Beijing 2008

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Beijing 2008
System(s): PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC
Publisher: Sega
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Genre: Sports

















Release Date RRP Code
Xbox 360
JP
¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140) CVC-00007
Xbox 360
US
Xbox 360
EU
Xbox 360
PT
Xbox 360
RU
Xbox 360
AU
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CA
Xbox 360
KR
Sony PlayStation 3
JP
¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140)[1] BLJM-60080
Sony PlayStation 3
US
BLUS-30154
Sony PlayStation 3
EU
BLES-00286
Sony PlayStation 3
PT
Sony PlayStation 3
IT
Sony PlayStation 3
RU
Sony PlayStation 3
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Sony PlayStation 3
CA
Sony PlayStation 3
KR
Windows PC
US
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AU
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Beijing 2008, called Beijing Olympics 2008 (北京オリンピック 2008) in Japan, is the officially licensed game for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It was developed by Eurocom and published by Sega for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC. Eurocom also developed the game for the previous olympics, Athens 2004.

Gameplay

As is often the case in sports games, Beijing 2008 consists of numerous events which involve either button-mashing or carefully timed button presses, especially in the track and field events. There are however a few events which provide a bit of variety, such as table tennis and judo.

List of events:

  • Track: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 100m hurdles, 110m hurdles
  • Field: High jump, Pole vault, Long jump, Triple jump, Shot put, Discus throw, Hammer throw, Javelin throw
  • Aquatics: 100m freestyle swimming, 100m backstroke swimming, 100m butterfly swimming, 100m breaststroke swimming, 3m springboard diving, 10m platform diving
  • Gymnastics: Parallel bars, Vault, Rings, Floor exercise, Beam, Uneven bars
  • Shooting: Skeet shooting, 10m Air Pistol, 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
  • Other: Archery, Weightlifting, Cycling, Canoeing, Judo, Table tennis

Magazine articles

Main article: Beijing 2008/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Physical scans

Xbox 360 version

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PlayStation 3 version

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PC version

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External links

References



Olympics-themed games by Sega or on Sega consoles
Official Games
Olympic Gold (1992) | Winter Olympics (1994) | Olympic Summer Games (1996) | (not Sega; 1998) | Sydney 2000 (2000) | (not Sega; 2002, 2004, 2006) | Beijing 2008 (2008) | Vancouver 2010 (2010) | London 2012 (2012) | Tokyo 2020 (2019)
Mario & Sonic
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) | Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011) | Mario & Sonic - London 2012 Virtual Card Album (2012) | Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) | Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) | Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016) | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019) | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (2020)
Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008) | Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2010) | Sonic at the Olympic Games (2020)
Other
Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings (1995) | Olympic Soccer (1996)