Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Difference between revisions

Due to the {{wp|COVID-19 pandemic}}, it was announced on March 24, 2020, that the 2020 Olympic Games would be postponed to a later date in 2021,<ref>(March 24, 2020). [https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND THE TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE]. ''Olympic''. Retrieved March 24, 2019.</ref> which was later revealed to be from July 23 to August 8, 2021.<ref>(March 30, 2020). [https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-ipc-tokyo-2020-organising-committee-and-tokyo-metropolitan-government-announce-new-dates-for-the-olympic-and-paralympic-games-tokyo-2020 IOC, IPC, TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCE NEW DATES FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020]. ''Olympic''. Retrieved March 30, 2020.</ref> This causes ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020'' to have the longest gap between the game's release (November 2019) and the commencement of the actual Olympics (July 2021) out of any ''Mario & Sonic'' game.

==Modes==

===Quick Match===

The descriptions in the following tables come from the Story Mode party member descriptions for the main cast, while the guests' are excerpted from their trivia cards.

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The head icon for the red team's Birdo uses Birdo's most common color scheme (with a pink body and red bow), while in-game, it uses one with a different coloration (red body and pink bow).

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===Non-playable characters===

====Referees====

*[[Lakitu]]

*[[Toad]]

*[[Chao]]<ref name="First trailer"/>

*[[Cheese (character)|Cheese]]<ref name="events"/>

*[[sonicretro:Cucky|Cluckies]]

*[[sonicretro:Flicky|Flickies]]<ref name="First trailer"/>

All of the events (with the exceptions of Boxing, Karate, Football, and Rugby Sevens) give players the choice of using motion controls (with either one of two Joy-Con) or solely button inputs (on any controller). However, Discus Throw and Dream Shooting have mandatory uses of motion controls regardless of the player's setting. Boxing, Football, Rugby Sevens, and Karate solely utilize button inputs.

====Olympic Events====

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|<center>[[File:M&S Tokyo 2020 Track and Field event icon.png|84x85px]]<br>[[Triple Jump (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020)|Triple Jump]]<ref name="First trailer"/></center>

|Players will run to gain momentum before performing a hop, skip, and jump, to jump across the sand pit the farthest. If they jump past the blue line, they get a foul. If they get perfect timing on all three jumps, it will become a Super Jump, sending them much farther.

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|[[File:M&ST2020 Discus.png|center|200px]]

|Players climb a rock wall as high as they can. The player controls their character hands to latch on to grips, but poor timing will lead to a decrease in hand grip. Smaller grips require more precise timing and can deplete more grip energy. Blue grips act as checkpoints, heart-shaped grips refill the grip gauge, and star-shaped grips activate a Special Move to climb the wall higher and faster.

|<center>Aomi Urban Sports Park</center>

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|[[File:M&S Tokyo 2020 Surfing.png|center|200px]]

|A four-on-four game of Football with a goalie as well. Players can come up with different strategies that increase a player's speed during certain intervals. Once the Super Gauge is filled, the player can release a Super Shot that travels extremely fast towards the goal. If all four teammates each hold the ball before activating the Super Shot, it will initiate a special variant that cannot be blocked by the goalies. If there is a tie at the end of the second round, two extra rounds of overtime will be played, and if the game is still tied, then a penalty kick contest is held, with the first team to miss the shot losing.

|[[File:Tokyo2020trivia36.png|center|175x175px]]<br><center>Olympic Stadium</center>

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|[[File:M&S Tokyo 2020 Rugby.png|center|200px]]

|Each character has a different stroke style, which will result in different motions/control stick motions. Players must perform their swimming motion as fast as they can so they fill up the Super Gauge but not so fast that they burn out. Once they turn around, they can use their Super Dash.

|<center>{{wp|Tokyo Aquatics Centre}}</center>

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|[[File:M&S Tokyo 2020 Gymnastics.png|center|200px]]

|Characters ride horses and must progress through a course containing hurdles to jump over in the fastest time. The player can increase their horses' speed by dashing, which will consume a bit of their energy. They must jump over the hurdles at the right time to get the most speed possible. If they do not have enough speed when they approach the hurdle, they cannot jump over it. The player can perform a Super Move once per run to constantly move fast. This sport can be played either individually or as a team of two.

|<center>Equestrian Park</center>

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|[[File:M&S Tokyo 2020 Badminton Singles.png|center|200px]]

|Players wield epee swords and must hit their opponent to get points. Every time they hit their opponent, they get a point, but their strikes can be blocked or parried, the latter of which will cause the opponent to lose their balance. Once the Super Gauge fills up, the player can perform a Super Strike, which, if it hits the opponent, will grant multiple points. This sport can be played either individually or as a team of two.

|<center>Makuhari Messe Hall B</center>

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|[[File:M&S Tokyo 2020 Archery.png|center|200px]]

====Other====

*[[Blooper]]s

*[[Cheep Cheep]]s

*Cluckies

*Flickies

*[[Hammer Bro]]s.<ref name="events"/>

*Koopa Troopas

*Peckies

*Pickies

*[[sonicretro:Ricky|Rickies]]

*[[sonicretro:Rocky|Rockies]]

{{more images|section=y|Images on trivia cards}}

Throughout Story Mode, there is plenty of trivia that the player can obtain. When the player enters an area, there will be trivia cards scattered around the locale that will talk about various subjects, including the Olympic Games, the events that are playable, the various venues and locations in Tokyo, and all of the playable characters in the game. Some trivia cards are accessible only after the player beats a character in a match or completes a minigame task. Additionally, there is a [[Toad (species)|Green Toad]] in each area that can be talked to to receive another trivia question. There are separate sets of trivia cards for both 2020 and 1964, which are found in the various areas of those respective eras.

===Tokyo 2020===

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==Reception==

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M&SOlympics2020 KeyArt Sonic.png|[[Sonic]]

MSOGT Toad.png|[[Toad]]

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*[https://www.olympicvideogames.com/marioandsonic/us/ Official website (via olympicvideogames.com)]

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