Athens 2004 (video game) explained

Athens 2004
Developer:	Eurocom
Publisher:	Sony Computer Entertainment Eidos Interactive (PC)
Platforms:	PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows
Released:	PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows
Genre:	Sports
Modes:	Single-player, multiplayer

Athens 2004 is the official video game of the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, hosted by Athens, Greece in 2004. Developed by Eurocom and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (Eidos Interactive for PC), it was released for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.

List of events

Following is a list of events in the game. By default, all events are available for both sexes unless otherwise noted:

• Track
  • Sprints: 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres
  • Middle distance: 800 metres and 1500 metres
  • Hurdles: 100 metres hurdles for women and 110 metres hurdles for men
• Field
  • Jumping: Long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault
  • Throwing: Discus throw, javelin throw and shot put
• Swimming
  • 100 metres breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke and butterfly
• Gymnastics (PS2 version only)
  • Artistic: Floor exercise (separate gameplay for male and female), still rings (men only) and vault
• Equestrian (PS2 version only)
  • Show jumping (mixed gender event)
• Weight lifting
  • +105 kg. clean and jerk (male only)
• Archery
  • 70 m individual (female only)
• Shooting
  • Skeet shooting (male only)

Playable nations

A record 64 countries were able to be played on the game. They are:

Reception

The PlayStation 2 version of Athens 2004 received "mixed" reviews, while the PC version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the PS2 version was ported for release on 29 July 2004, Famitsu gave it a score of one seven, two sixes, and one seven for a total of 26 out of 40.

External links

• Athens 2004 at Eurocom