While most of the mini-games you’ll find in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, coming this November, are (relatively) grounded in reality, three new “Dream Events” are being added to the rotation.
The new Dream Events include “Dream Shooting,” “Dream Karate,” and “Dream Racing.”
In Dream Shooting, you’ll run around a Japanese manor shooting targets and giant flying kites to score points. In Dream Racing, you’ll grab a hoverboard (much like Sonic Riders) and hurtle your way downhill while doing aerial tricks, grinding rails, and collecting Mario Kart-style powerups. In Dream Karate, you’ll try to take down opponents on a large platform that lights up in individual sections. Whenever an enemy falls by your hand, that section of the platform will light up with your team’s color, and whoever dominates the most space on the platform wins.
These Dream Events definitely look a lot more fantasy-based than most of the other events available in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Those include sports like skateboarding, the 100 meter dash, surfing, gymnastics, and more.
Mario and Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics 2D Special Events
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 also features new 2D retro-style events, set in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. There, Mario and Sonic universe characters will engage in 2D versions of other Olympic sports like vaulting, judo, and team volleyball, all while looking like their original 2D designs.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympics Tokyo 2020 is out on Nintendo Switch on November 5 for North America and November 8 for Europe.
Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/couch surfing sensation for IGN.
Source: IGN
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