Marketplace.comMario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is a sports game that takes players on the DS and DSi to Vancouver Canada host city of the official 2010 Olympic Winter Games. This gaming experience invites players of all ages to face-off in intense winter competitions in lifelike Olympic venues where they can choose from a legendary cast of playable characters including new faces to the series like Donkey Kong and Metal Sonic. The game features easy to use controls 4-player multiplayer support utilizing DS single-card download play and multiple play modes allowing for a more interactive and realistic gaming experience. .caption { font-family: Verdana Helvetica neue Arial serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: -15px; } table.callout { font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1. 3em; } td.vgoverview { height: 125px; background: #9DC4D8 url(https://images-na.ssl-images-Marketplace.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/callout-bg.png) repeat-x; border-left: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px; width: 250px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; }Enjoy real Olympic events.View larger.And unique Dream Events.View larger.Mission-based Adventure Tours Mode.View larger. GameplayLike the previous game in the series which centered around the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing China Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games features player chosen characters from both the Mario and Sonic game universe entered into events taken directly from and inspired by the upcoming 2009 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver Canada. The game features a variety of play modes both single player and competitive multiplayer including the new mission-based play of the Adventure Tours Mode. In addition to actual Olympic events players can also participate in winter-themed mini-games sprinkled throughout the game.Plenty of EventsPrepare to compete in the Olympic Winter Games with your friends and family like you never thought possible. The action in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is made up of a combination of actual Olympic sports and special Dream Events which are winter-oriented activities all about fun and that are specific to this particular game. Just a few of the actual Olympic events that players can look forward to trying their hand at include: alpine skiing snowboard cross bobsled figure skating (singles) and skeleton. Dream events include but are not limited to: extreme snowboarding ski cross racing and fever hockey.Your Favorite Mario and Sonic CharactersPlay as your favorite characters from the world of Mario and Sonic. All the characters featured in the earlier game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games are available as playable characters including Luigi Tails Yoshi Grip Accessorys Princess Peach Amy Rose Bowser Daisy and many more. Each character comes with his/her own unique movements and stats making them Predictionter suited to certain events and less so to others. In addition to the characters noted above players can look forward to seeing a few new faces like Donkey Kong and Metal Sonic.Adventure Tours ModeLooking for an exciting adventure filled with diverse missions boss encounters and a chance to save the 2010 Olympic Winter Games? Developed Uniquely for Nintendo DS and DSi users Adventure Tours is a single players mode that allows players to experience a new in-depth story mode in which Mario and Sonic must band together to foil a plot by Bowser and Dr. Eggman to stop the Winter Olympics by keeping the snow from falling.Key Game Features A Multitude of Events - Prepare to compete in the Olympic Games with your friends and family. Compete in real Olympic events along with over-the-top Dream Events offer surprising objects and new character-specific moves. A Wealth of Character Choices - Choose from an assortment of characters fr