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Asterix at the Olympic Games Launched on 4 Platforms

Some of the versions feature extras, but all ports must have titles for your collection

Nov 9, 2007 15:53 GMT  ·  By
Here's a screensho (gameplay) from the Wii version of the game
   Here's a screensho (gameplay) from the Wii version of the game

Isn't it just great when they announce a new game?! Whatever the genre, whatever the platform it launches on, a new game is always good news and the launch of Asterix at the Olympic Games sure is good news for PlayStation 2, DS, Wii or PC owners. Atari has just made the announcement today mentioning that the game combines live action elements[admark=1] from the film with computer generated animation.

"Atari has a highly successful history of publishing high quality video games based on the universally popular Asterix brand, with over three million games sold in Europe to date," said Mathias Hautefort, Executive Vice President of publishing and production, Atari. "With this game we're assuring the continuation of that success by delivering something highly original, of excellent quality, and great fun in a way that only Asterix can be."

Characters within the game are Asterix, Obelix and of course the faithful hound, Dogmatix who travel Greece to find their love-stricken friend, Alafolix, who is in need of help. Asterix and his friends enter the fray in their own inimitable style, coming head to head with Brutus, his muscle-bound champion, and of course their ultimate archenemy, the mighty Julius Caesar, so there's quite some adventuring to be done as you can see.

Naturally, since the game has been ported to so many platforms, some of the versions were bound to see an extra or missing feature. This is the case of the Wii, PS2 and PC versions of the game, as they sport two gameplay modes:

Adventure Mode - follows the story playing as either Asterix or Obelix, switching characters on the fly and unlocking sporting challenges along the way

Antique Mode - lets players play as any one of 12 characters and go head to head with either the computer or a friend in a host of riotous contests.

As far as the DS version is concerned, players take the role of either Asterix or Obelix through more than 120 sporting challenges to become the ultimate victor, as the official report confirms. OK now, remember that Asterix at the Olympic Games is already available for grabs for PS2, DS, Wii and PC, having been developed by Etranges Libellules in collaboration with Asterix licensor Les Editions Albert Ren? and with film production company La Petite Reine.