DecAthlete
Decathlete, released in Europe as Athlete Kings, is an athletics themed arcade game. Released in 1994, it was developed and produced by Sega. A well-received home port was released on the Sega Saturn in 1995…
DecAthlete is a sport developed by Sega AM3, released 1 May 1996 on Sega Saturn and Arcade.
What DecAthlete is
DecAthlete is a sport game developed by Sega AM3 and released in 1996. It was published by Sega. It is available on Sega Saturn and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Decathlete, released in Europe as Athlete Kings, is an athletics themed arcade game. Released in 1994, it was developed and produced by Sega. A well-received home port was released on the Sega Saturn in 1995, scoring mainly positive reviews for its arcade faithful conversion, due to the similar hardware of the ST-V arcade and the Saturn. It was released on the PlayStation 2 in Japan only as part of the Sega Ages 2500 series. Compared to other decathlon based games, Decathlete has a more comic and cartoon like style. A sequel followed in 1997, the winter sports based Winter Heat.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
DecAthlete launched on 1 May 1996, within three weeks of Duke Nukem 3D and Jumping Flash! 2.
Released around the same time: Duke Nukem 3D, Jumping Flash! 2.
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