Vancouver 2010 (video game)

Vancouver 2010

European cover art
Developer(s) Eurocom
Publisher(s) Sega
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

  • NA: January 12, 2010
  • EU: January 15, 2010
  • AU: February 4, 2010

Microsoft Windows

  • AU: January 2010
  • NA: January 15, 2010
  • EU: January 15, 2010
Genre(s) Sports (Olympic)
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Vancouver 2010 is the official Olympic video game of the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver.[1]

Gameplay

Vancouver 2010 is a video game based on the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Many of the events in the real-world Olympics are playable. For a complete list of playable events, see below.

Disciplines

The following events are in the game:

In addition, the game includes 30 different challenges spread over all the events which can be unlocked on a one-by-one basis as the user completes the tasks (For example, the 'Landing Zone' challenge forces the individual to land a ski jump with 10m of 90m and another successive jump within 10m of 120m).[2]

|} In addition, the game includes 30 different challenges spread over all the events which can be unlocked on a one-by-one basis as the user completes the tasks (For example, the 'Landing Zone' challenge forces the individual to land a ski jump with 10m of 90m and another successive jump within 10m of 120m).[3]

Playable nations

There is a total of 24 playable countries in the game. They are:

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PC) 57.25%[4]
(PS3) 56.09%[5]
(X360) 54.85%[6]
Metacritic(PC) 57/100[7]
(PS3) 56/100[8]
(X360) 54/100[9]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot5.5/10[10]
IGN7.3/10[11]

Vancouver 2010 has received generally mixed reviews from critics. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PC version a 57.25% and 57/100,[4][7] the PlayStation 3 version a 56.09% and 56/100[5][8] and the Xbox 360 version a 54.85% and 54/100.[6][9] IGN gave the game a 7.3/10 rating, claiming that "If only this game had some semblance of a career mode or anything that felt slightly like the real Olympics, then perhaps SEGA would have had a real winner on its hands."[11] GameSpot gave the game a 5.5/10 rating, saying "The limited selection of events leaves these Olympic Games out in the cold."[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ VANCOUVER 2010™ – DE OFFICIËLE VIDEOGAME VAN DE OLYMPISCHE WINTERSPELEN. Olympicvideogames.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-17.
  2. ↑ "Vancouver 2010 demo hands-on". Retrieved on December 24, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Vancouver 2010 demo hands-on". Retrieved on December 24, 2009.
  4. 1 2 Vancouver 2010 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games for PC. GameRankings (2010-01-15). Retrieved on 2012-08-17.
  5. 1 2 Vancouver 2010 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games for PlayStation 3. GameRankings (2010-01-12). Retrieved on 2012-08-17.
  6. 1 2 Vancouver 2010 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games for Xbox 360. GameRankings (2010-01-12). Retrieved on 2012-08-17.
  7. 1 2 Vancouver 2010 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games for PC Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More. Metacritic (2010-01-15). Retrieved on 2012-08-17.
  8. 1 2 Vancouver 2010 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games for PlayStation 3 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More. Metacritic (2010-01-12). Retrieved on 2012-08-17.
  9. 1 2 Vancouver 2010 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games for Xbox 360 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More. Metacritic (2010-01-12). Retrieved on 2012-08-17.
  10. 1 2 Vancouver 2010 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games Review – GameSpot.com. Uk.gamespot.com (2010-01-15). Retrieved on 2012-08-17.
  11. 1 2 Vancouver 2010 Review – Xbox 360 Review at IGN. Uk.xbox360.ign.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-17.
Preceded by
Torino 2006		 Official video game of the Winter Olympics
2010 		Succeeded by
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Preceded by
Beijing 2008		 Official video game of the Olympics
2010 		Succeeded by
London 2012
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