Athens 2004 (video game)

Athens 2004

Developer(s) Eurocom
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment (PS2)
Eidos Interactive (Windows)
Platform(s) PC, PlayStation 2
Release date(s) PlayStation 2
  • NA July 15, 2004
  • EU July 2, 2004
Windows
  • NA October 5, 2004
  • EU October 8, 2004
Genre(s) Sports (Olympic)
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: Everyone
PEGI: 3+
Media/distribution PC: 1 CD
PS2: 1 DVD-ROM

Athens 2004 is the official video game of the 2004 Summer Olympics, featuring various track and field events, as well as others.

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Reception

The reception of the game was quite mixed. IGN[1] criticised the game for its ever-repeating button mashing and overall easiness of the game, awarding the game a "poor" 4.5 rating, as opposed to GameSpy,[2] who praised the game for its varying gameplay, awarding it 4/5 stars.

List of events

Following is a list of events in the game. By default, all events are available for both sexes unless otherwise noted:

Countries

A record 64 countries were able to be played on the game.

Preceded by
Sydney 2000
Official video game of the Summer Olympics
2004
Succeeded by
Beijing 2008
Preceded by
Salt Lake City 2002
Official video game of the Olympics
2004
Succeeded by
Torino 2006

See also

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Reviews