{"id":55935,"date":"2019-10-04T15:51:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T13:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joypad.ch\/?p=55935"},"modified":"2019-10-04T15:54:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T13:54:04","slug":"mario-sonic-at-the-olympic-games-tokyo-2020-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joypad.ch\/en\/mario-e-sonic-ai-giochi-olimpici-di-tokyo-2020-anteprima\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 \u2013 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

A winning team isn't changed, and this Nintendo pairing doesn't seem to disappoint. We're talking about the union between Nintendo's most famous red-capped, mustachioed mascot and the adrenaline-fueled blue hedgehog we've known for years, namely Mario and Sonic<\/strong>, returning in a new Olympic chapter. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020<\/strong><\/em> This is the continuation of a saga that, once again, shows no particular variations, reappearing every four canonical years to make its presence felt on the market and pay homage to the world's oldest sporting event.<\/p>\n

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More than ten years after their debut, Sonic and Mario are back on our screens, arriving for the first time on Nintendo Switch, with a good story on a narrative level.<\/p>\n

Between present and past<\/h2>\n

The story's opening focuses on a mysterious console, such Tokyo 64<\/strong> (named in memory of the 1964 Olympics in the Japanese capital), created by Dr. Eggman to literally launch the two protagonists into a video game set in Tokyo, but in an era prior to our own. Not only the good guys, but also the villains, heroes, and anti-heroes will find themselves prisoners of an 8-bit universe based on the first, historic, Olympics held in the Japanese capital. While waiting for help from the outside world, the various characters will decide to compete in the famous sporting competition.<\/p>\n

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The debut is scheduled for\u2019November 1<\/strong>, but the engines are already warming up with recycled and unoriginal mechanics, allowing this franchise a certain level of Accessibility<\/strong> and of multiple game modes<\/strong>: from the single Joy-Con<\/strong> As for controller usage, local co-op or a single-player match are the different ways to access the many sports disciplines available in this lively party game, which, however, isn't the most original. Therefore, each discipline can be tackled with both Joy-Cons, with just one, or by simply using the buttons.<\/p>\n

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A thousand sports in one game<\/h2>\n

However, in this first test, we were able to consider how absolutely necessary good coordination<\/strong> in the movements and to provide maximum attention to sequences<\/strong>: a single mistake could compromise the entire performance and in the long run, a certain sense of bewilderment and frustration could arise in us. Setting new records is obviously not impossible, but it might require a lot of work. The sports available<\/strong> There are really a lot of them and of various kinds: from archery to surfing, through soccer and even climbing: the variations on the theme are many and engaging, all to be explored as much as possible and that really interest us a lot.<\/p>\n

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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 has proven to be a not-too-predictable experience in terms of mechanics so far, engaging,<\/strong> with a good dose of challenge and with just as many setbacks that will come at us head-on. A more logical and mental challenge, two qualities that are, after all, required in sports disciplines even in reality.<\/p>\n