The Games: Winter Challenge is a sporting game, which simulates the Olympiad and some of the more common games found in the Winter Olympic challenges between the many countries of the world. This version of Olympic fun was released in the early nineties, and was developed by Mind Span. The sports gurus at Accolade were responsible for its publishing. Despite featuring numerous games, The Games: Winter Challenge is entirely in the third person perspective. Summer Challenge followed closely on its heels.
Downhill Skiing, the Giant Slalom, Ski Jumping, Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon, Two-man Bobsled and Speed Skating are the categories for The Games: Winter Challenge.
The Games: Winter Challenge is a sporting game, which simulates the Olympiad and some of the more common games found in the Winter Olympic challenges between the many countries of the world. This version of Olympic fun was released in the early nineties, and was developed by Mind Span. The sports gurus at Accolade were responsible for its publishing. Despite featuring numerous games, The Games: Winter Challenge is entirely in the third person perspective. Summer Challenge followed closely on its heels.
Downhill Skiing, the Giant Slalom, Ski Jumping, Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon, Two-man Bobsled and Speed Skating are the categories for The Games: Winter Challenge. With such assortment of events from which to choose, the gamer is less likely to become bored, adding nicely to the
replay value of this game. Although most of the events are skiing events, they are still varied enough to keep the user interested.
Most of the games involve excellent timing, some strategy in figuring out trajectories and navigating course layouts, and a whole lot of button mashing in the case of Speed Skating. Along with his face and nationality, the user can also choose from several difficulty settings, further increasing the customizing of the game and adding to the replay level. The Games: Winter Challenge also provides a very good multiplayer format, which is even more fun than the single player version.
The game is mercifully well programmed and runs very smoothly. Still, it is difficult to master the controls on some of the games, making it a sure challenge in its own right. The graphic displays are very well done, and the win and loss animations that the user will be rewarded with are fun and engaging. The sound is good.
As a whole, The Games: Winter Challenge is one of the better early Olympic games available. It features super game play, a nice choice of available games, fun animations and decent sound. The controls are a bit tricky in the more complex games, but practice makes perfect in every endeavor, gaming included. In short, The Games: Winter Challenge is a highly recommended Olympic play.
