Taking place in Rio de Janeiro, host city of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, this instalment in the series features over 30 playable characters, the ability to play as your Mii, and plenty of frantic four-player multiplayer action to enjoy with friends and family, including the new Duel Events, which give familiar sports a classic Mario & Sonic twist. Features 14 events and 3 duel events, 17 in total. Release date: 24 June 2016. Suitable for the Nintendo Wii U. rugby sevens is one of three sports, along with football and beach volleyball, that comes with its own duel event. The action's powered-up, familiar items like bullet bills and chaos emeralds are allowed, and chaotic multiplayer matches are guaranteed. In duel events, you build up duel points by pulling off actions, then have to score a try, point or goal to add these duel points to your total score. Last-gasp turnarounds and severe drubbings on an unprecedented scale await! You can also vie for gold medals in classic olympic games events like boxing, archery and the 100m sprint, using either the wii u gamepad in single-player mode, or with wii remote button controls in multiplayer. All events take place in venues modelled after the real-life venues of the olympic games, bringing an authentic touch of rio to the proceedings. Alongside the new events comes the new heroes showdown mode: an addition for only the most dedicated mario and sonic fans out there. Competitors join up with team mario or team sonic and battle it out against the other side in knockout rounds. For ages 7 years and over.

EAN: 0045496334857.