i came out of this feeling way more positive than i was expecting! at the end of the day, as with the other games it's just a simple mini game collection at the end of the day, but i think this game does a whole lot right and so far is my favorite mario and sonic game i think!

the story mode was fun! it runs through every event in the game and the big appeal to me was there were 10 unique mini games to progress the story and i really appreciated that! they weren't like insanely amazing or anything but it added some unique value to the story mode that i liked a lot. the character interactions and stuff are nothing crazy but i liked them for sure. i like how everyone interacts like they've known each other for a while since it's 5 games in, that's a fun touch.

aside from the story mode, the mini games themselves are the same as they've always been for the most part. i find that each game is either the best they've been or on par with what they've always been. none of the games felt downgraded to me, which to be fair it'd be hard to do that LOL. the new games (skateboarding, karate, sports climbing, and surfing) are all fun. skateboarding and karate especially stand out to me. i appreciate that every game has the choice between motion controls and button controls as well. if you just want some quick silly little mini games you can use the buttons but if you're with some friends and want the wacky insanity of motion controls you can still do that which i appreciate.

the big problem with the events is the focus being taken away from dream events. the 3 dream events that are there are fun to be fair but there's only 3 and that's a bummer! it was always such a fun way to flex creative ideas or even just farm some nostalgia which was fun! the alternative to these is the tokyo 1964 events which visually use the 8-bit mario or 16-bit sonic sprites for each character. these events are solid, and are a cute little side mode but i don't think they make up for the lack of dream events fully unfortunately. they soften the blow for sure, and things like marathon, shooting, and 10m marathon i thought they were some of the more fun events in the whole game to be fair.

i hope we get a 2022 winter olympics game with a story mode this silly and fun. i lean towards preferring those mini games so i think i'd really like that game (hopefully they put more effort into dream events though), but as this game stands it was a surprisingly fun time! i understand the fatigue of this series and not caring about a 5th one, that's a completely normal response but i find this to be the best one honestly and was glad i finally got around to playing it.

Mario y Sonic: Tokyo 2020 (2019): Me apena mucho este juego. Está hecho con cariño, y se nota, pero a nivel técnico está a medio hacer. No son fallos gordos, sino falta de pulido en casi todos los minijuegos. Veremos con futuros parches, pero a día de hoy no lo recomiendo (5,90)

Edit: No arreglaron nada de lo que fallaba y a día de hoy sigue siendo injugable con controles de movimiento. Con botones y con amigos puede ser divertido, pero aléjate de su infumable modo historia y olvídate de aprovechar los joycons para jugarlo

My favourite game of 2019. Don't listen to the general distaste for this game because it's "just another Mario & Sonic" from an internet critic who likely hasn't played it. Mario & Sonic Tokyo 2020 provides a silly, lighthearted story for fans of both franchises and sprinkles little bits of Olympic history and trivia in for those with an interest or a potential interest in that sort of thing. The plot is nothing Oscar worthy or mind blowing, but serves as a fun little wrapper for a minigame collection, with the minigames themselves being a blast. Unshackling this game from required motion controls allows the minigames to shine as delightful Mario Party minigame-esque affairs rather than bland, wagglefest tech demos.

After you've finished the story and unlocked all the bonus content, multiplayer (either online or offline) is the way to go, and I found myself having a great time gathering round with friends. The online can be a little flaky, but as long as you play with friends with a good connection in private matches rather than matching with randoms, you should be fine.

All-in-all, my favourite M&S game to date and one which has been unfairly shunned due to its status in an otherwise uninspiring franchise and the strange limbo-like status the real Tokyo 2020 found itself in.

Oh man, this one took all my willpower to see it to the end. A collection of minigames that somehow all manage to either be too long or too short, many of them featuring broken controls and wildly overcomplicated rules that would frustrate even the most patient of kids. The soccer game can be chaotic fun if played with friends and the campaign has a cute story (and is thankfully saved by a mechanic that allows you to skip specific events if you fail the mission enough times) but I'd never recommend buying this over a Mario Party.

The minigames in this one are still that nice blend of simplicity and technique, following series tradition. Unfortunately, this game is too lightweight for its own good.

The story is kinda cute, but it's fairly boring in execution and writing. I do really like visiting all of the nicely rendered areas and landmarks. Presentation doesn't disappoint, it's never really been a problem with the Mario and Sonic games.

The real issue I have is how "Dream Events" have mostly been phased out in favor of demake/NES-styled "Tokyo 1964" games. Their simplicity is charming, but it also wears off extremely quickly. It is also extremely weird to see the 16-bit Sonic sprites alongside the entirely 8-bit everything else, it clashes really hard.

All in all, it's an extremely short and lackluster collection of minigames for $60. I'd honestly recommend either the London or Winter Games on the Wii over this one. Much more fanservice and content to sink your teeth into.

Also, Sega. Please stop trying to make "The Deadly Six" be a thing that sticks around. We all want to forget. You don't need to insist on bringing them back. Quit it.

I loved the original Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games back on Wii in 2008, it's still surreal for me that my two favorite videogame characters of all-time get a game together. After the first one, I've played a bit of Winter Games, and Rio 2016, wich I didn't like that much cause it felt a little barebones. I've seen people say that London 2012 is the best one but I've never played it, but Tokyo 2020 for me is the best since the original, Japan is the home of Mario & Sonic after all and I think Sega did a great job portraing their home country. The story mode lets you walk thru famous spots from Tokyo that are beautifully modeled, and the 1964 part is really well done visually. The minigames themselves have more depth than I tought and you can choose between motion and button controls. There's a great variety between real olympic events, and more unrealistic, fantasy events that I missed in the previous games. Dialog in story mode isn't like, stellar but it's fun enough, and the trivia collectable cards were fun to find and read. In conclusion if you liked previous games or never played a M&S game before this is a great place to start or come back. I also want to point out that Donkey Kong's eyes in this game are extremely creepy, I wanted to post a picture here if I could, I don't know what happened maybe they wanted to scare the kids.