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'''''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''''' (stylized as '''''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: Sochi 2014''''') is a [[Wii U]] game, and is the fourth installment in the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'']] series. It includes a variety of events from the winter games such as skiing, figure skating, and curling.<ref name="My Nintendo News">[http://mynintendonews.com/2013/05/17/new-mario-sonic-game-announced-for-wii-u/ New Mario & Sonic Game Announced For Wii U | My Nintendo News]</ref> As the title implies, the game is centered around the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, taking place in [[Sochi]], Russia. Different events uses the Wii Remote Plus controller, Wii U GamePad, or both.<ref name="My Nintendo News"/> As the other games in the series, it features realistic events with ones in Mario's and Sonic's worlds. As the game is a Wii U exclusive, ''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games'' is the first in the series to not have a handheld version. It is also the first game in the series published by [[Nintendo]] outside of Japan and South Korea rather than [[SEGA]], who published the first three games, and the first to feature online multiplayer and a non-pre-rendered opening cutscene. This is the last game in the series to take place during the Winter Olympics. | '''''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''''' (stylized as '''''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: Sochi 2014''''') is a [[Wii U]] game, and is the fourth installment in the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'']] series. It includes a variety of events from the winter games such as skiing, figure skating, and curling.<ref name="My Nintendo News">[http://mynintendonews.com/2013/05/17/new-mario-sonic-game-announced-for-wii-u/ New Mario & Sonic Game Announced For Wii U | My Nintendo News]</ref> As the title implies, the game is centered around the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, taking place in [[Sochi]], Russia. Different events uses the Wii Remote Plus controller, Wii U GamePad, or both.<ref name="My Nintendo News"/> As the other games in the series, it features realistic events with ones in Mario's and Sonic's worlds. As the game is a Wii U exclusive, ''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games'' is the first in the series to not have a handheld version. It is also the first game in the series published by [[Nintendo]] outside of Japan and South Korea rather than [[SEGA]], who published the first three games, and the first to feature online multiplayer and a non-pre-rendered opening cutscene. This is the last game in the series to take place during the Winter Olympics. | ||
The game could be played over [[Nintendo Network]], but the service was terminated on April 8, 2024, making the game no longer playable online.<ref name=Shutdown> {{cite|author= | The game could be played over [[Nintendo Network]], but the service was terminated on April 8, 2024, making the game no longer playable online.<ref name=Shutdown> {{cite|author=NintendoAmerica|date=October 4, 2023|title=As of early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products.|url=x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1709418623566020975|publisher=X|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref><ref name=ShutdownUpdate> {{cite|author=@NintendoAmerica|date=January 23, 2024|title=Update: as of 4/8, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products.|url=x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1749963072998166670|publisher=X|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> | ||
==Modes== | ==Modes== | ||
[[File:Mario Sonic Sochi Main Menu.jpg|thumb|The main menu, showing all 5 game modes.]] | [[File:Mario Sonic Sochi Main Menu.jpg|thumb|The main menu, showing all 5 game modes.]] | ||
The game features five overall modes total.<ref name=Website> | The game features five overall modes total.<ref name=Website>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20131128130657/http://www.olympicvideogames.com:80/en_US/index.html|deadlink=y|title=''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games'' {{!}} Wii U|publisher=OlympicVideoGames.com|language=en-us|accessdate=May 23, 2024}}</ref> | ||
===Single Match=== | ===Single Match=== | ||
The basic mode of play where players select one event to play in. The player can change the CPU difficulty level, the music to use in events, and extra options for certain events. The number of players and the team settings are decided upon, each player selects characters to use for an event, then the match begins. | The basic mode of play where players select one event to play in. The player can change the CPU difficulty level, the music to use in events, and extra options for certain events. The number of players and the team settings are decided upon, each player selects characters to use for an event, then the match begins. | ||
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====Final Results==== | ====Final Results==== | ||
At the end of a medley, the Award Ceremony scene is shown where characters are ranked based off the amount of stars they earned in each event.<ref> | At the end of a medley, the Award Ceremony scene is shown where characters are ranked based off the amount of stars they earned in each event.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yUOR340yBk|author=Sun Arcade Gamer|title=Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games: Snowball Scrimmage & Medley Mania (4 Players)|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=May 23, 2024|date=September 25, 2018}}</ref> | ||
*In 2-vs-2 mode, special winning animations may also occur depending on which characters were on the winning team, just like in Single Match. | *In 2-vs-2 mode, special winning animations may also occur depending on which characters were on the winning team, just like in Single Match. | ||
*The Award Ceremony scene is still shown in 1 player mode even if the player places 4th; if that is the case, the music for 2nd/3rd place will play during the ceremony.<ref>https:// | *The Award Ceremony scene is still shown in 1 player mode even if the player places 4th; if that is the case, the music for 2nd/3rd place will play during the ceremony.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=06:28|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200614132250/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxztQzyGckQ&gl=US&hl=en|title=Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 - DR. EGGMAN - Jumping Medley <nowiki>[Medley Mania]</nowiki>|language=en|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 23, 2024|author=iGameplay1337|date=November 3, 2017}}</ref> | ||
*Characters never do their losing animation in the ceremony screen if they place last (they will always wave to the screen no matter what). | *Characters never do their losing animation in the ceremony screen if they place last (they will always wave to the screen no matter what). | ||
*If there is a tie for a position, the lowest player number will always win. | *If there is a tie for a position, the lowest player number will always win. | ||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
The game features 16 Olympic events and 8 dream events.<ref name="July Trailer"> | The game features 16 Olympic events and 8 dream events.<ref name="July Trailer">{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud_jTNxMuiM|title=Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games - July Trailer (Wii U)|author=GameXplain|date=July 17, 2013|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 23, 2024|language=en}}</ref> | ||
===Olympic events=== | ===Olympic events=== | ||
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|align=center|[[File:SnowboardCross MarioSonicSochiGames.png|170px]] | |align=center|[[File:SnowboardCross MarioSonicSochiGames.png|170px]] | ||
|align=center|[[File:M&S 2014 Snowboard Cross Icon.png]]<br>'''[[Snowboard Cross (Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games)|Snowboard Cross]]'''<ref> | |align=center|[[File:M&S 2014 Snowboard Cross Icon.png]]<br>'''[[Snowboard Cross (Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games)|Snowboard Cross]]'''<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200614132303/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxKbU0eOFTs|title=Mario & Sonic at the Sochi Olympic Games 2014 - Snowboard Cross Gameplay Footage (Wii U - E3 2013)|publisher=YouTube|author=GameXplain|language=en|date=June 13, 2013|accessdate=May 23, 2024}}</ref> | ||
|Four players race head-to-head down a twisty course with curves and jump ramps. The first to reach the finish wins. | |Four players race head-to-head down a twisty course with curves and jump ramps. The first to reach the finish wins. | ||
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|align=center|[[File:4-manBobsleigh MarioSonicSochiGames.png|170px]] | |align=center|[[File:4-manBobsleigh MarioSonicSochiGames.png|170px]] | ||
|align=center|[[File:M&S 2014 4-man Bobsleigh Icon.png]]<br>'''[[4-man Bobsleigh]]'''<ref> | |align=center|[[File:M&S 2014 4-man Bobsleigh Icon.png]]<br>'''[[4-man Bobsleigh]]'''<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190215183008/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJlzOpdClUw|title=Mario & Sonic at the Sochi Olympic Games 2014 - Bobsled Gameplay Footage (Wii U - E3 2013)|publisher=YouTube|author=GameXplain|date=June 13, 2013|language=en|accessdate=May 23, 2024}}</ref> | ||
|A team of four rides a bobsleigh down an icy course. The team with the fastest time wins. | |A team of four rides a bobsleigh down an icy course. The team with the fastest time wins. | ||
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|align=center|[[File:Mario Sonic Sochi - Dream Curling Hole in One.jpg|170px]] | |align=center|[[File:Mario Sonic Sochi - Dream Curling Hole in One.jpg|170px]] | ||
|align=center|[[File:M&S 2014 Hole-In-One Curling Icon.png]]<br>'''[[Hole-In-One Curling]]'''<ref name="October Trailer">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyvgwLyGbZU Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic]</ref> | |align=center|[[File:M&S 2014 Hole-In-One Curling Icon.png]]<br>'''[[Hole-In-One Curling]]'''<ref name="October Trailer">{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyvgwLyGbZU|title=Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Trailer - Nintendo Direct (High Quality!)|author=GameXplain|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=May 23, 2024}}</ref> | ||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyvgwLyGbZU Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic]</ref> | |||
|'''[[Green Hill Zone]]''' | |'''[[Green Hill Zone]]''' | ||
|One team member rides a large stone, while the other pushes it toward the goal. The team that gets there with the fewest pushes wins. | |One team member rides a large stone, while the other pushes it toward the goal. The team that gets there with the fewest pushes wins. | ||
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==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games'' received mixed reviews from critics. IGN gave the game a 4.5 (a "Bad" rating). They praised its large quantities of unlockables, but criticized its lack of games to be played online. GameXplain gave the single player mode a 3/5 stars and its multiplayer a 3.5/5. Destructoid gave the game a 6.0. The game received a score of 49% from Official Nintendo Magazine - while they praised the game's "TV-show-style to menus and games", they criticized the controls (describing them as "almost universally abject") and the event gameplay.<ref>http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/57956/what-free-game-to-get-with-mario-kart-8/?page=2</ref> | ''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games'' received mixed reviews from critics. IGN gave the game a 4.5 (a "Bad" rating). They praised its large quantities of unlockables, but criticized its lack of games to be played online. GameXplain gave the single player mode a 3/5 stars and its multiplayer a 3.5/5. Destructoid gave the game a 6.0. The game received a score of 49% from Official Nintendo Magazine - while they praised the game's "TV-show-style to menus and games", they criticized the controls (describing them as "almost universally abject") and the event gameplay.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20140722062725/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/57956/what-free-game-to-get-with-mario-kart-8/?page=2|page=2|title=What free game to get with Mario Kart 8|author=Gray, Kate|date=June 2, 2014|publisher=Official Nintendo Magazine|accessdate=May 23, 2024}}</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The game features some | *The game features some special animations for certain pairs of characters, such as [[Mario]] and [[Princess Peach|Peach]], for whenever the player gets first place in an event.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSwId0qFdu4|author=KokiriGaming|title=Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games - All Special Animations|date=December 19, 2013|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 23, 2024}}</ref> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||