Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game is the official Olympic video game of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. It was published by Sega. Its international launch is planned in 2020 for Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. It was released in Japan on July 24, 2019, initially one year before the Olympic games was due to take place. However due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games were pushed back a further year, making the video game release exactly two years before the beginning of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] It is the first traditional Olympics game since London 2012.

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One Xbox Series X PlayStation 5
ReleasePlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
  • JP: July 24, 2019
  • EU: TBA
  • NA: TBA
Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
Genre(s)Sports (Olympic)
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game features 80 national teams and 18 events. Players can make their own players, have and play against fictional players in any mode, or licensed players by playing vs top athlete in training mode.

Disciplines

The following events are in the game:[2] Four additional sports were added to the game as free post launch updates. [3]

VS. Licensed Players

Players are able to compete against licensed athletes in training mode for a limited time period.

Playable nations

Players can play as a new record of 80 national teams. They are:[4]

Reception

The Switch version received 80% from Digitally Downloaded, who said that "One of the areas that Tokyo 2020 immediately stands out is that it has a good range of different sports represented, and they all play differently." They went on to praise the presentation and the customisation, adding that "Sadly as a single player game it's a little lonely and limited."[5]

References
  1. "Sega announces four Tokyo 2020 Olympics games". Gematsu. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. "SEGA's Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games - Game & Watch (Switch)". YouTube. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - The Official Video Game To Get Free Updates Through 2020". NintendoSoup. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  4. "Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 PS4". Arnots. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2019/07/review-olympic-games-tokyo-2020.html?m=1
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