SEGA Releases Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
SEGA’s latest App Store release, Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, offers four unique events to compete in — Skeleton, Curling, Figure Skating and Snowboard Cross.
In the Skeleton event your character slides down a frozen track laying face down on a small sled. You steer your character using tilt controls to shift left or right.
The Curling event is similar to bowling, you slide a puck down a lane, mid way through swipe left or right to help guide the puck towards the center of the target.
Figure Skating is all about following patterns, the better you follow the pattern the better your character figure skates. Circles appear on the screen that you’ll need to tap with good timing. There will also be different shapes that you’ll need to trace quickly as well as accurately.
The last event, Snowboard Cross, is the most challenging of the four events. Like the Skeleton event you’ll steer your character using tilt controls to move left or right. On top of that you’ll also need to pay attention to forward (duck) and back (jump) tilting, this is especially important for a smooth landings. If your iPhone is tilted too far ahead or back then your character will have a rough landing.
Sonic fans will be glad to know SEGA has included a wide range of characters to choose from — Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Eggman, Vector, Blaze, Metal Sonic and Silver.
You can also play with a buddy over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, or if your friend doesn’t have his/her own iPhone you could always go with good old Pass & Play.
SEGA also mentioned unlockable content in the game description, not sure if they were referring to achievement type goodies like trophies or if they meant additional events to play, hopefully it’s both.
App Store Link: Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games ($4.99)
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