6.2 /10 1 Votes
61% Metacritic Developer Eurocom | 6.5/10 GameSpot Initial release date 30 June 2004 Mode Single-player video game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date(s) PlayStation 2
EU: July 2, 2004
NA: July 14, 2004
JP: July 29, 2004
PC
NA: October 5, 2004
EU: October 8, 2004 Genre Sports game (Olympic video games) Platforms PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, IBM PC compatible Publishers Sony Interactive Entertainment, Eidos Interactive Similar Eidos Interactive games, Track and field athletics games, Other games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athens 2004 is the official video game of the 2004 Summer Olympics, featuring various track and field events, as well as others.
Contents
List of events
Following is a list of events in the game. By default, all events are available for both sexes unless otherwise noted:
Countries
A record 64 countries were able to be played on the game.
Reception
Athens 2004 has received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PlayStation 2 version a 65.27% and 61/100 and the PC version a 37.50% and 41/100. IGN gave the game a 4.5/10, criticising the game's ever-repeating button mashing and overall easiness of the game. GameSpy gave the game 4 out of 5 stars, praising the game's varying gameplay.
References
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