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SEGA Europe Ltd. proudly presents Beijing 2008™ - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games: Gymnastics events.
Appearing on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system fromMicrosoft®, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PC,Beijing 2008™ delivers a host of Gymnastics events.
The Gymnastics events in Beijing 2008™ are split up into male andfemale events. One of the three female events is the Uneven Bars, wherethe player uses both analogue sticks to mimic the movement of theathlete. In the Floor Exercise, the player uses the four buttons of thecontroller to guide the player to the rhythm of the music. The last ofthe female events is the Balance Beam, in which the player needs tokeep the athlete on the beam while pressing the 4 buttons correspondingto the colour on the beam to make the athlete move.
The first of three Gymnastics Events are the Parallel Bars, in whichthe player uses the analogue sticks and buttons to complete theathlete’s routine. In the Vault, players need to build up speed withtheir lower buttons, and use the analogue trigger to launch them offthe board over the horse, while turning the analogue sticks willbalance the landing. The final male event is the Rings, in which youfollow the arm movement of the athlete with both your analogue sticks,while you make sure the landing is stable by pressing a buttoncombination that shows on-screen.
Beijing 2008™ was released globally last Friday for the Xbox 360,PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. The PC version will bereleased 11th July.