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Show MAYBE IT ISNT LOCATION AFTERALL ! 2KSports/Associated Press skier in the slalom in “Tornio 2006.” This new game fails to capture the spirit of the real Winter Olympics,offering a mere eight events along with clunky controls and poor graphics. Torino 2006is out. ofmedal contention John Gaudiosi “SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON POST TORINO 2006, 2K Games/ 2K Sports Rated: Everyone Every four years, some new gamepublisher steps in and Picks up the Summer or Winter Olympics game license. That publisher almost never continues on to the next Olympics. The one constant is that gamers almost alwaysget a lackluster Olympics game. Atleast this year, 2K Sports has had the decency to price its. game at only $20, but even that’s morethan the product is & e Daily Herald, Thursday, February 16, 2006 worth. The main drawbacktoall the Olympic video games is that the gameplayis too one-dimensional. In Torino 2006, for instance,there are 15 events, but when you accountfor slight rule variations, there are only eight different challenges. The luge and bobsled events are the same thing in terms of gameplay. Andthe various skiing events are nearly identical. For instance, the Nordic is consid- ered a separate event, even thoughit’s simply a combination of cross-country skiing andski jumping. The three speedskating events have been broken up, despite being the same except for the distance skated. Oneof the biggest problems with Torino 2006 is that some of the main events have been ignored. International Hockey is a must-have for any Winter Olympics collection, but it’s not here.Figure skating is another top attraction, yet it, too,is overlooked. With sucha limited number of eventsto focus on, you'd think 2K Sports would have great presentation and gameplay. Unfortunately, Torino 2006 looks andplayslike a valuepriced game. From poor commentating to lackluster graphics, there’s noreplay value. True Olympic fans are better off just watching the games on television. This one’s not even wortha rental, since you'll grow tired ofit in about a halfhour. (CA SAID;THANKS For THE HIgacHt /*) 06 ay THE LAWSUITAGAINST SUIT WAS COMPLETELY YOU WAS DROPPED’ ? WHAT THE DISMISSED ALL AROUND, UT ATE THANK GOODNESS! MY EDITOR WAS DELIGHTED! I DON'TKNOW WHAT WOULD'VE HA\ TO MY’ WENDY”COLUMN IF THINGS HAD TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY! Details: PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC,$20. I KNOW THE KEY TO SUCCESS Woe TS ce RL Lacy See attce ETT) www.heraldextra.com/yellowpages ALRIGHT---THE PROBLEM 15 THAT IT DOESN'T FIT MY IGNITION. |