Torino 2006
About the Game
Torino 2006 is the official game of the XX Winter Olympic Games held in Turin, Italy, and the eight in the line of multi-event IOC licensed titles. The game includes 15 events scattered on 8 disciplines: Alpine Skiing (Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom and Slalom), Ski Jump (Normal and Large hill), Speed Skating (500m, 1000m and 1500m), Women's Biathlon, Nordic Combined, Bobsled (Womens' 2 and Mens' 4), Luge and Cross Country. All venues were modelled after their real counterparts. At its core, the gameplay, as expected, requires more reflexes than the button-bashing of their Summer counterparts.
Gameplay & Core Systems
Unlike most other games that feature alpine skiing, the penalty for missing gate depends on the difficulty level chosen: on easy, six misses are allowed, three in medium and none on hard, each carrying a time penalty that depending on how well players did can just affect the total score or mean losing a medal. Ski Jump (also a simplified version of another game, RTL Skispringen 2006 ) requires players to keep the balance while descending the hill, jumping at the correct time, counter the effect of the wind in the athletes' balance for maximum distance and then land in perfect telemark fashion. Biathlon is pretty much the same as Cross Country, except it also includes two shooting sessions, with the steadiness of the aim affected by the fatigue levels. Nordic Combined is a Large hill ski jump which sets the start time for each competitor in the Cross country section.
Standout Features
- Alpine Skiing: The game includes 15 events scattered on 8 disciplines: Alpine Skiing (Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom and Slalom), Ski Jump (Normal and Large hill), Speed Skating (500m, 1000m and 1500m), Women's Biathlon, Nordic Combined, Bobsled (Womens' 2 and Mens' 4), Luge and Cross Country.
- Unlike most other games that feature alpine skiing, the penalty for missing gate depends on the difficulty level chosen: on easy, six misses are allowed, three in medium and none on hard, each carrying a time penalty that depending on how well players did can just affect the total score or mean losing a medal.
- Ski Jump (also a simplified version of another game, RTL Skispringen 2006 ) requires players to keep the balance while descending the hill, jumping at the correct time, counter the effect of the wind in the athletes' balance for maximum distance and then land in perfect telemark fashion.
- Cross Country and Biathlon are relaxed disciplines where all that counts is keeping the best trajectory possible while looking out for straight paths that can be used for short sprints and downhill slopes that can be done while crouching, which allows greater speeds and lower fatigue accumulated from sprints and more hasty climbs.
- Biathlon is pretty much the same as Cross Country, except it also includes two shooting sessions, with the steadiness of the aim affected by the fatigue levels.
- Biathlon: players can unlock additional strips by completing challenges, such as hitting all 10 targets in Biathlon, having a perfect Bobsled start, winning a gold medal and beat each top record on every event or not missing a single step on Speed Skating.
- Alpine: The difficulty level affects events differently: in Alpine skiing, it means CPU-controlled players are faster and fewer gate misses are allowed, in Ski jump wind can appear from any direction and in Speed skating, in addition to set the pace, players also has to steer the athlete to keep her in the best path.
- Summer: At its core, the gameplay, as expected, requires more reflexes than the button-bashing of their Summer counterparts.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Bobsled and Luge are similar with only two differences: The startup in Bobsled is done by following the on-screen cues and press up on the right time and other than setting the direction, it's also possible to make minimal path changes.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Torino 2006 | Xbox.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | 2K Games, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | 49Games GmbH | United States | MobyGames |
| Ported by | Team 3 Games Limited | United States | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | 2K Sports | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | 2K Games, Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | 49Games GmbH | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Ported by | Team 3 Games Limited | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | 2K Sports | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Published by | 2K Games, Inc. | France | MobyGames |
| Developed by | 49Games GmbH | France | MobyGames |
| Ported by | Team 3 Games Limited | France | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | 2K Sports | France | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Take Two Interactive France SAS | France | MobyGames |
| Media Type | DVD-ROM | Xbox | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-4 Players | Xbox | MobyGames |
| Miscellaneous Attributes | Xbox 360 Compatible | Xbox | MobyGames |
| Genre | Sports | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Everyone | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | 2K Games | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | 2K Games | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-24 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2006-01-26 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2006-01-27 | France | MobyGames |
| 2006-01-27 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2006-01-01 | North America | PriceCharting |
| January 1, 2006 | North America | PriceCharting |
| January 27, 2006 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPC-A | 710425299315 | United States | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B000CMOLEW | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 50634861 | United States | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5026555243117 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 50634861 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5026555243148 | France | MobyGames |
| upc | 710425299315 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B000CMOLEW | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 50634861 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 5026555243179 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5026555243179 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
