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Summer Athletics

Get ready, set, go! Summer Athletics brings the action and excitement of the 26 most popular summer sporting disciplines right into your living room! The charming 3D comic style and varying levels of…

60 29 July 2008

Summer Athletics is a sport developed by 49Games, released 29 July 2008 on Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Summer Athletics is

Summer Athletics is a sport game developed by 49Games and released in 2008. It was published by DTP Entertainment. It is available on Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Get ready, set, go! Summer Athletics brings the action and excitement of the 26 most popular summer sporting disciplines right into your living room! The charming 3D comic style and varying levels of difficulty makes Summer Athletics great fun for the whole family. Become fully immersed in the sporting atmosphere with vibrant visual effects and awe-inspiring sporting arenas. Customize your character to make them your very own with the comprehensive customization tools within Summer Athletics. Develop your career as a professional athlete in Career Mode or challenge your friends in head-to-head competition. The intuitive controls will make Summer Athletics both a great game for beginners and…
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How it plays

Its themes are comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

How it was received

Summer Athletics holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 21% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 5 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Summer Athletics launched on 29 July 2008, within three weeks of Braid, Persona 4, Street Fighter IV and Rhythm Heaven. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Braid, Persona 4, Street Fighter IV, Rhythm Heaven.

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When did Summer Athletics come out?
Summer Athletics was released on 29 July 2008 for Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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