Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: Vancouver 2010

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: Vancouver 2010 for Nintendo DS unites two of the greatest video game icons in a top-class sporting competition. In this action-packed winter game collection, characters from the Mario and Sonic universe compete against each other in disciplines such as skiing, figure skating and snowboarding - right in the palm of your hand, on the Nintendo DS.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: Vancouver 2010 offers over 20 different Olympic and imaginative dream disciplines that require precise control as well as timing and skill. Thanks to clever use of the touch screen, microphone and classic buttons, every sport in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: Vancouver 2010 feels different - sometimes you steer precisely through the ice channel with the stylus, sometimes you tap at the right moment for a perfect ski jump landing. Particularly cool in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: Vancouver 2010: Some dream disciplines are staged in arcade style and incorporate wacky Mario or Sonic elements - such as item boxes, loops or oversized opponents.

In addition to the classic "Quick Play" mode, the extensive adventure mode of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: Vancouver 2010, which is exclusive to the DS version, is particularly impressive. Here you travel with Mario and Sonic through the snowy game world around Vancouver, solving small puzzles, defeating opponents in mini-games and freeing the Olympic Games from a mysterious curse. The mixture of light RPG mechanics and mini-game collection provides variety and makes the single-player mode particularly motivating.

The playable characters in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: Vancouver 2010 range from classics such as Mario, Luigi, Peach and Bowser to Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Shadow - each with their own strengths and weaknesses, which can be decisive depending on the discipline. Additional replay value in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: Vancouver 2010 is provided by unlockable content, medals, high scores and multiplayer options via the wireless DS connection.

With its colorful graphic style, catchy music and a successful mix of realistic sports and fun fantasy competitions, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: Vancouver 2010 is an all-round successful sports game for on the go. Whether you're hunting for high scores, mastering mini-games or just looking for fun with friends - Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: Vancouver 2010 brings the Olympic atmosphere directly to your handheld.