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Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

The 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games has some key differences from the Wii version. While it shares many events, it has more. It also features an exclusive Story Mode. The…

9 February 2012

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a sport developed by Sega Sports R&D, released 9 February 2012 on Nintendo 3DS.

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What Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a sport game developed by Sega Sports R&D and released in 2012. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo 3DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games has some key differences from the Wii version. While it shares many events, it has more. It also features an exclusive Story Mode. The protagonists from the Mario and Sonic series team up to defeat Bowser and Dr. Eggman, who, along with their underlings, have taken over London. There are different parts to the story, depending on the character played. The player must win events against the antagonists. Playable characters consist of all 20 playable characters from the previous installment's Nintendo DS version, and are split into five groups of four.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is the 265th of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal in 2012.

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What it launched against

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games launched on 9 February 2012, within three weeks of Crusader Kings II, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition and The Darkness II.

Released around the same time: Crusader Kings II, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition, The Darkness II.

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When did Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games come out?
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games was released on 9 February 2012 for Nintendo 3DS.

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