Mario and Sonic at the olympic games: I tried to like it, I really did...

I remember first hearing the announcement about The two long time rivals, finally meeting and competing against each other! I could not believe my eyes, for this was the official Mario Vs. Sonic everyone was waiting for! I anxiously waited for the game to come out, even if it took place in the Olympics.

A few weeks ago, I rented the game with eagerness and high expectations. I started playing when I got home. Was it good? ummmm... I thought it stunk!

It wasn't horrendous but I was extremely disappointed... Although some where enjoyable, I just could not find it spectacular. Usually in Mario games, there are gimmicks that make the game very entertaining and fun, but in Mario and Sonic, you could just replace all the characters in the game with generic Olympic stars and it would not be different (Minus the Dream Events which I'll get to later.)

I would have liked to have seen Boxing (It's in the DS version but I haven't played it) and other various forms of fighting but alas, there's none.

The dream events are the most enjoyable part of the game and how I think the whole game should have been like. My personal favorite was the fencing where if you gained enough energy,
you could knock your opponent out of the ring.

My final verdict for the game? Disappointing. I expected better from a big name game like this. Hopefully Nintendo will make a Sonic and Mario platformer someday, seeing as how Nintendo and Sega are friends.