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Review: At last, a new athletics game for PS2. After what seemed like forever with only ESPN's spartan Track & Field to fly the flag for the genre, along comes Eurocom's take on the Olympics with a veritable feast of events. Half of these are athletics based, but that's what we watch the Olympics for right? Others include swimming, shooting, gymnastics and equestrian. Most of these hit the mark with the only possible exceptions being Weighlifting and Skeet Shooting Maybe they could have been sidelined in favour of more original sports such as Judo or Fencing. The controls are varied enough and pitched at the just the right level that you'll be acheiving Olympic and World records before too long. There are several competition modes including Decathlon and Heptathlon and a wealth of countries to play as. The fun really starts however, when you throw in a multitap and a few friends and see just how competitive you can really get. Whilst the graphics don't seem as polished as we might have hoped they're still good enough not to take the shine off a fine game and the AI of the computer opponents is also much improved over previous offerings. This is one that should definitely be
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PC & Video Games
