Winter Heat
Winter Heat is the home conversion of the DecAthlete (also known as Athlete Kings) sequel, replacing decathlon by Winter sports. Competition (in Arcade, Saturn or Practice modes) includes 11 events featuring…
Winter Heat is a sport developed by Data East Corporation, released 30 December 1997 on Sega Saturn and Arcade.
What Winter Heat is
Winter Heat is a sport game developed by Data East Corporation and released in 1997. It was published by Sega. It is available on Sega Saturn and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Winter Heat is the home conversion of the DecAthlete (also known as Athlete Kings) sequel, replacing decathlon by Winter sports. Competition (in Arcade, Saturn or Practice modes) includes 11 events featuring eight athletes of different nationalities - Li Huang, Karl Vain, Joe Kudou, Ellen Reggiani, Aleksei Rigel and Rick Blade are joined by B.B. (replacing Jef Jansens, who appears as a secret athlete) and Johann Stensen (instead of Femi Kadiena). The game is a typical Winter-sports game, in the line of those released by Epyx but with a more arcade feel. The events include: Speed Skiing: A simple dashing event where the goal is to descend the hill as fast as possible (in speeds over 200…
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
Winter Heat launched on 30 December 1997, within three weeks of Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and Strikers 1945 II.
Released around the same time: Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Strikers 1945 II.
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