Software:3DO Games: Decathlon

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3DO Games: Decathlon
Developer(s)The 3DO Company
Publisher(s)The 3DO Company
Platform(s)Windows
ReleaseNovember 1996
Genre(s)Sports[1]

3DO Games: Decathlon, also known as 3DO Decathlon Games,[1] is a 1996 video game developed and published by The 3DO Company. It was released in November 1996.[1]

Gameplay

The game presents a series of decathlon events in which the player performs running, jumping, and throwing by rhythmically tapping two buttons and pressing an action button to execute each attempt, with a Training Mode that allows practice of these mechanics.[2]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot4.2/10[2]
PC Gamer60%[3]
Power Play25%[4]
PC Games29%[5]
PC Joker63%[6]

Games Domain called Decathlon a serious contender to the worst creation in Sports Gaming.[1] PC Gamer liked the look of the polygonal players in Decathlon but disliked the sterile presentation.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Engel, Barak. "3DO Decathlon Games". Archived from the original on June 14, 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/19970614052332/http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/reviews/pc/feb97/3dodec.html. Retrieved September 10, 2026. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Poole, Stephen (January 14, 1997). "3DO Games: Decathlon". Archived from the original on December 5, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19981205003256/http://gamespot.com/sports/decath/review.html. Retrieved September 10, 2026. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Douglas, Adam (June 1997). "3DO Games: Decathlon". Archived from the original on March 4, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000304191354/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1224.html. Retrieved September 10, 2026. 
  4. ↑ "Decathlon" (in de). December 1996. p. 128. https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1996-12/page/n127/mode/2up. Retrieved September 10, 2026. 
  5. ↑ "Decathlon" (in de). December 1996. p. 210. https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N051.1996.12-fl0n/page/210/mode/2up. Retrieved September 10, 2026. 
  6. ↑ "3DO Games: Decathlon" (in de). January 1997. p. 108. https://archive.org/details/pc_joker_1997_01/page/108/mode/2up. Retrieved September 10, 2026.