A game of sports, all in one!
Each Dream event takes an Olympic sport and brings it into a video game-inspired world filled with obstacles, power-ups and familiar opponents from the worlds of Mario & Sonic to challenge even the best players. Using the only one of its kind Touch Screen and Nintendo DS stylus, players can cooperate with the game as they jump, swim, run, shoot, pedal and flip their way through dependable antagonism to win Gold medals.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games presents DS players the chance to play as any one of 16 video game characters – eight from the world of Mario and eight as of the world of Sonic - each bringing their own talents and physical capabilities to the competitions. The game is filled with challenges for all kinds of gamers thanks to the three gameplay modes - the Single Event Mode where players can choose one specific event to play, the Circuit Mode where players can choose a chain of events to compete in, and the Mission Mode where players have the opportunity to fulfill a series of solo challenges that test their athletic capabilities, timing and reflexes. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games finishes up with the Gallery, where mini-games and Olympic trivia come jointly to convey more addictive DS fun.