Beijing 2008

n/a

Beijing 2008
System(s): PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Eurocom
Genre: Sports
Release Date RRP Code JP 2008-07-31 ¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140) CVC-00007 US 2008-07-08 EU 2008-06-27 PT 2008 RU 200x AU 2008 CA 2008 KR 200x JP 2008-07-31 ¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140) BLJM-60080 US 2008-07-08 BLUS-30154 EU 2008-06-27 BLES-00286 PT 2008 IT 2008 RU 200x AU 2008 CA 2008 KR 2008-08-01 US 2008-07-31 EU 2008-08-08 PT 2008 PL 200x RU 200x AU 2008-08 TH 200x
ESRB PEGI USK OFLC CERO Missing Parameter! GRB

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

Achievements

Main article: Beijing 2008/Achievements.

Magazine articles

Main article: Beijing 2008/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

• 

  Press release

Physical scans

Xbox 360 version

Xbox 360, US
Cover
Disc

Xbox 360, EU
Cover

Xbox 360, JP
Cover

Xbox 360, CA
Cover

Xbox 360, UK
Cover

Xbox 360, UK (Classics)
Cover

Xbox 360, AU
Cover

Xbox 360, FR
Cover

Xbox 360, DE
Cover
Disc

Xbox 360, GR
Cover

Xbox 360, IT
Cover

Xbox 360, SE
Cover

Xbox 360, ES
Cover

Xbox 360, RU
Cover

Xbox 360, PT
Cover

Xbox 360, KR
Cover

PlayStation 3 version

PlayStation 3, US
Cover

PlayStation 3, EU
Cover

PlayStation 3, JP
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 3, UK
Cover

PlayStation 3, AU
Cover

PlayStation 3, FR
Cover

PlayStation 3, DE
Cover

PlayStation 3, AT
Cover

PlayStation 3, Greece
Cover

PlayStation 3, IT
Cover

PlayStation 3, Sweden
Cover

PlayStation 3, ES
Cover

PlayStation 3, RU
Cover

PlayStation 3, PT
Cover

PlayStation 3, KR
Cover

PlayStation 3, CA

PC version

PC, US
Cover
Disc

PC, EU
Cover

PC, UK
Cover

PC, AU
Cover

PC, FR
Cover

PC, DE
Cover

PC, Greece
Cover

PC, IT
Cover

PC, Sweden
Cover

PC, ES
Cover

PC, RU
Cover

PC, PT
Cover

PC, PL

PC, PL (TopSeller)

PC, TH

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
• Beijing 2008 on Xbox Marketplace: UK, US, KR
• Beijing 2008 on PlayStation.com: JP, KR

References

CollapseOlympics-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)