
I felt that a couple of the events, such as Football and Rugby-7s, were a bit too long for my liking, but most other events are relatively short, making sure you can fit in a great variety during a short amount of time. For example, while the 100m Sprint has you mashing buttons to get the fastest time as you look on from a side on view, Archery has you behind your character’s back aiming at a target while accounting for distance and the wind. Each separate event is unique mechanically and visually, making sure that you’re never lacking in variety. This is where Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 really shines. If you’re in the mood for some frantic multiplayer mini-game action, then this is definitely the game for you, with a total of 34 different 3D and 2D Olympic sports for you and your friends to take part in.

While Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 isn’t quite worthy of a gold medal, it does manage to make it to the podium.

And yet, here we are with once bitter rivals Nintendo and Sega bringing Mario and Sonic together for the sixth time to partake in some manic Olympics action. If you went back to the 1990s and told people that Mario and Sonic would eventually co-star in a collection of sports mini-games, how many do you think would believe you? I certainly don’t think it would be many.
