Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games PC
User Score
3.8 out of 10

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 28
  3. Negative: 17 out of 28

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  1. Loosestping
    Aug 28, 2008
    1
    Craptacular. To start with you must have a XBox360 for windows controller to even play the game on PC. I gave it one point because some of the games are OK, and Im thinking swimming and target based sports (but they very quickly lose their appeal through repetition), but any of the track and field sports have more to do with luck and sore fingers than any game skill. Absolute waste of money, with many of the old button mashing commodore 64 sport games having better gameplay than this crock. To show you how bad it is, even my kids won't play it.… Expand
  2. WobisuL.
    Jul 9, 2008
    0
    Awful game.
  3. Kobby01
    Aug 17, 2008
    2
    This is a disappointment to the gaming industry cos a game like this which most fun would love to play is so difficult that your fingers hurt each time you play. I won't advice anyone to waste money on this game. I think they should bring out a new version with different controls.
  4. NotHappy
    Sep 12, 2008
    0
    This thing is *completely* unplayable on PC. Scandalous.

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Metascore
52 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 4 out of 11
  1. IGN
    56
    They scored big here with the authentic presentation and the great selection of events but then they married it to a series of mini-games with such poorly designed controls that favor luck and calloused fingers over skill and insight.
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  2. GameSpot
    30
    Beijing 2008 proves beyond a doubt that rapidly pushing buttons is not fun.
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  3. Gameplanet
    50
    It's the official game of the event, but unlike the real thing there's nothing particularly ground-breaking about Beijing 2008. What you see is what you get, and with nearly 40 events it's a lot to cover. Unfortunately they're mostly similar to play and the awful controls ruin what could have been a solid title.
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