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Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Arcade Edition

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Arcade Edition is a game based on the 2016 Olympic games, with a Mario and Sonic twist. This is similar to the console versions of the game, but different in many…

1 February 2016

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Arcade Edition is a sport developed by Sega Amusements International, released 1 February 2016 on Arcade.

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What Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Arcade Edition is

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Arcade Edition is a sport game developed by Sega Amusements International and released in 2016. It was published by Sega Interactive. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Arcade Edition is a game based on the 2016 Olympic games, with a Mario and Sonic twist. This is similar to the console versions of the game, but different in many ways. The game is controlled with your feet for running in sports like 100m, and swimming in 100m Freestyle Swimming. The rotating sticks are used for throwing in Hammer Throw and Javelin Throw. It can also be used for tricks on the trampoline. Some games require you to jump on the machine, but primarily for Long Jump and Hurdles. Buttons are found on the joysticks for firing for precision sports like Archery and Rhythmic Gymnastics. You can play as every single character found in the…
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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: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Arcade Edition is the 310th of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in 2016.

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What it launched against

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Arcade Edition launched on 1 February 2016, within three weeks of The Witness, Firewatch, XCOM 2 and Yakuza Kiwami.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Firewatch, XCOM 2, Yakuza Kiwami.

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When did Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Arcade Edition come out?
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Arcade Edition was released on 1 February 2016 for Arcade.

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