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To celebrate Olympic year, Sega have released Beijing 2008: The Official Videogame of the Olympics, for the Xbox 360, PS3 and the PC. Embrace the competitive spirit of the world's most prestigious sporting event. Represent your country and bring home the gold!
Beijing 2008 delivers an entertaining and immersive Olympic experience. The superior graphics capture the fine emotional detail of each event where a fraction of a second means the difference between winning and losing. The innovative game mechanics challenge a player's time, speed and co-ordination. Compete for glory with up to seven friends online; strive to break records as you lead your country to victory. This summer show your patriotism and bring home the gold!
38 Official Events: Across ten Olympic disciplines, represent the country of your choice and compete for honour in Track and Field, Aquatics, Gymnastics, Cycling, Judo, Table tennis, Kayaking and many more.
In-Depth Career and Competition Modes: Organise your daily schedule and customise your chosen team with agility, power, stamina and speed for competition in over 38 events. In Competition Mode, participate with up to three friends in either a single or multi-event challenge.
Innovative Gameplay Mechanics: Use a variety of controls across all the events including a time-based system where timing, power and angle are essential, rhythm-based play that requires skill of increasing and maintaining speed, and a targeting system to assist in aiming
Global Online Competition: Choose your country and become a member of the Olympic team and face challenges from across all nations. A multitude of online features such as exhibition events, ghost times and leader boards will allow players to prove themselves before the world.

Capturing the Olympic Spirit: The official video game of the 2008 Olympics, Beijing 2008 offers full branding and realistic recreations of the official Olympic stadiums. The game offers you a chance to soak up the atmosphere of this prestigious worldwide event and bring home the gold!
For your chance to win one of five copies for the Xbox 360, enter our competition here.
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