Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Fast Facts on Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Publisher: Sega Developer: Venan Entertainment, Inc. System(s): iPhone, iPod Touch Released in US: 1/29/2010

Not to be confused with the DS and Wii title Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.

Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games was a game released for iOS on January 29, 2010. It was collection of minigames based Olympic events. Gameplay involved players tilting the iDevice as well as using the touch screen in a variety of ways. Due to being on a device other than a Nintendo console, the name was shortened and the Mario characters were removed from this version of the game.

Characters

• Sonic
• Dr. Eggman
• Amy
• Knuckles
• Metal Sonic (unlockable)
• Blaze
• Tails
• Shadow
• Silver (unlockable)
• Vector

Events

• Skeleton - Guide your character down the track by tilting the device left and right, avoiding obstacles and collecting rings along the way.
• Curling - Swipe your finger up the screen to throw your stone across the ice. Sweep your finger back and forth quickly to guide it with the brooms a pair of Chao are using.
• Figure skating - Essentially a rhythm game, tap the circles that appear onscreen in order, and trace your finger along the lines that appear. It is somehwat similar to combat in Sonic Chronicles.
• Snowboard cross - Race against 3 other characters as you tilt the device left and right to steer, as well as forwards and backwards for speed and balance.

Removal From the App Store

Less than a week after being released, the game was mysteriously pulled from the App Store. It has yet to make a return.

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Sonic games for Apple iDevices
Sonic the Hedgehog iPod (2007) / iPhone (2009) | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2009) | Sonic Spinball (2010) | Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2010) | Sonic 4: Episode 1 (2010) | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2011) | Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011) | Sonic 4: Episode 2 (2012)