Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)
Template:Justreleased Template:Infobox 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.[1] All twenty playable characters return from the previous installment[2]. The game takes place in London, home of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Returning Characters
Team Mario
All-Around
Speed Type
Power Type
Skill Type
Team Sonic
All-Around
Speed Type
Power Type
Skill Type
Other
Non-Playable
Rivals
All rival music is taken from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 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.
- Dry Bowser[3]
- Jet the Hawk[3]
- Dino Piranha
- Gooper Blooper
- Rouge the Bat
- E-123 Omega
- Birdo
- King Boo
- Dry Bones
- Eggman Nega
Referees
Other
- Horse
- Big Bullet Bill
- Magikoopa[3]
- Mega Cheep-Cheep
- Koopa Troopa
- Shy Guy
- Goomba
- Thwomp
- Porcupuffer
- Lumas
- Lakitu[4]
- Boo[4]
- Yoshis[5]
- Chain Chomp[6]
- Monty Moles[6]
- Cows[6]
- Birdos[7]
- Cheep Cheep
- Bob-omb
- Fly Guy
- Egg Pawn[8]
- Bomb Flapper
- Orbot
- Cubot
Wii Stats
Team Mario
Team Sonic
Events
Wii
- Athletics
- 100m Sprint
- 110m Hurdles
- 4x100m Relay
- Gymnastics
- Uneven Bars
- Trampoline
- Rhythmic Ribbon
- Aquatics
- 100m Freestyle
- Synchronised Swimming
- Canoeing
- Canoe Sprint 1000m
- Equestrian
- Show Jumping
- Football/Soccer[9][10]
- Javelin Throw[11]
- Table Tennis[9][10]
- Badminton[12]
- Dream Events[9]
- Discus throw
- Cycling
- Beach Volleyball[14]
- Rapid Fire Pistol shooting[8]
3DS
- 20km Race Walk[13][15]
- 1000m Kayak[13][15]
- Judo[13][15]
- 100m Breaststroke (Aquatics)[13][15]
- Balance Beam[15]
- 110m Hurdles[16]
- Badminton[17]
- BMX[17]
- Double Trap Shooting[17]
- Story Mode[18]
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
- Yoshi's Island (Rail Lift) from Yoshi's Story (Dream Long Jump)
- Battlerock Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy (Dream Hurdles)
- Moo Moo Meadows from Mario Kart Wii (Dream Equestrian)[6]
- Cheep Cheep River from New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Dream Rafting)
- Synchro 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
Items are used in some of the dream events in this game.
Mario items
- Green Shell
- Star (Invincibility music from New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Sonic items
- Bombs
- Speed Shoes
- Barrier
- 5 rings canister
Collections
Buying goodies returns in the game.
Costumes
Costumes make a reappearance in this game. Some of them return from the past installment.
Mario series
- Larry Koopa Suit: Answer ten questions correctly in the London Party Quiz.
- Roy Koopa Suit: Answer fifty questions correctly in the London Party Quiz.
- Lemmy Koopa Suit: Answer one hundred questions correctly in the London Party Quiz.
- Wendy O'Koopa Suit: Play as a Mii ten times in Single Event Mode.
- Iggy Koopa Suit: Play as a Mii fifty times in Single Event Mode.
- Morton Koopa Jr. Suit: Play as a Mii one hundred times in Single Event Mode.
- Toad Suit: Play against a friend five times in Single Event Mode.
- Ludwig Koopa Suit: Play against a friend ten times in Single Event Mode.
- Diddy Kong Suit: Play against a friend twenty times in Single Event Mode.
Sonic series
- Espio the Chameleon Suit: Place first place ten times in Single Event Mode.
- Werehog Suit: Place first place twenty times in Single Event Mode.
- Super Sonic Suit: Place first place fifty times in Single Event Mode.
- Charmy Bee Suit: Play for a total of one hour in Single Event Mode.
- Big the Cat Suit: Play for a total of three hours in Single Event Mode.
- Chip Suit: Play for a total of five hours in Single Event Mode.
- Cream the Rabbit Suit: Place first ten times in the London Party Bonus Games.
- Marine the Raccoon Suit: Place first fifty times in the London Party Bonus Games.
- Tikal the Echidna Suit: Place first one hundred times in the London Party Bonus Games
Note: you can also win costumes from Scratchcards.
Music
Some music is taken from the past installment.
Mario series
- Ground Theme from Super Mario Bros.
- Underground 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
- Mario/Luigi Circuit from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Athletic Theme from New Super Mario Bros.
- Underwater Theme from New Super Mario Bros.
- Wind Garden from Super Mario Galaxy
- Purple Comet from Super Mario Galaxy
- Wario's Gold Mine from Mario Kart Wii
- Coconut Mall from Mario Kart Wii
- World 3 Theme from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Puzzle Plank Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Sonic series
- Windy and Ripply from Sonic R
- Flying Battery Zone from Sonic & Knuckles
- Splash Hill Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 4
- Seaside Hill from Sonic Heroes
Controls
Wii
- Equestrian/Dream Equestrian
Move: Tilt the Wii Remote.
Jump: .
- Canoeing
Row: Making a rowing action with the Wii Remote.
- Badminton
Hit: Swing the Wii Remote.
- Dream Discus
Fly/Glide: Tilt Wii Remote.
Speed up: .
- Dream Long Jump
Move: .
- Uneven Bars
Do tricks: rotate Wii Remote and press to jump.
- Beach Volleyball
Hit:Swing Wii Remote
3DS
- 20km Race Walk
Run: Move from left to right and back continuously to the rhythm of the music.
- Balance Beam
Move: Tilt the Nintendo 3DS.
- Judo
Buttons that need to be pressed will appear on the screen.
- 1000m Kayak
Row: Rotate clockwise.
- 100m Breaststroke
Swim: Blow into the Nintendo 3DS microphone when the character's head pops up from the water.
- Badminton
Hit/Dodge: + (respectively).
- BMX
Jump off a ramp: button.
- Double Trap
Aim & Shoot: Move the 3DS
Gallery
Media
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.[19]
- This is the very first Mario spin-off title to involve the Koopalings in some way. In this case, players can unlock costumes that are based on them.
References
- ^ http://www.sega.co.uk/news/?n=5047&t=EnglishUK
- ^ http://www.olympicvideogames.com/mario-and-sonic-london-olympics/en/
- ^ a b c E3: Mario and Sonic London 2012 Preview and Q&A
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ Mario & Sonic London 2012 Gamescom
- ^ a b c d Horseback Riding Dream Event
- ^ Soccer Gameplay
- ^ a b c d [2]
- ^ a b c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4qTcizJrxk&NR=1
- ^ a b London's calling Mario & Sonic! Nintendo News
- ^ http://www.sega.com/games/mario-and-sonic-at-the-london-2012-olympic-games/
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- ^ Beach Volleyball Gameplay
- ^ a b c d e http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/26268/news/first-mario-and-sonic-london-2012-olympics-3ds-screenshots-details/
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- ^ a b c [3]
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- ^ NTSC-U Box Art Image