Athens 2004 (PS2)
In Athens 2004, you can live the Olympic dream in 25 different sports, and can take part as either a man or a woman. London 2012 may be 7 years away, but here’s a chance to practice for it.
Gameplay: 88%
In this game that came out to coincide with last years Athens Olympics, you
can challenge yourself in events ranging from the 100m sprint to 1500m, long
jump to shot put, butterfly, breaststroke and crawl in the swimming pool,
through to archery, horse jumping, weightlifting, skeet shooting and
gymnastics.
The gameplay is great fun, especially the athletics because it gives you a
better challenge; however long jump is a bit too easy. Away from the
athletics track I think the skeet shooting is best, but on the whole pretty
much every event is fun. You can compete in individual events, or in multi
event competitions such as the decathlon and heptathlon. The game also
supports multiplayer.
Graphics: 79%
The graphics are average but not too bad, and probably the only thing that
lets the game down, but that’s only because most games now have top
graphics.
Sound: 83%
The sound effects are just the crowd noises which are okay, but the
commentary on the races and other events is good.
Value:
90%
Given the large number of events, the game has good value, and even if
you’re not a big fan of one particular sport there are plenty of others to
keep you entertained.
Conclusion:
Sydney 2000 was a great game at the time, but it can’t compete with this
version for the Athens games. Given that these games only come out once
every 4 years you should buy it.
Overall Score: 85%