Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Reviews

Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is ranked in the 34th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Dave Aubrey
Top Critic
5 / 10.0
Nov 6, 2019

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is not a good minigame collection. While the minigames here aren't absolutely atrocious, none of them are particularly good or outstanding. Disappointing motion controls and a boring minigame selection really hamstring this crossover, and when games like Super Mario Party are available, I just can't bring myself to recommend it at all.

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50 / 100
Nov 7, 2019

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 does little to make you excited for the real event next year. Its collection of sports minigames varies in quality, the story is dull, and with a surprising lack of structured party play, there's not a lot of value here for the full asking price.

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5 / 10
Dec 19, 2019

Even though it hold couple decent mini-games Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games still falls short as a party game.

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Nov 5, 2019

If you’re looking for a fun couch multiplayer experience, Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 could be recommended, but not at a full $60. The nostalgia and enjoyment are definitely there, especially with the laughs you’ll have with boxing and fencing among others, but clunky controls and the abundance of bad camera angles will leave both casual and core gamers frustrated.

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2.3 / 5.0
Nov 3, 2019

The latest Mario and Sonic game goes for gold, but trips at the starting line.

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4.5 / 10.0
Nov 5, 2019

While there are a few fun games to be played in Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 the majority of the games will disappoint. 8-Bit mode is a nice touch but doesn't add much to the overall package. While for some it could be an enjoyable experience many players will be happier giving this a pass. Maybe 4 more years will be good for it.

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Nov 5, 2019

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 has some interesting new ideas that are dragged down by painfully dull gameplay.

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Nov 21, 2019

A mostly lackluster collection of minigames, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is fine enough for a general audience. However, the Switch's potent line-up of multiplayer titles makes this offering worth ignoring.

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4 / 10.0
Nov 5, 2019

Tokyo is probably the worst game in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series.

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Worth your time
Nov 7, 2019

A really great couch gaming experience. Gather your friends and enjoy!

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B
Nov 6, 2019

Mario & Sonic at the Olympics is a great party game. It can be challenging, especially if you hate when button commands don't respond at the quickness you want it to. I hope that additional events will be added. As is, the 2D and Dream Events are far too few in number. Still, it's worth a playthrough, especially with family and friends this holiday season.

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GameXplain
Top Critic
Meh
Nov 5, 2019
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Polygon
Top Critic
Unscored
Nov 6, 2019

This is the sort of thing that might keep smaller children occupied for a time, but buffet rules apply: The food doesn’t taste better just because there’s a lot of it. And that’s maybe the best thing I can say about Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: There is certainly a lot of it.

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Unscored
Dec 16, 2019

Ultimately, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is an entertaining, albeit often simple, game full of sporting events that'll get friends and family set for some multiplayer fun. It's not as comprehensive as it perhaps could be in the way it allows players to set up their multiplayer sessions, but the variety and charm when it comes to the way everything is presented helps lift the whole package up.

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Unscored
Jul 26, 2021

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is a well-presented game that is full of the typical Nintendo and Sega charm, and is a fun game to bust out when you just fancy some simple, straightforward arcade-style fun for which you don’t have to think too hard. This isn’t a game you’re going to be playing for months at a time — but it is one you may just find yourself wanting to get down off the shelf now and again the next time you fancy seeing Daisy in a leotard.

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