Vancouver 2010 (video game)

Vancouver 2010
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Developer(s)	Eurocom
Publisher(s)	Sega
Distributor(s)	EA Games
Platforms	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s)	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows AUS 201001January 2010 NA 20100115January 15, 2010 EU 20100115January 15, 2010
Genre(s)	Sports (Olympic)
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Vancouver 2010 is the official Olympic video game of the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver.

Gameplay

Vancouver 2010 is a video game based on the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Many of the events in the real-world Olympics are playable. For a complete list of playable events, see below.

Disciplines

The following events are in the game:

Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom (women only) Slalom (women only) Downhill (men only) Super G (men only) Sledding Two-Man Bobsleigh (men only) Luge Singles (men only) Skeleton (men only) Freestyle skiing Aerials (women only) Ski Cross (women only)

Snowboarding Parallel Giant Slalom (men only) Snowboard Cross (men only) Ski Jumping Individual Large Hill (men only) Speed Skating 500 m Short track speed skating (women only) 1,500 m Short track speed skating (women only)

In addition, the game includes 30 different challenges spread over all the events which can be unlocked on a one-by-one basis as the user completes the tasks (For example, the 'Landing Zone' challenge forces the individual to land a ski jump with 10m of 90m and another successive jump within 10m of 120m).

Nations represented

• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Canada
• People's Republic of China
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Great Britain
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Russia
• Slovenia
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United States

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores Aggregator Score GameRankings (PC) 57.25% (PS3) 56.09% (X360) 54.85% Metacritic (PC) 57/100 (PS3) 56/100 (X360) 54/100 Review scores Publication Score GameSpot 5.5/10 IGN 7.3/10

Vancouver 2010 has received generally mixed reviews from critics. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PC version a 57.25% and 57/100, the PlayStation 3 version a 56.09% and 56/100 and the Xbox 360 version a 54.85% and 54/100. IGN gave the game a 7.3/10 rating, claiming that "If only this game had some semblance of a career mode or anything that felt slightly like the real Olympics, then perhaps SEGA would have had a real winner on its hands." GameSpot gave the game a 5.5/10 rating, saying "The limited selection of events leaves these Olympic Games out in the cold."

See also

• Olympic video games
• 2010 Winter Olympics
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

External links

• Olympic Video games microsite

Preceded by Torino 2006	Official video game of the Winter Olympics 2010	Succeeded by Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Preceded by Beijing 2008	Official video game of the Olympics 2010	Succeeded by London 2012