It lacks the polish of similar games like Rare's Kinect Sports, yet still manages to have some entertainment value. With the Olympic Games just around the corner, we take a look at some of the greatest moments from the 2012 Olympics in London from the unforgettable achievements of Super Saturday to the quintessential British eccentricity of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. London 2012: The Official Video Game isn’t a bad game, but it’s not the best either. Multiplayer definitely adds more life to the game, more options for multiplayer and less focus on single player might have added more to the game. The game mostly focuses on single player, but it does have a party mode that allows you to play with friends. Gymanstics and diving were particularly bad, while aiming games such as archery were surprisingly good.Īll together it’s a mixed bag, but this is really common with sports games that involve many different sports instead of simply focusing on one. This is because the developers can’t possibly give the same attention and detail to every mini game when there are so many of them.īecause of this, some of the games are fantastic to play, and others are rather forgettable. The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July. VENUE INFORMATION Date 28 July - 09 August 2012 Venue London Event official website Disciplines Jumping, Dressage, Eventing Nations. Like other Olympic spin-offs such as Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The official video game, there is a huge variance in quality for each sport. It would have made more sense for this to focus entirely on speed in this one event. The London 2012 Olympic Games is the XXXth edition of the Olympic Great Britain won the most medals in 1908 with 56 Gold, 51 Silver and 39 Bronze medals. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) was established in July 2005 shortly after the Olympic bid was won by the UK. With sprinting, stamina really isn’t a big feature, it’s all about speed. The added stamina feature makes sense in most of the racing, but for some reason is still included in the sprint. This makes running a little bit trickier than simply hitting the button mindlessly. If you go too slowly, of course, other people will be faster than you. The major reason the city bid for these games was the need to create a long-term sustainable legacy for both London and the United Kingdom (Porter 2011). If you go too fast you will exceed the amount of stamina you have available and slow down. The 2012 Olympics games will be staged in London. Rather than how fast you press the buttons defining speed, keeping a steady pace is more important. London 2012: The Official Video Game avoids being a complete button masher by making a few changes to the running feature, as well as similar sports. With that in mind, let’s take a deeper look at this particular game. Overall this is one of the better Olympic sports games out there, but that’s not saying much-in the past sports games that cover a wide variety of sports have been notoriously poor. If you want to have a look at what the stadium looked at without going to London, this game will take you there. The game features 40 of the sports shown in the real thing, in the exact locations they were held. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park July 6, 2020ġ5 years ago today, London was awarded the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games! ? 2012: The Official Video Game is a sports themed game that covers about what you would expect. Tanni Grey-Thompson remembers the euphoria, her pride in the Park and what’s been achieved here ➡️ /et7ghXexVY In that time, the Park has undergone an incredible transformation ? Jamaican Usain Bolt sets a new Olympic record as he retains his 100m Gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics on the 5 August 2012.Fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake. ?Sound on for MAJOR goosebumps!? #OnThisDay in 2005, London was awarded the 2012 Olympic games!ġ5 years ago today London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games! ? Despite a steady downbeat of despair before the Summer Games started, London pulled off one of the most memorable Olympics of all time. A huge Thankyou to the team that dared to dream ?? #proud #presocialdistancing /4yG9u1kQN9 Hard to believe 15 years ago today London won the Olympic and Paralympic bid.