Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Compete with Mario, Sonic and friends across Olympic and Dream events, from marker-based skateboarding tricks to retro pixel-art competitions inspired by Tokyo 1964.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.9 / 10
About this game
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 brings several kinds of sporting challenge into one event collection. Pick an event to practise alone or compete with friends locally. Skateboarding asks you to perform tricks at marked parts of the course, earning points and bonuses as you activate markers. The Tokyo 1964 events give the competition a separate retro pixel-art presentation. Story mode connects Olympic events and minigames through a rescue adventure involving a retro game machine. Outside that story, individual-event practice lets you return to the sports themselves. Every event supports buttons, while selected events also offer Joy-Con motion controls. Same-console competition accommodates up to four players.
Collected in series
Super Mario is Nintendo’s platform-adventure series, first launched in 1985. Mario and his friends leap through the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond, exploring colorful worlds and tackling playful challenges. Mushrooms, coins, pipes and surprising power-ups make every adventure full of discoveries.
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AI review
AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:
A promising fit for groups that enjoy switching sports and experimenting with different event rules.
The mix of individual practice, local competition and a separate story gives players different reasons to revisit the events. Marker bonuses in skateboarding suggest room to think about routes as well as executing tricks.
Strengths
- Solo practice and same-console competition make it possible to learn an event before bringing friends into it.
- Universal button support gives players an alternative to the motion controls offered by selected sports.
Who it is for: Friends who enjoy varied sporting contests, and solo players who like practising events alongside a story-led route.
Play notes: Motion controls apply only to selected events.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The choice between individual practice and a story built around events may suit players who alternate between focused repetition and a guided sequence. | Reviewed | 6.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Skateboarding's marker bonuses can reward planning a route through scoring opportunities, giving its trick inputs a spatial decision to support them. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Tokyo 1964's pixel graphics give the retro events a distinct nostalgic identity for players drawn to older game aesthetics. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Button support across the event collection should make the control scheme easier to accommodate when a group does not want to use motion input. | Reviewed | 6.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- SEGA
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- 2019
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Pick-up and PlaySolo-friendly3D GraphicsFast-pacedPlayer versus PlayerShort SessionsMain Story Under 10 HoursSports-based PlayLow Entry BarrierReplayable
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2019
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Sources
- tokyo2020-olympicvideogames.sega.comSource revision: 1
- tokyo2020-olympicvideogames.sega.com