Beijing 2008: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games

 PC
Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 4 out of 11
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  1. IGN
    56
    They scored big here with the authentic presentation and the great selection of events but then they married it to a series of mini-games with such poorly designed controls that favor luck and calloused fingers over skill and insight.
  2. GameSpot
    30
    Beijing 2008 proves beyond a doubt that rapidly pushing buttons is not fun.
  3. Gameplanet
    50
    It's the official game of the event, but unlike the real thing there's nothing particularly ground-breaking about Beijing 2008. What you see is what you get, and with nearly 40 events it's a lot to cover. Unfortunately they're mostly similar to play and the awful controls ruin what could have been a solid title.
  5. Play (Poland)
    30
    On consoles it’s quite playable, but the PC version is a sad joke. It looks like nobody bothered with betatesting it - how you can publish a sports game with broken controls?! [Sept 2008]
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  6. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    70
    Rich content of the Olympics official product warms the heart of any sports fan. Plenty of disciplines, realistic stadiums and eye-taking graphics could bring a lot of fun but, useless controls and lack of real sportsmen names spoils the overall impression. [Aug 2008]
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  7. PC Zone UK
    46
    Avoid. [Nov 2008, p.75]
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  8. PC Format
    56
    Includes everything you'd want from a game about the 2008 Olympics, apart from the fun gameplay and repression of Tibet bits. [Nov 2008, p.108]
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  9. PC Gamer UK
    48
    Dull sporting minigames, not made for the PC. [Nov 2008, p.93]
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  10. PC PowerPlay
    60
    For its genre, Beijing 2008 appears to have succeeded. If you’re a hardcore gamer, you already know this won’t be your cup of tea. For everyone else, watch out for the RSI and everything will be gravy. [Nov 2008, p.55]
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  11. PC Games
    73
    Comprehensive sports game that lets you experience the Olympic Summer Games, but gets boring to soon.
  12. Cynamite
    70
    Unfortunately, Beijing 2008 transmits hardly any atmosphere. Is a view of the stadium or sportsmen preparing for competition in the background too much to ask for? Nevertheless, due to the huge amount of disciplines, the game still is fun.

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#79 Most Discussed PC Game of 2008

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User Score
4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 37
  3. Negative: 21 out of 37
  1. Loosestping
    Aug 28, 2008
    1
    Craptacular. To start with you must have a XBox360 for windows controller to even play the game on PC. I gave it one point because some of Craptacular. To start with you must have a XBox360 for windows controller to even play the game on PC. I gave it one point because some of the games are OK, and Im thinking swimming and target based sports (but they very quickly lose their appeal through repetition), but any of the track and field sports have more to do with luck and sore fingers than any game skill. Absolute waste of money, with many of the old button mashing commodore 64 sport games having better gameplay than this crock. To show you how bad it is, even my kids won't play it.… Full Review »
  2. PietJ.
    Sep 6, 2008
    5
    It's a very nice game to play whit multiple players. There are lots of games you can shoose from. On the pc version you see excactly the It's a very nice game to play whit multiple players. There are lots of games you can shoose from. On the pc version you see excactly the same as an xbox360 player; use B to... , Use A to.. . It's very sad. And in the control menu there isn't even the meaning of LT and RT. So you don't know what button you need to use when it saids on the screen to use it! thats why I give it an 5.… Full Review »
  3. JimatheDimsYT
    Nov 28, 2013
    1
    This game is f*cking awful, it seems this game promotes guns, because the only somewhat playable events are, the shooting events, some howThis game is f*cking awful, it seems this game promotes guns, because the only somewhat playable events are, the shooting events, some how Eurocom manages to bring out another pile of wich claims to be the next big sports game.… Full Review »
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