Salt Lake 2002

by Eidos

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005V5XH
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: January 23, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,990 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Salt Lake 2002 features six official events, authentic Olympic environments, single- and multiplayer modes, detailed graphics, and TV-style presentation. The six official events are Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill, Ladies' Alpine Skiing Slalom, Men's Two-Man Bobsleigh, Women's Freestyle Skiing Aerials, Men's Ski Jumping K120 Individual, and Men's Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom. The game includes a variety of single- and multiplayer game modes, including Olympic, classic, tournament, and freeform. Every event and its environment has been authentically modeled and reproduced. The developers created environments using satellite imaging technology, with terrain accurate to 2 feet in height. The game utilizes the latest motion capture technology and real-time physics for realistic character movement.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Other than a few flaws, not bad..., February 12, 2002

By 

Kevin J. Farley (Arcata, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Salt Lake 2002 (CD-ROM)

I had to upgrade my video card drivers and DirectX inorder to make the game from crashing (causing a total restart of my computer).

Once you get it working, the game is pretty fun, very realistic. It features 6 Olympic Events:

Men's alpine skiing downhill
Men's k120 ski jumping
Men's snowboard Parallell giant slalom
Ladies' Alpine skiing slalom
Women's Freestyle skiing aerials
Men's two-man bobsleigh

The events are fun and you have 4 different playing modes... Olympic Mode (play for medals, if you play all events, you get to watch a opening/closing ceremony), tournament mode (night time tournament 4 round elimination), Classic- the conditions/difficulty gets harder round-by-round. Freeform- lets you restart events, a practice, you set time of day, weather/visibilty.

The graphics are nice, i say it's worth the $$$ (...)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Try It If You Think You'll Like It, March 7, 2002

By 

Kyle C. Jones - See all my reviews

This review is from: Salt Lake 2002 (CD-ROM)

I am clearly part of the target audience for this game having just attended the Olympics and having frequently skied the snowsliding venues. As such, I am predisposed to like this game and not surprisingly I did. I spend most of my time on the mens downhill portion of the game and I think it is a pretty fair and fun simulation. The skiers animations don't often look realistic but OK. The controls for it work pretty well considering you simply can't turn on a dime at 70 mph. Moreover, the difficulty of the game increases a lot if you play the higher levels and the course comes closer to matching the actual course. I have a hard time believing people complaining that the game is too easy if they are playing harder levels.

The other portions of the game are also pretty good with the bobsled and the slalom being my next favorites. The slalom is peculiar in that you can miss a gate and the game simply brings you back to that point. The ariels have simply been frustrating.

Overall, I am happy with my purchase but it clearly could be better. One thing they did almost perfectly was the matching the banners and logos of the games. If you are a winter sports enthusist and you suspect you will like the game, you probably will.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Graphics, Limited Play, February 25, 2002

By 

Marcus C Burrell (Sylva, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Salt Lake 2002 (CD-ROM)

If you're looking for a simple game with good graphics, here's where you need to stop looking. If you're looking for a good Olympics game, get Sydney 2000 instead. I was very disappointed with the small number of playable events in this game (only 6 events), yet the event they include are very enjoyable. If you definitely want this game, wait a while until the price goes down. It's not worth the $(...) you're going to pay for it right now.