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Athens 2004
Developer(s)Eurocom
Publisher(s)PlayStation 2
Windows
Eidos Interactive
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Windows
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • EU: July 2, 2004
  • NA: July 14, 2004
  • JP: July 29, 2004
Windows
  • NA: October 5, 2004
  • EU: October 8, 2004
Genre(s)Sports (Olympic)
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Athens 2004 is the official video game of the 2004 Summer Olympics, featuring various track and field events, as well as others.

List of events

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

Playable nations

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

Reception

Athens 2004 has received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PlayStation 2 version a 65.27% and 61/100[1][3] and the PC version a 37.50% and 41/100.[2][4] IGN gave the game a 4.5/10, criticising the game's ever-repeating button mashing and overall easiness of the game.[6] GameSpy gave the game 4 out of 5 stars, praising the game's varying gameplay.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/919616-athens-2004/index.html
  2. ^ a b http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/924616-athens-2004/index.html
  3. ^ a b http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/athens-2004
  4. ^ a b http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/athens-2004
  5. ^ a b http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/athens-2004-/528766p1.html
  6. ^ a b http://ps2.ign.com/articles/531/531078p1.html
Preceded by Official video game of the Summer Olympics
2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Official video game of the Olympics
2004 		Succeeded by
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