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

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This article is about Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. For the Nintendo 3DS version of the game, see Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS).
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games boxart.
Developer Sega, Racjin
Nintendo SPD Group No.4
Publisher Sega (NA, EU, OC)
Nintendo (JP, SK, HK, TW)
Platform(s) Wii
Release date USA November 15, 2011
Australia November 17, 2011
Europe November 18, 2011
Japan December 8, 2011
HK December 8, 2011
ROC December 8, 2011
South Korea June 21, 2012
Language(s) Deutsch
English (United States)
Español (España)
Français (France)
Italiano
Nederlands
한국어
日本語
Genre Sports
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone
PEGI:3 - Three years and older
CERO:A - All ages
ACB:G - General
USK:0 - All ages
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer, London Party, Wi-Fi, Bonus Mode, Records.
Media
Wii:
Optical disc
Input
Wii:
Wii Remote (horizontal)

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a sports title for the Wii with a Nintendo 3DS version of the game released as well. Both games make up the third installment of the Mario & Sonic series. New sports, such as soccer (association football) and equestrian, along with other athletic events, debut in the Wii version. The game takes place in London, home of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Playable characters

Character select screen for Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii).
Character select screen

The Wii version of the game features 21 total playable characters. These characters are identical to those featured in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.

Team Mario

All-Around Type

Speed Type

Power Type

Skill Type

Team Sonic

All-Around Type

Speed Type

Power Type

Skill Type

Other

Non-playable characters

Rivals

Referees

Other

Enemies

Species

Stats

Team Mario

Team Sonic

Events

Locations

Like Mario & 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 referred to as the Synchro Battle Galaxy.

Mario series

Sonic series

Items

Some Items are used in Dream Events and London Party.

Mario items

Sonic items

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.

Mario series

Costume Image Unlock Method Costume Image Unlock Method
Mario Mario Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Luigi Luigi Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Princess Peach Princess Peach Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Princess Daisy Princess Daisy Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Bowser Bowser Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Bowser Jr. Bowser Jr. Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Wario Wario Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Waluigi Waluigi Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Yoshi Yoshi Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Birdo Birdo Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Diddy Kong Diddy Kong Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Play against a friend 20 times in Single Event Mode.
Dry Bowser Dry Bowser Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Dry Bones Dry Bones Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Fire Mario Fire Mario Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Bee Mario Bee Mario Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Propeller Mario Propeller Mario Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Penguin Mario Penguin Mario Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Toad Toad Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Play against a friend 5 times in Single Event Mode. Larry Koopa A Larry Koopa costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Answer 10 questions correctly in the London Party Quiz.
Morton Koopa Jr. A Morton Koopa Jr. costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Play as a Mii 100 times in Single Event Mode. Wendy O. Koopa Wendy O. Koopa Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Play as a Mii 10 times in Single Event Mode.
Iggy Koopa An Iggy Koopa costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Play as a Mii 50 times in Single Event Mode. Roy Koopa A Roy Koopa costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Answer 50 questions correctly in the London Party Quiz.
Lemmy Koopa A Lemmy Koopa costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Answer 100 questions correctly in the London Party Quiz. Ludwig von Koopa Ludwig von Koopa Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Play against a friend 10 times in Single Event Mode.

Sonic series

Costume Image Unlock Method Costume Image Unlock Method
Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Miles "Tails" Prower Miles "Tails" Prower Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Knuckles the Echidna Knuckles the Echidna Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Amy Rose Amy Rose Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Dr. Eggman Dr. Eggman Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Shadow the Hedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Silver the Hedgehog Silver the Hedgehog Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Metal Sonic Metal Sonic Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Blaze the Cat Blaze the Cat Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Vector the Crocodile A Vector the Crocodile costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Rouge the Bat A Rouge the Bat costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. E-123 Omega An E-123 Omega costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Charmy Bee Charmy Bee Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Play for a total of one hour in Single Event Mode. Espio the Chameleon Espio the Chameleon Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Place first 10 times in Single Event Mode.
Big the Cat A Big the Cat costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Play for a total of three hours in Single Event Mode. Super Sonic Super Sonic Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Place first place 50 times in Single Event Mode.
Cream the Rabbit A Cream the Rabbit costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Place first 10 times in the London Party Bonus Games. Jet the Hawk A Jet the Hawk costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Wave the Swallow A Wave the Swallow costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Storm the Albatross A Storm the Albatross costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.
Tikal the Echidna A Tikal costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Place first 100 times in the London Party Bonus Games. Marine the Raccoon A Marine the Raccoon costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Place first 50 times in the London Party Bonus Games.
Emerl An Emerl costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards. Werehog Werehog Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Place first 25 times in Single Event Mode.
Chip A Chip costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Play for a total of five hours in Single Event Mode. Egg Pawn An Egg Pawn costume for Miis in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Win through a Scratch Card or Pay 10 blank cards.

Other

Costume Image Unlock Method
Wenlock Wenlock Mii Costume in the game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii. Pay 10 blank cards.

Music

Most 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.

Mario series

Returning music
New music

Sonic series

Returning music
New music

Note: Players can also win collectables from either Scratchcards or Blank Exchange.

Stickers

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Stickers are the main point in London Party Mode. The first one to get either 16 (about 30 minutes), 32 (about 60 minutes) or 48 (about 90 minutes) stickers win. Players can collect stickers either by winning bonus games and events from characters or rivals, or by obtaining them from bonus balloons.

Stickers obtained by defeating rivals are larger than normal stickers, and can take up four spaces instead of one.

Image Name Description How to obtain
Rival Showdown: Rouge! Rouge the Bat, using her artwork from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). Beat Rouge in 110m Hurdles.
Rival Showdown: Dry Bowser! Dry Bowser, using his artwork from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. Beat Dry Bowser in Dream Long Jump.
Rival Showdown: Jet! Jet the Hawk, using his artwork from Sonic Riders. Beat Jet in Dream Discus Throw.
Rival Showdown: King Boo! King Boo, using his artwork from Mario Kart Wii. Beat King Boo in Dream Sprint.
Rival Showdown: Eggman Nega! Eggman Nega, using artwork from his dialogue portraits in Sonic Rivals 2. Beat Eggman Nega in Fencing.
Rival Showdown: Dry Bones! Dry Bones, using its artwork from Mario Party 8. Beat Dry Bones in Table Tennis.
Rival Showdown: Omega! E-123 Omega, using his artwork from Sonic Heroes. Beat Omega in 100m.
Rival Showdown: Birdo! Birdo, using her artwork from Mario Party 8. Beat Birdo in 100m Freestyle.
Rematch: Eggman Nega! Eggman Nega, using the same artwork as his first sticker, but with a different background. Beat Eggman Nega in a rematch in Dream Fencing.
Rematch: Dry Bones! Dry Bones, using its artwork from Mario Party 7, and with a different background than the first sticker. Beat Dry Bones in a rematch in Dream Hurdles.
Rematch: Omega! E-123 Omega, using the same artwork as his first sticker, but with a different background. Beat Omega in a rematch in 4x100m Relay.
Rematch: Birdo! Birdo, using her artwork from Mario Party 7, and with a different background than the first sticker.


Mario series

  • Coin
  • Cheep Cheep
  • Princess Peach
  • Bowser
  • Shy Guy
  • Wario
  • Purple Toad
  • Mario
  • Lakitu
  • Dino Piranha
  • Boo
  • Goomba
  • Bullet Bill
  • Pipe
  • Spiny
  • Cleaving Cloud
  • Yoshi Eggs
  • Luigi
  • Princess Daisy
  • Yoshi
  • Donkey Kong
  • Waluigi
  • Bowser Jr.

Sonic series

  • Chao (bonus sticker)
  • Espio the Chameleon
  • Charmy Bee
  • Omochao
  • Kiki
  • Silver
  • Metal Sonic
  • Blaze
  • Sonic
  • Shadow
  • Dr. Eggman
  • Tails
  • Amy
  • Vector
  • Knuckles

Others

  • London Bus
  • Fencing
  • Table Tennis
  • Trampoline
  • Hurdle
  • Discus
  • Coin & Ring
  • Mario & Sonic's emblems
  • Bowser, Dr. Eggman, Knuckles, and Luigi's emblems
  • Javelin
  • Peach, Daisy, Blaze, and Amy's emblems
  • Siren
  • Dream Sprint
  • Dream Discus
  • Hammer
  • Cage
  • Dream Rafting
  • Dream Uneven Bars
  • Horse
  • Long Jump
  • Rhythmic Ribbon
  • Gate
  • Bicycle
  • London Sign
  • Sticker Cannon
  • Big Ben
  • London Tower
  • Sticker Cards

? Effects

In London Party, some of the squares on the sticker sheet on covered with a question mark, where placing a sticker over that space will cause a random effect to happen. As the game progresses, the color of the question marks will change from blue to green to yellow to red, with each subsequent color having more helpful/harsh effects:

  • Bonus Stickers!: An extra Chao sticker will be awarded to the player. Later on, two stickers may be granted instead.
  • ? Change!: A Dark Chao will either add an extra question mark on the sheet, or take one away.
  • Sticker Copied!: Orbot and Cubot will appear and copy a random sticker from the sheet and place it in a random spot, making it similar to the "Bonus Stickers!" effect, except the player does not choose where to put the new sticker.
  • Sticker Lost! (Chain Chomp): A Chain Chomp will attack a random opponent's board, making them lose one sticker. In later rounds, the Chain Chomp's effect will have a greater area, taking away four of an opponent's stickers instead of one.
  • Sticker Lost (Kamek): Kamek will appear and use his magic to take away either one or two rows of the player's stickers.
  • Page Trade!: A Boo will swap the player's current page with a random opponent's.
  • Sticker Gift!: Omochao will grant a sticker to one of the player's opponents.

Reception

Reviews
Release Reviewer, Publication Score Comment
Wii Jason Venter, GameSpot 7/10 "Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games takes no real risks and perhaps relies too heavily on your fondness for its leading mascots, but it still manages to provide a wide variety of minigames and bonus content that should keep you busy for a long while (especially if you have a few friends handy). Mario and Sonic are both capable of providing experiences that are more memorable than these, but they also make good enough athletes to produce a worthwhile party in London."
Wii Johnny Minkley, Eurogamer 6/10 "In short, Mario & Sonic's London outing is much like their Beijing sojourn of late 2007. It'll keep younger children in particular amused and entertained over Christmas, and it's a safe bet for festive family fun if you have enough controllers to go around. But, rather like the console it's made for, it's getting on a bit. And while Zelda defies old age with every vigorous thrust of Link's MotionPlus-enabled sword, Mario & Sonic's best years are behind it."
Wii James Newton, Nintendo Life 5/10 "What felt fresh and enjoyable four years ago doesn't cut the mustard in 2011, particularly when some elements have been stripped out or reworked to poor effect. London Party mode is a poor alternative to the dozens of superior Wii party games, and while its cast of gaming greats is enough to forgive some of its mistakes it's still pretty far off the mark."
Aggregators
Compiler Platform / Score
Metacritic 66
GameRankings 65.37%

Staff

Main article: List of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii) staff

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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. Also in Dream Fencing, players can come back as a bomb balloon similar to a Mini Bomb Kart in Mario Kart 64.
  • Paper Mario series - The HP replenish sound is used for a Skill character's special move in Badminton and Beach Volleyball.
  • Yoshi's Story - Rail Lift appears in a Dream Event. The Dream Jump event takes place in Yoshi's Picture Book.
  • Super Mario Sunshine - Gooper Blooper is the last obstacle for Dream Rafting. A remix of the boss music is also played here.
  • Super Princess Peach - One of the questions in the Heroines Quiz! asks whether Peach ever saved Mario and Toad, with Omochao later explaining that she did so with the help of a "magic parasol".
  • Super Mario Galaxy - Sounds from this game are used in Dream Space Walk. Planets from the Good Egg and Gateway appear in the Dream Spacewalk event. Dino Piranha is a rival. His boss theme is used. There is also the bee suit. Also used in Dream Space Walk, a track called "Into the Sea of Stars". The Battlerock Galaxy is also used as a Dream Event location. Also, Mario's spin move is used as his super dash, as well as an attack in the Dream Space Walk event.
  • 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 Koopaling, Penguin and Propeller suits that the players can use.
  • 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 Sports Mix - Dream Fencing greatly resembles Smash Skate.
  • 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. In the Wii version, the voices of the Mario characters and the announcer were ripped from this game, while a few others are new. The Sonic characters have a few similar voice clips as this game, but they were revoiced.
  • Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Peach's special speed boost animation (in which she floats, leaving a trail of hearts) during running events is nearly identical to her floating animation pose from Brawl.

References in later games

Quotes

Main article: List of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games quotes

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese マリオ&ソニック AT ロンドンオリンピック
Mario ando Sonikku atto Rondon Orinpikku
Mario & Sonic at the London Olympics

Dutch Mario & Sonic op de Olympische Spelen - Londen 2012
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - London 2012
French Mario & Sonic aux Jeux Olympiques de Londres 2012
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
German Mario & Sonic bei den Olympischen Spielen: London 2012
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: London 2012
Italian Mario & Sonic ai Giochi Olimpici di Londra 2012
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Korean 마리오와 소닉 런던 올림픽
Mario-wa Sonik Leondeon Olimpik
Mario & Sonic at the London Olympics

Portuguese Mario & Sonic nos Jogos Olímpicos de Londres 2012
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Spanish Mario & Sonic en los Juegos Olímpicos - London 2012
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - London 2012

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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 is also the first Mario & Sonic game to feature Bowser's current voice, provided by Kenneth W. James.
  • This title's Wii box art uses a different color scheme than the traditional white coloring, using a yellow coloring instead.
  • Originally, all characters were going to have bathing suits, but this idea was rejected by Sega because Sonic cannot have his shoes removed. [2]

References

External links

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