Hyper Olympic
Hyper Olympic, développé et publié par Konami, est sorti le 1er septembre 1983 sur borne d'arcade. Ce titre de genre arcade et sport correspond à la version japonaise originale de Track & Field, qui disposait d'une licence officielle des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1984. L'accueil critique s'est révélé favorable, Console Monster saluant un portage fidèle de la version arcade originale propice à la compétition entre amis, tandis que TeamXbox relevait que Track & Field conservait largement ce qui faisait son charme lors de sa sortie initiale.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Faithful port from the original arcade version that will have you in stitches while competing against your on or offline buddies. »
« Unlike some classics that have been ported to XBLA, Track & Field seems to retain much of what made it fun when it first came out. It’s a title that is one of simple-to-play-yet-hard-to-master concepts—and its party potential adds to its appeal. »
« Untainted by the passing of time, and still as mindlessly entertaining as it was back in the day. Sure, Hyper Sports improved on the formula a little, and Epyx went off and took the idea to dizzy heights not long after that, but in essence this is one of those few occasions when a game concept emerged fully formed from the beginning. »
« Track and Field is a title you really can’t go wrong with and is well worth the MS points. »
« This is one of the few XBLA games that I’ve continued to play after the first week. But for most people, once you’ve figured out the patterns to win there isn’t a challenge. »
« Like the 100 meter dash, it's fun while it lasts but is over too quickly. »
« In theory, Track & Field plays best in Live competition, but lag (even when you have “full green bars” under your ping status) throws off the do-or-die timing required for precisely-timed button presses. »
« Holds up much better than you think it would, thanks in large part to the game's unforgiving difficulty and four-player action. »
