Football (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for Wii)

Football is an Event that appears exclusively in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The objective of the event is to get the most points in a set amount of time. This can be 2, 4, 6, or 10 minutes, depending on what the player chooses before starting. Knuckles, Shadow, Yoshi, Waluigi, Bowser, Vector, and Metal Sonic can be seen taking part in this event during the opening.

Gameplay
The event starts out with a chart of who the player is playing against, as well as another two competing. This chart is shown again after winning the first round (but not if it was lost) except with the winner of the other two in the center. After choosing positions for the characters, the announcer announces the teams. Then the team on the left kickoffs of the first half and the team on the right kickoffs for the second half. Otherwise team who didn't score kickoffs. Kickoffs happen between two characters and is done automatically. The player moves with the Control Pad or Control Stick. The player can pass with or  no matter where they are. But, to shoot, the player must press or  while on the opponent's side. Otherwise, it acts like a lofted pass, which is usually done by holding down or. If the player has set at least characters to be them, the player can press or  to switch the active character to another closest to the ball, but only when on defense. Also on defense, the player can get the ball by pressing or  for an interception or  or  for a sliding tackle. The player must be careful not to foul by going from behind. But if a character fouls the other team, the other team kicks the ball to another from the last position of the ball. If it is done near the other teams' goal, the goalie shots instead. But if the foul happens near their goal, it becomes a penalty kick between the other team and the goalie. After a while, a character will glow. This allows them to do Special Shots, Special Dribbles, and Power Tackles, which boosts shots, dribbles, and sliding tackles respectively. To perform Special Dribbles, the player press or. The other two are done with or  like normal. If the ball goes out, the other team gets throws the ball back in. To score, the player must put the ball into the other teams' goal guarded by a goalie. The goalies are either Egg Pawns or Birdos. Their color represents their team's color. If a goalie catches the ball, they shot it to the other side. Points continue until time is up for both halves. After half time, the players reverse direction. Note that some unknown additional time is added to the clock after each half. However, if both teams have the same number of points after the second half, it goes into overtime. When this happens, tine is reduced to a minute split in half. But, if there is still a tie after this, players take turns kicking like penalty kick into the goal five times, with the winner is the one with the most scores. But, if no one does, it keeps going one at a time until they do. After a match, the announcer announces the winner or how the player did.

Basics
Wii Remote (sideways) When on Defense Wii Remote and Nunchuck When on Defense
 * Move: Control Pad
 * Pass:
 * Shoot:
 * Lofted pass: Hold down
 * Switch player:
 * Intercept:
 * Sliding tackle:
 * Move: Control Stick
 * Pass:
 * Shoot:
 * Lofted pass: Hold down
 * Switch player:
 * Intercept:
 * Sliding tackle:

Tips

 * You can control the direction you shoot by pressing up or down on the Control Pad or Control Stick while shooting.
 * Press or  when on defense to switch to a character close to the ball.
 * When you perform a good dribble, pass, shot, or interception, the crowd's cheering will give you energy.
 * When their cheering reaches a peak, your character will power up, and can perform a fast Power Shot.
 * Pass to a powered-up teammate and shoot right away for a Special Shot.
 * Press while powered-up for a Special Dribble at high speed./When dribbling, press  while powered-up for a Special Dribble.
 * While powered-up, you can press for a Power Tackle that will not be called as a foul even if done from behind./While powered-up, you can press  to perform a Power Tackle that will not be called a foul.

Challenges
The Power Kicker challenge is achieved by preforming a Special Shot a number of times in this event. The criteria for unlocking each achievement are as follows:
 * Lv. 1- Perform 5 Special Shots
 * Lv. 2- Perform 10 Special Shots
 * Lv. 3- Perform 15 Special Shots