Software:Beijing 2008 (video game)

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Short description: 2008 sports video game
Beijing 2008
Amanda Beard, Tyson Gay, Nastia Liukin and Reese Hoffa appear on the U.S. cover art for the game.[1]
Developer(s)Eurocom
Publisher(s)Sega
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
ReleasePlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
  • AU: June 26, 2008
  • EU: June 27, 2008
  • NA: July 8, 2008
  • JP: July 31, 2008
Windows
  • NA: August 4, 2008
  • AU: August 7, 2008
  • EU: August 8, 2008
  • BRA: September 4, 2008
  • POR: September 8, 2008
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Beijing 2008 is the official Olympic video game of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing. Developed by Eurocom and published by Sega, the game was the second video game based on the 2008 Summer Olympics to be released, the first being the fantasy-based Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games which appeared in late 2007; however, Beijing 2008 is a realistic sports simulation.[1]

Beijing 2008 features 32 national teams and 38 events.[citation needed] In addition, a career mode similar to that seen in Sydney 2000 returned, and for the first time in Olympic video games, an online mode is included.

Disciplines

The following events are in the game:[2]

  • Track
    • 100 m
    • 200 m
    • 400 m
    • 800 m
    • 1500 m
    • 100 m hurdles (women only)
    • 110 m hurdles (men only)
  • Field
    • High jump
    • Pole vault
    • Long jump
    • Triple jump
    • Shot put
    • Discus throw
    • Hammer throw
    • Javelin throw
  • Aquatics
    • 50 m freestyle swimming (men only)
    • 100 m backstroke swimming (men only)
    • 100 m butterfly swimming (men only)
    • 100 m breaststroke swimming (men only)
    • 3 m springboard diving (women only)
    • 10 m platform diving (women only)
  • Gymnastics
    • Parallel bars (men only)
    • Vault (men only)
    • Rings (men only)
    • Floor exercise (women only)
    • Beam (women only)
    • Uneven bars (women only)
  • Shooting (all men only events)
    • Skeet shooting
    • 10 m Air Pistol
    • 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
  • Other
    • Archery, individual (women only)
    • Weightlifting, +105 kg (men only)
    • Cycling, team pursuit (men only)
    • Canoeing/kayak K1, kayak single (men only)
    • Judo, 81–90 kg (men only)
    • Table tennis, singles (men only)

In addition, the game supports competition in the male decathlon or the female heptathlon, 5, 10 or 20 random events, or all of the events. It is possible to take part in all male and female events individually.[3]

Nations represented

Playable countries
  • Australia Australia
  • Austria Austria
  • The Bahamas Bahamas
  • Belgium Belgium
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Canada Canada
  • China China
  • Cuba Cuba
  • Denmark Denmark
  • Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • Finland Finland
  • France France
  • United Kingdom Great Britain
  • Germany Germany
  • Greece Greece
  • Republic of Ireland Ireland
  • Italy Italy
  • Jamaica Jamaica
  • Japan Japan
  • Kenya Kenya
  • Mexico Mexico
  • Netherlands Netherlands
  • New Zealand New Zealand
  • Norway Norway
  • Poland Poland
  • Portugal Portugal
  • Russia Russia
  • South Africa South Africa
  • South Korea South Korea
  • Spain Spain
  • Sweden Sweden
  • United States United States

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS3Xbox 360
EdgeN/AN/A5/10[4]
EurogamerN/AN/A5/10[5]
FamitsuN/A14/40[6]16/40[6]
GameSpot3/10[7]3/10[8]3/10[8]
GameZoneN/AN/A5.5/10[9]
IGN5.6/10[10]7.7/10[11]7.7/10[11]
OXM (US)N/AN/A2.5/10[12]
PC Gamer (UK)48%[13]N/AN/A
PC PowerPlay6/10[14]N/AN/A
PSMN/AStarStarHalf star[15]N/A
Common Sense MediaN/AStarStarStarStar[16]StarStarStarStar[16]
Aggregate score
Metacritic52/100[17]58/100[18]60/100[19]

Beijing 2008 received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[17][18][19] GameSpot said of the game, "rapidly pushing buttons is not fun", and pointed to excessive difficulty.[7][8] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one three, two fours, and one three for the PlayStation 3 version; and one four, one five, one four, and one three for the Xbox 360 version.[6]

See also

  • Olympic video games
  • 2008 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 IGN staff (April 15, 2008). "SEGA Goes for Gold and Announces U.S. Cover Athletes for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Video Game". Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/15/sega-goes-for-gold-and-announces-us-cover-athletes-for-the-beijing-2008-olympic-video-game. Retrieved August 29, 2018. 
  2. ↑ Toole, David (June 19, 2008). "On the Spot - 06/19/08". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/videos/on-the-spot-06-19-08/2300-6192773/. Retrieved August 29, 2018. 
  3. ↑ Chippani, Dan (June 19, 2008). "Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games Hands-On". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/beijing-2008-the-official-video-game-of-the-olympic-games-hands-on/1100-6192774/. Retrieved August 29, 2018. 
  4. ↑ "Beijing 2008 (X360)". Edge (Future plc) (191): 100. August 2008. 
  5. ↑ Reed, Kristan (July 11, 2008). "Beijing 2008 (Xbox 360)". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/beijing-2008-review. Retrieved August 30, 2018. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Brian (August 6, 2008). "Famitsu review scores". http://nintendoeverything.review/famitsu-review-scores-14/. Retrieved August 29, 2018. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 McShea, Tom (August 11, 2008). "Beijing 2008: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games Review (PC)". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/beijing-2008-the-official-video-game-of-the-olympi/1900-6195747/. Retrieved August 29, 2018. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 McShea, Tom (July 28, 2008). "Beijing 2008: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games Review (PS3, X360)". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/beijing-2008-the-official-video-game-of-the-olympi/1900-6195097/. Retrieved August 29, 2018. 
  9. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (July 22, 2008). "Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games - 360 - Review". Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081006230443/http://xbox360.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r34403.htm. Retrieved August 30, 2018. 
  10. ↑ Butts, Steve (August 8, 2008). "Beijing 2008 Review (PC)". Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/08/beijing-2008-review. Retrieved August 30, 2018. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Roper, Chris (July 11, 2008). "Beijing 2008 Review (PS3, X360)". Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/07/11/beijing-2008-review-3. Retrieved August 30, 2018. 
  12. ↑ Loren, Ryan (September 2008). "Beijing 2008". Official Xbox Magazine (Future US). Archived from the original on July 14, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080714195405/http://www.oxmonline.com/article/reviews/xbox-360/a-f/beijing-2008. Retrieved August 30, 2018. 
  13. ↑ "Beijing 2008". PC Gamer UK (Future plc): 93. November 2008. 
  14. ↑ "Review: Beijing 2008". PC PowerPlay (Next Media Pty Ltd) (156): 55. November 2008. 
  15. ↑ "Review: Beijing 2008". PlayStation: The Official Magazine (Future plc) (10): 76. September 2008. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Sapieha, Chad (2008). "Beijing 2008 (PS3, X360)". https://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/beijing-2008. Retrieved August 30, 2018. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games for PC Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/beijing-2008-the-official-video-game-of-the/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games for PlayStation 3 Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/beijing-2008-the-official-video-game-of-the/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games for Xbox 360 Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/beijing-2008-the-official-video-game-of-the/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360. 
  • Beijing 2008 at Eurocom
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

On February 13, 2025, Freyholtz stepped down as the site lead to move onto new projects, leaving operations to Tracy Poff, a veteran coder on the site, and Atari staff.[18]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
  18. ↑ "An update on MobyGames leadership". 2025-02-13. https://www.mobygames.com/forum/3/thread/269628/an-update-on-mobygames-leadership/#post-269628. 
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