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It’s the perfect game to get out when you have family around for an occasion, and the retro events will likely elicit fond memories from gamers of a certain age. And to top it all off, there’s a decent single-player mode to get stuck into. 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Even with such a diverse option of events and mini-games, in reality, I will likely be returning to play soccer more than anything else. The game is wonderfully polished with a triumphant soundtrack that I always took notice of. Learning more about Tokyo and its timeline with the past and present is an unnecessary addition, but it solidifies the amount of care that went into the development of the game. 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Your maximum-nonsense destination for the biggest gaming news, guides, and features.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vg247.com\u002F","London","dom.peppiatt@vg247.com",{"id":593,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":594,"author":595,"original_score":29,"normalized_score":30,"review_url":602,"review_date":206,"summary":603,"created_at":604,"updated_at":604,"author_id":596,"last_edited_at":339,"outlet":605},30312,34,{"id":596,"bio":8,"name":597,"avg_score":598,"outlet_id":8,"created_at":599,"profile_id":8,"updated_at":600,"claim_token":8,"article_count":601,"claimed_by_user_id":8},3163,"Chris Scullion",71.65789473684211,"2024-12-06T10:03:49.535957-05:00","2025-09-23T08:05:59.667072-04:00",38,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nintendolife.com\u002Freviews\u002Fnintendo-switch\u002Fmario_and_sonic_at_the_olympic_games_tokyo_2020","Its 34 events provide welcome variety and there are far more hits than misses in its line-up, but once you're finished with Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020's four-hour Story mode it becomes notably less enticing for solo players. With no real incentives or unlockables to aim for, this should be considered a strictly multiplayer affair if you want to still be playing it by the time the actual Tokyo 2020 Olympics roll around.","2024-12-06T11:11:37.00658-05:00",{"id":594,"logo":606,"name":607,"slug":608,"tags":609,"bluesky":610,"twitter":608,"youtube":611,"facebook":611,"mastodon":8,"muckrack":8,"claimed_at":8,"description":612,"website_url":613,"score_format":43,"average_score":94,"default_timezone":45,"last_review_date":8,"stats_updated_at":46,"headquarters_city":8,"news_editor_email":8,"platforms_covered":8,"claimed_by_user_id":8,"reviews_this_month":16,"active_authors_count":16,"headquarters_country":8,"reviews_editor_email":8,"editor_in_chief_email":8,"published_authors_count":16,"published_reviews_count":16},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FNintendoLife-Logo.jpg","Nintendo Life","nintendo-life","[  \n  'independent',\n  'inactive',\n  'online_media'\n  ]","nintendolife.com","nintendolife","The latest Nintendo Switch news, reviews and videos. 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