Sega Announces Beijing 2008

SEGA announced that it is developing Beijing 2008, the official videogame of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The game is being developed by Eurocom Entertainment Software for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, and for the PC. The game promises to capture all the pageantry, athleticism and magic of the 2008 Olympics in Bejing, China complete with 35 events, gameplay geared towards both newbies and hardcore players, online multiplayer on all platforms, and all the official venues like Beijing National Stadium and the National Aquatics Center. The games, including a mobile title, will be released this summer. Here’’s some more on these games:

Beijing 2008 will incorporate innovative control schemes that allow novice gamers to learn how to play the game, while providing experienced gamers the chance to set new records. Through the addition of superb online gameplay and a variety of game modes never seen in an official video game of the Olympic Games before, Beijing 2008? will be the new benchmark for the sporting genre and truly allow gamers to experience the Olympic Spirit.

Sega promises that Beijing 2008 will set a new standard for sports games in this genre. Let’’s hope that Sega and Eurocomm took the time to create a game that is worthy of the subject matter on which it is based. Most games based on the Olympics tend to, you know…suck.