrecked in the name of trying to set a
new world record. These days though
it's the touchscreen that gets a
workout. So, to run faster you have to
quickly move the stylus from left to
right on the touchscreen, or to spin on
the high bars you have pump your
stylus in a circular motion.
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