Asterix at the Olympic Games (video game)

This article is about the video game. For the film, see Asterix at the Olympic Games (film). For the comic, see Asterix at the Olympic Games.

Asterix at the Olympic Games

Developer(s)	Etranges Libellules
Publisher(s)	Atari
Platform(s)	PC, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360
Release date(s)	2007 (2008 for Xbox 360)
Genre(s)	Sports Game, Platform, Adventure, Action

Asterix at the Olympic Games is a video game for the Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PC and Nintendo DS that is loosely based on the comic with the same name and most based on the live action film. It was released in Europe in November 2007 for PC, Wii, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS, this game was also later released for Xbox 360 in Europe in August 2008. This was the second to last Asterix game released by Atari/Infogrames, as the company lost the Asterix license in Early 2009.

Plot

Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their lovesick friend Lovestorix marry Princess Irina. Brutus uses every trick in the book to have his own team win the game, and get rid of his father Julius Caesar in the process, but fails. Asterix and Lovestorix win the games and it ends happily.^[1]

Gameplay

There are two players in some parts of the version for the PC, Wii, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 version. Players can throw the javelin and hammer, participate in the long jump, running events, and various other Olympic events.

Reception

Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	(Wii) 70.00% (6 reviews) (PC) 67.00% (2 reviews) (DS) 65.00% (2 reviews) (PS2) 57.00% (3 reviews) (X360) N/A (0 reviews)
Metacritic	79.89%

References

↑ "Asterix at the Olympic Games". IGN. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.

Asterix

Books

Goscinny and Uderzo	Asterix the Gaul Golden Sickle Goths Gladiator Banquet Cleopatra The Big Fight In Britain The Normans Legionary Chieftain's Shield Olympic Games The Cauldron In Spain The Roman Agent In Switzerland The Mansions of the Gods The Laurel Wreath The Soothsayer In Corsica Caesar's Gift The Great Crossing Obelix and Co. In Belgium

Uderzo only	The Great Divide The Black Gold Asterix and Son The Magic Carpet The Secret Weapon Asterix and Obelix All at Sea The Actress The Falling Sky

Others	Asterix Conquers Rome The Class Act Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book Astérix et ses Amis How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy

Ferri and Conrad	Asterix and the Picts Asterix and the Missing Scroll

Films

Animated	Asterix the Gaul Asterix and Cleopatra The Twelve Tasks of Asterix Asterix Versus Caesar Asterix in Britain Asterix and the Big Fight Asterix Conquers America Asterix and the Vikings Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

Live-action	Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Asterix at the Olympic Games Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia

Video games

Asterix (1983)
Asterix and the Magic Carpet
Asterix (1991)
Asterix (1992, arcade)
Asterix (1993)
Asterix and the Great Rescue
Asterix and the Power of the Gods
Asterix & Obelix
Mega Madness
Asterix & Obelix XXL
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Wifix
Asterix at the Olympic Games

Characters

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