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

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a sports title for the Wii and Nintendo 3DS and the third installment of the Mario & Sonic series. New sports, such as football and horse riding, along with other athletic events, debut in the Wii version, while 50 new and original sports are confirmed to appear in the 3DS version. All twenty playable characters return from the previous installment. The game takes place in London, home of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

All-Around

 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Bowser Jr.

Speed Type

 * Daisy
 * Yoshi

Power Type

 * Bowser
 * Wario
 * Donkey Kong

Skill Type

 * Peach
 * Waluigi

All-Around

 * Amy
 * Blaze

Speed Type

 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Shadow the Hedgehog
 * Metal Sonic

Power Type

 * Knuckles
 * Vector

Skill Type

 * Tails
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Silver the Hedgehog

Other

 * Mii

Rivals

 * Dry Bowser
 * Jet the Hawk
 * Dino Piranha
 * Gooper Blooper
 * Rouge the Bat
 * E-123 Omega
 * Birdo
 * King Boo
 * Dry Bones
 * Eggman Nega
 * Espio the Chameleon

Referees

 * Toad
 * Cream the Rabbit
 * Lakitu
 * Shy Guy
 * Charmy Bee
 * Espio the Chameleon

Other

 * Horse
 * Big Bullet Bill
 * Magikoopa
 * Mega Cheep-Cheep
 * Koopa Troopa
 * Shy Guy
 * Goomba
 * Thwomp
 * Porcupuffer
 * Lumas
 * Lakitu
 * Boo
 * Yoshis
 * Chain Chomp
 * Monty Moles
 * Cows
 * Birdos
 * Cheep Cheep
 * Bob-omb
 * Toad(s)
 * Fly Guy
 * Egg Pawn
 * Egg Flapper
 * Orbot
 * Cubot
 * Chao(s)

Wii

 * Athletics
 * 100m Sprint
 * 110m Hurdles
 * 4x100m Relay
 * Long Jump
 * Hammer Throw
 * Discus Throw
 * Javelin Throw
 * Gymnastics
 * Uneven Bars
 * Trampoline
 * Rhythmic Ribbon
 * Aquatics
 * 100m Freestyle
 * Synchronised Swimming
 * Canoeing
 * Canoe Sprint 1000m
 * Equestrian
 * Show Jumping
 * Badminton
 * Beach Volleyball
 * Table Tennis - Singles
 * Football/Soccer
 * Shooting - Pistol
 * Fencing - Epée
 * Tracking Cycling - Team Pursuit
 * Dream Events
 * Dream Long Jump
 * Dream Rafting
 * Dream Discus
 * Dream Uneven Bars
 * Dream Hurdles
 * Dream Equestrian
 * Dream Sprint
 * Dream Trampoline
 * Dream Spacewalk
 * Dream Fencing
 * London Party Mode

3DS

 * 20km Race Walk
 * 1000m Kayak
 * Judo
 * 100m Breaststroke (Aquatics)
 * Balance Beam
 * 110m Hurdles
 * Badminton
 * BMX
 * Double Trap Shooting
 * Story Mode

Locations
Like Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Dream Events take place on areas from Mario and Sonic games. Ten appear in the game. Also, some locations have had a rename, but its music is kept the same. For example, the Sky Station Galaxy is the Synchro Battle Galaxy.

Mario series

 * Rail Lift (Yoshi's Picture Book) from Yoshi's Story (Dream Long Jump)
 * Battlerock Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy (Dream Hurdles)
 * Moo Moo Meadows from Mario Kart Wii (Dream Equestrian)
 * World 4 (Cheep Cheep River) from New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Dream Rafting)
 * Syncro Battle Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Dream Space Walk)

Sonic series

 * Windy Valley from Sonic Adventure (Dream Discus)
 * Grand Metropolis from Sonic Heroes (Dream Uneven Bars)
 * Ocean Palace from Sonic Heroes (Dream Fencing)
 * Crazy Gadget from Sonic Adventure 2 (Dream Trampoline)
 * Bingo Highway from Sonic Heroes (Dream Sprint)

Items
Some Items are used Dream Events.

Mario items

 * Green Shell
 * Star (Invincibility music from New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
 * Coins
 * Yoshi Eggs

Sonic items

 * Bombs
 * Power Sneekers
 * Barrier
 * Rings
 * 5 Rings Monitor
 * 6 Rings Monitor
 * Chaos Emeralds

Collections
Buying goodies returns in the game.

Costumes
Costumes make a reappearance in this game. Some of them return from the past installment. Additionally, there are costumes of the playable characters.

Music
Some music is taken from the past installments. All rival music except for Dino Piranha, Birdo, Rouge, and Gooper Blooper, for Dino Piranha and Gooper Blooper have their music boss theme from their past games. Birdo's and Rouge's are original.

Returning Music

 * Ground Theme from Super Mario Bros.
 * Underwater Theme from Super Mario Bros.
 * Ground Theme from Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Athletic Theme from Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Ground Theme from Super Mario World
 * Ground Theme from Super Mario 64
 * Bowser Road from Super Mario 64
 * Delfino Plaza from Super Mario Sunshine
 * Athletic Theme from New Super Mario Bros.
 * Wind Garden from Super Mario Galaxy
 * Purple Comet from Super Mario Galaxy
 * Coconut Mall from Mario Kart Wii

New Music

 * Mario/Luigi Circuit from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
 * Underwater Theme from New Super Mario Bros.
 * Coincentration from Super Mario 64 DS
 * Wario's Gold Mine from Mario Kart Wii
 * World 3 Theme from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
 * Puzzle Plank Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy 2

Returning Music

 * City Escape from Sonic Adventure 2
 * Seaside Hill from Sonic Heroes

New Music
Note: Players can also win collectables from either Scratchcards or Blank Exchange.
 * Flying Battery Zone from Sonic & Knuckles
 * Windy and Ripply from Sonic Adventure
 * Splash Hill Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 4
 * Tropical Resort from Sonic Colors

Stickers
Stickers are collected in London Party Mode, either by winning bonus games and events from characters or rivals,

Mario series

 * Coin
 * Cheep Cheep
 * Princess Peach
 * Bowser
 * Shy Guy
 * Mario's hat

Sonic series

 * Chao (bonus sticker)
 * E-123 Omega

Others

 * London Bus
 * Roulette
 * Table Tennis Table
 * Trampoline

Wii
Move: Tilt the Wii Remote. Jump:.
 * Equestrian/Dream Equestrian

Row: Making a rowing action with the Wii Remote.
 * Canoeing

Hit: Swing the Wii Remote.
 * Badminton

Fly/Glide: Tilt Wii Remote. Speed up:.
 * Dream Discus

Move:.
 * Dream Long Jump

Do tricks: rotate Wii Remote and press to jump.
 * Uneven Bars

Hit:Swing Wii Remote
 * Beach Volleyball

3DS
Run: Move from left to right and back continuously to the rhythm of the music.
 * 20km Race Walk

Move: Tilt the Nintendo 3DS.
 * Balance Beam

Buttons that need to be pressed will appear on the screen.
 * Judo

Row: Rotate clockwise.
 * 1000m Kayak

Swim: Blow into the Nintendo 3DS microphone when the character's head pops up from the water.
 * 100m Breaststroke

Hit/Dodge: + (respectively).
 * Badminton

Jump off a ramp: button.
 * BMX

Aim & Shoot: Move the 3DS
 * Double Trap

References to Other Games

 * Mario Party series - Many minigames from the London Party Mode resemble minigames from many past installments, and London Party resembles Mario Party games in general.
 * Mario Kart series - Moo Moo Meadows from Mario Kart Wii appears as the stage for Dream Equestrian. The countdown sound effect at the start of a race is also used in London Party, and if there are three seconds left until the end of the Dream Events.
 * Paper Mario series - The HP replenish sound is used for Tails' special move in Badminton.
 * Yoshi's Story - Rail Lift appears in a Dream Event
 * Super Mario Sunshine - Gooper Blooper is the last obstacle for Dream Rafting. A remix of the boss music is also played here.
 * Super Mario Galaxy - Sounds from this game are used in Dream Space Walk. Planets from the Good Egg and Gateway (strangely) appear. Dino Piranha is a rival. His boss theme is used. There is also the bee suit
 * New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Sounds from the game are used in Dream Rafting. World 4 is the location for the event. The Super Star music from this game is used in Dream Hurdles. There are Penguin, Propeller and Koopaling suits that the players can use. Also New Super Mario Bros. Wii is the first wii game that used a boxart colour rather than white.
 * Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Dream Space Walk takes place at the Sky Station Galaxy (named the "Synchro Battle Galaxy" in this game). Various planets from this galaxy are also seen.
 * Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - All the Mario series and Sonic series songs return as well as the rival themes. Also, the Miis have the same animations as this game.

Trivia

 * This is the first Mario & Sonic game to feature the new Sonic voice actors, with the exception of Dr. Eggman, who kept his voice actor.
 * This title's box art uses a different color scheme than the traditional white coloring, using the color yellow instead.

External Link

 * Official International Website
 * Official Japanese Website