Truth be told, Vancouver 2010 is actually a decent title; the sports are fun and easy to grasp even if they’re all fairly punishing. Sound controls and a long list of challenges will give gamers something to task themselves with that they can enjoy fo...
Crisp visuals, online and challenge modes, and the bobsleigh,
Lack of career mode and pageantry. It's also missing several important events.
The Olympic Winter Games are to be held this year in Vancouver. However, you can jump into the games and try some of the events yourself with SEGA's new Vancouver 2010. Question is: Does it live up to the excitement and pageantry of the actual games...
Abstract: When the 2010 Winter Olympics finally kick off this month there's no doubt in my mind the land will be awash with white, crunchy snow. Fun snow. Not like snow here, which is only fun for two hours before it turns brown, forces everyone to spend more mo...
Abstract: I’m not what you would call a huge sports fan, but I love watching the Olympics. Whether it’s the winter or summer games, there is just something about the prestigious sporting event that drives me to follow every moment. Maybe it’s seeing athletes fro...
Vancouver 2010 is a fun experience for a short while that is aided slightly by challenges and online competition. 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 ...
Abstract: While not every Winter Olympic sport is represented in Sega's Vancouver 2010, like Biathlon, the list is long enough to offer something for every fan of winter sports and the game simple enough for pretty much anyone can pick up a controlle...
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Published: 2010-01-14, Author: Tom , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: The Winter Olympics are known for their collection of sports that only raise their head out of the snow once every four years. From the intense sweeping action of curling to the celestial tango of figure skating, families crowd around their glowing tel...
Challenge mode offers a number of diverse and fun objectives
Only 14 different events with little variety among them, Most sports are too shallow, Olympic mode lacks any sort of personality, No way to customize your competitor and only 24 countries to choose from
The limited selection of events leaves these Olympic Games out in the cold. ...
Abstract: Let's be honest with ourselves: the Winter Olympics are the diet Mr. Pibb of the sports world. They might resemble a somewhat more acceptable product, eg. the Summer Olympics, but even that can't help distract from the fact that we'd rather be watchin...
