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Amanda Beard, Tyson Gay, Nastia Liukin and Reese Hoffa appear on the U.S. cover art for the game.[1] |
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| Developer(s) | Eurocom |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Release date(s) | Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3 Windows |
| Genre(s) | Sports (Olympic) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
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| Media/distribution | Blu-ray Disc, DVD |
| System requirements
Recommended: Windows XP/Vista, Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM, nVidia GeForce 7800 or ATI equivalent Minimum: Windows XP , Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz , 1GB RAM, 5.5 GB hard disk space, nVidia GeForce 6600 or ATI equivalent with support for Pixel Shader 3 |
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Beijing 2008 is the official Olympic video game of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing. Developed by Eurocom and published by Sega, the game was the second video game based on the 2008 Summer Olympics to be released, the first being the fantasy-based Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games which appeared in late 2007; however, Beijing 2008 is a realistic sports simulation.[1]
Beijing 2008 features 32 national teams and 38 events.[2] In addition, a career mode similar to that seen in Sydney 2000 returned, and for the first time in Olympic video games, an online mode is included.
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The following events are in the game:[3]
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In addition, the game supports competition in the male decathlon or the female heptathlon, 5, 10 or 20 random events, or all of the events. It is possible to take part in all male and female events individually.[4]
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| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B |
| GameSpot | 3/10 |
| IGN | 7.5/10 (X360) 7.5/10 (PS3) 5.6/10 (PC) |
Beijing 2008 got mixed reviews. 1up gave the game an "B", IGN gave the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 a 7.5 but 5.6 for the PC version, commenting that "They scored big here with the authentic presentation and the great selection of events but then they married it to a series of mini-games with such poorly designed controls that favor luck and callused fingers over skill and insight. Video games based on the Olympics always seem to rely more on the visibility of the actual games than about delivering inventive gameplay and Beijing 2008 is sadly no exception." GameSpot gave the game only a 3.0 out of 10, stating that "rapidly pushing buttons is not fun", and pointing to excessive difficulty.[5]
| Preceded by Athens 2004 |
Official video game of the Summer Olympics 2008 |
Succeeded by London 2012 |
| Preceded by Torino 2006 |
Official video game of the Olympics 2008 |
Succeeded by Vancouver 2010 |