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Vancouver 2010 (video game)

Vancouver 2010
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European cover art
Developer(s) Eurocom
Publisher(s) Sega
Distributor(s) EA Games
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • NA: January 12, 2010
  • EU: January 15, 2010
  • AU: February 4, 2010
Microsoft Windows
  • AU: January 2010
  • NA: January 15, 2010
  • EU: January 15, 2010
Genre(s) Sports (Olympic)
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings (PC) 57.25%
(PS3) 56.09%
(X360) 54.85%
Metacritic (PC) 57/100
(PS3) 56/100
(X360) 54/100
Review scores
Publication Score
GameSpot 5.5/10
IGN 7.3/10

Vancouver 2010 is the official Olympic video game of the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver.

Vancouver 2010 is a video game based on the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Many of the events in the real-world Olympics are playable. For a complete list of playable events, see below.

The following events are in the game:

In addition, the game includes 30 different challenges spread over all the events which can be unlocked on a one-by-one basis as the user completes the tasks (For example, the 'Landing Zone' challenge forces the individual to land a ski jump with 10m of 90m and another successive jump within 10m of 120m).

Vancouver 2010 has received generally mixed reviews from critics. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PC version a 57.25% and 57/100, the PlayStation 3 version a 56.09% and 56/100 and the Xbox 360 version a 54.85% and 54/100.IGN gave the game a 7.3/10 rating, claiming that "If only this game had some semblance of a career mode or anything that felt slightly like the real Olympics, then perhaps SEGA would have had a real winner on its hands."GameSpot gave the game a 5.5/10 rating, saying "The limited selection of events leaves these Olympic Games out in the cold."


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