Olympic Summer Games: Atlanta 1996 for SNES
Review #393
Olympic Summer Games: Atlanta 1996
Learn a new controller grip
Gameplay
Rapidly press A and B. That's it. That's 95% of this game. Occasionally you have to press Up after pressing A and B repeatedly but that only makes it worse because I can't press two buttons with my fingers. I need thumbs for that punishment but that makes it impossible to get over to the d-pad.
If they had only made it require one button I might even like this game.
Basically, this game just sucks completely.
Level Design
Instead of being a collection of minigames, this is essentially one minigame repeated over and over with minor graphical differences – sometimes you stab the ground with a pole, sometimes you stab the ground with a javelin and sometimes, if you’re particularly bad at hitting the up arrow, you fall and stab the ground with your face.
I must admit I stopped playing before I could try Archery and Skeet. Maybe those are better but I don't care enough to give them a go.
Theme
Yeah it's the Olympics but we all know it's just a shallow collection of minigames. Props for including a ton of events and for including Olympics and World records. Presentation isn't this game's problem.
Art Style
Amazing animation. The athletes have no face which is a bit disconcerting but everything looks amazing.
Audio
Annoying music doesn't feel Olympic at all.
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