Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016

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What if there was a way to skip years of hard work and practice and actually play in the Olympics.  Iinstead of the incredibly talented athletes actually competing, you get to actually play as some of your favorite video game characters like Sonic the Hedgehog and Mario.  Sounds good, no?

Well, your dream have come true Mario and Sonic At the Rio 2016 Olympics Games lets you live out your Olympic dreams.  In the proud tradition of Mario and Sonic Olympic games, this game features tons of events, a total of 14, ranging from table tennis, to BMX, hurdles, Golf and even football, which we call in the states soccer.  Each event features different characters to pick from and has different game mechanics to play all of which take advantage of the 3DS’s many features like its gyro, touch screen and of course careful button mashing.  Of the events featured you can rest assured each is fun and well put together with easy to pick up and play arcade controls.  The favorite in our house is definitely boxing- there is nothing quite as entertaining as controlling a punching Donkey Kong.

There is also a training mode, “Road to Rio”, where you pick which gym to train in Sonic or Mario and work through a story line and level up your Mii. You get to unlock outfits and character suits as well.  In addition to single player, there is also a multiplayer function via download play for up to 4 people to compete with one copy of the game, players can pick either a single event or a mix of a few events to see who comes out on top.  The pedometer function of the 3DS is also used with this game where you can walk a virtual marathon.  Each step not only getting you out and about but also unlocking prizes in game as well.  Amiibo’s can also be used once a day to power up your Mii and give you that slight edge that can br the difference before first and second.

Mario and Sonic At the Rio 2016 Olympics Games is available now for the 3DS as stores everywhere and online at the eShop, for $39.99.