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Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a collection of numerous events based on the Olympic Games. Mario & Sonic brings together the two titular characters and eighteen more from both franchises to…

62 15 November 2011 ESRB E

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a sport developed by Sega Sports R&D, released 15 November 2011 on Wii.

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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 2011. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Wii only. It carries an ESRB E age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a collection of numerous events based on the Olympic Games. Mario & Sonic brings together the two titular characters and eighteen more from both franchises to participate in environments based on the official venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The characters are divided into four categories: all-around, speed, power, and skill.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are party. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is the 257th of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Sonic Generations in 2011. Its critic score of 62 is 9 points below the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at 95.

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How it was received

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games holds a critic score of 62 out of 100. That places it above 29% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 6 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games launched on 15 November 2011, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Minecraft: Java Edition and Battlefield 3. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Minecraft: Java Edition, Battlefield 3.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games — frequently asked questions

When did Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games come out?
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games was released on 15 November 2011 for Wii.
Does Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games have multiplayer?
Yes. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games supports multiplayer.

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