Beijing 2008

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Beijing 2008 will be an authentic simulation of over 35 events from the upcoming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and will allow gamers to experience the thrill of competing in many of the official venues ranging from the famous Beijing National Stadium to the National Aquatics Centre. Beijing 2008 offers an innovative control schemes, superb online gameplay and a variety of game modes never seen in an official video game of the Olympic Games before.

Format: Xbox 360
Release 01 Aug 2008
Developer: Eurocom Entertainment Software
Publisher: SEGA Corporation
Players: Xbox Live
PEGI Rating: NUL
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Also available on: PlayStation 3, PC, Wii
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SEGA Gets The Olympics News

Jon Wilcox

05/12/2005

Jon Wilcox

The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing set to arrive on multi-platforms courtesy of SEGA...


In a joint statement with official Olympic videogames licensee ISM, SEGA has today confirmed that it will publish the videogame adaptations of the 2008 Olympic Games, set to be held in Beijing, China. The multi-platform deal, including PC, Mac, consoles, and mobiles, is part of a global partnership that will till 2009.

"We are delighted to be working with SEGA on what will be an historic Olympic Games," said Raymond Goldsmith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ISM. "SEGA's broad publishing capabilities and rich heritage in video games ensures that consumers worldwide will share a more immersive Olympic experience."

"SEGA is excited to become the publisher for the Official Video Game of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and we are committed to creating innovative content for an unprecedented number of interactive entertainment platforms," said Hisao Oguchi, President and Chief Operating Officer of SEGA. "This project will enable SEGA to further enhance our global entertainment business and drive sales in critical Asian markets like China that offer an extremely high growth potential."

The game will feature a raft of events from the forthcoming Olympics including aquatics (diving and swimming), archery, baseball, basketball, boxing, canoe/kayak, cycling, equestrian, fencing, soccer, gymnastics, handball, field hockey, Judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, softball, table tennis, Taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling.

Weâll have more news shortlyâ¦
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Date Added:Tue 24th Jun 2008 10:25
lol ;s I really hope they have the relay's for this game... 4X100 and 4X400. That would be my favourite event by far :P
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Date Added:Wed 18th Jun 2008 12:20
I doubt they will have 'create a character' mode, would be good if they did though, the online mode would be fun, 7 players online competing will be great. I hope they have competitions with alot of events for online play and not just choosing what e... [ Read full comment... ]
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Date Added:Sun 15th Jun 2008 12:42
Hope you can play a 4 player game without having to play online, why are all the games now gold membership to play online??
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Date Added:Wed 28th May 2008 23:31
Yes, i do hope they also have heats, prelims , and such instead of going straight finals, and should have 4x1 and 4x4. Also i hope they have a create a player career type modee to work your way to the olympics.
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Date Added:Wed 28th May 2008 23:27
Yes, please have a 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay on the game, also it would be awesome to have a created player mode to train and work your way to the olympics, almost like the Campus legend mode on NCAA 2008.
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Date Added:Sun 25th May 2008 23:21
PLEASE HAVE THE 4X100 AT LEAST MAYBE A 4X400 IF THAT'S NOT TOO MUCH. ALSO A CREATE A PLAYER MODE THAT INCLUDES VARIOUS TRAINING AND MEETS DURING THE 4 YEARS TO MAKE IT TO THE OLYPICS.
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Date Added:Thu 1st May 2008 05:00
it would deffinately be cool if they had relays. especially the 4x1 and 4x4. i agree also that they should have heats instead of going strait to the finals. i heard that u can do a career type mode where u have to train and build up ur stamina and e... [ Read full comment... ]
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Date Added:Mon 24th Mar 2008 03:13
The game will be alot better if there were heats to run, unlike 2004 where you just jumped into the finals.other than that the game should be cool
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Date Added:Tue 11th Mar 2008 04:08
im looking forward to this game coming out, it should gef hae relays because im a relay type of person. and it should be if there are 4 people playing they can be on the same team
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Date Added:Sat 26th Jan 2008 14:23
would absolutely love to see 400m hurdles and 4x400m and 4x100m relays. they would be fantastic to have on.
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