Marketplace.comMario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is a sports party game that takes players on the Wii platform to Vancouver Canada host city of the official 2010 Olympic Winter Games. This gaming experience invites players of all ages and skill sets 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 Metal Sonic Bowser Jr. and Silver. The game features intuitive controls multiplayer modes and Wii Balance Board functionality 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; }Favorite Sonic and Mario characters.View larger.Actual Olympic events.View larger.Game-specific Dream Events.View larger.Mii customization in-game.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 entered into event 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 multiplayer (coop and competitive). Within these players can choose to enter individual events or compete for all the events in the Olympiad. In addition to actual Olympic events players can also participate in winter-themed mini-games sprinkled throughout the game. Due to the overwhelming number of snow and ice sports making up the events of the Winter Olympics Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games makes extensive use of the Wii Balance Board although it is not mandatory for play.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 ice hockey speed skating bobsled figure skating (singles) and snowboard halfpipe. Dream events include but are not limited to: dream ski cross dream snowball fight and dream alpine skiing.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 Metal Sonic Bowser Jr. and Silver.In-Game CustomizationIn addition to the wide variety of playable characters available in game built-in WiiConnect24 functionality allows players to import their favorite Miis into the game as playable characters. Monies earned for success in-game can be used to customize either game provided characters or a players Mii. This is done through the variety of in-game shops available to players. These include: a Boutique for customizing clothing and gear; t