The Games: Winter Challenge

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Winter Challenge
Winter Challenge cover.jpg
Genesis box art
Developer(s)Ballistic[1]
Publisher(s)Accolade
Designer(s)Jeff Sember
Mike Benna
Platform(s)MS-DOS, Genesis
Release1991: MS-DOS
1992: Genesis
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The Games: Winter Challenge is a sports video game published by Accolade for MS-DOS compatible operating systems in 1991. It portrays eight winter sports events that are competed in during the Winter Olympics. The game not licensed from or endorsed by the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, or any similar organization for any other country. A Sega Genesis port was released in 1991 with the title shortened to Winter Challenge.

Gameplay[]

Most of the games use the directional pad for steering, and the A, B, and C buttons for performing certain functions like shooting, running, braking, or pushing off, as you would for the ski jump. Button mashing was necessary at times for a couple of the events, but most are focused on timing and accuracy. The ski jump is scored by distance, and the biathlon is scored by time and shooting accuracy. All the other events are scored by time.

Events[]

  1. Luge
  2. Downhill skiing
  3. Cross-country skiing
  4. Bobsled
  5. Speed skating
  6. Giant slalom
  7. Biathlon
  8. Ski jump

Modes[]

In Training mode, the player can participate in a single event as one player. Once completed, the player can go again, return to the main menu, or watch an instant replay of their performance.

The other mode is Tournament mode where the player can create and participate with up to ten players. If fewer than ten players are created, the computer provides the rest. Once the players are selected, the game shows an Opening Ceremonies clip and then takes the player to a tournament screen where they can see their icons for the seven events, as well as four buttons that shows their current standings, starts a new tournament, allows the entering of a password to return to an existing tournament, or return to the main menu.

Reception[]

Computer Gaming World liked the game's graphics and the quick play, and recommended it to those interested in downhill skiing.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sports". Chicago Tribune. May 29, 1992. p. 137. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Masterson, Eric (February 1992). "The Icing on the Slope". Computer Gaming World. No. 91. pp. 59–61. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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