Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge
About the Game
Following previous winter sports titles (including the official game of the Torino 2006 Olympic Games), 49Games presents another light simulation of some of the most popular winter sports, including alpine skiing, snowboard half-pipe, ski jump, speed skating, biathlon, luge, bobsleigh, skeleton, figure skating and curling, for a total of 18 different events. While not as complex as the specialized games developed by the German company (there's no waxing the skis, for instance), the game features a solid physics engine, which provides more realism than some of the more arcadish approaches to the genre.
Gameplay & Core Systems
At its core, the gameplay varies by event, with players being in full control of the athlete in most events like alpine skiing and half-pipe (which plays like most radical sports games featuring tricks and flicks instead of being "on-rails"), while other modes feature an higher focus on rhythm, like speed skating and figure skating. A major part of the experience is three modes: Competition, where players can participate in 5, 9 or all 16 events (or customize them), Campaign, where players have to complete a number of quick goals to unlock additional tracks and features from previous games, while Career requires players to compete in 15 levels with an increasing number of events to do the same. Single Events allow players to train on any event.
Standout Features
- While not as complex as the specialized games developed by the German company (there's no waxing the skis, for instance), the game features a solid physics engine, which provides more realism than some of the more arcadish approaches to the genre.
- Competition: A major part of the experience is three modes: Competition, where players can participate in 5, 9 or all 16 events (or customize them), Campaign, where players have to complete a number of quick goals to unlock additional tracks and features from previous games, while Career requires players to compete in 15 levels with an increasing number of events to do the same.
- Following previous winter sports titles (including the official game of the Torino 2006 Olympic Games), 49Games presents another light simulation of some of the most popular winter sports, including alpine skiing, snowboard half-pipe, ski jump, speed skating, biathlon, luge, bobsleigh, skeleton, figure skating and curling, for a total of 18 different events.
- At its core, the gameplay varies by event, with players being in full control of the athlete in most events like alpine skiing and half-pipe (which plays like most radical sports games featuring tricks and flicks instead of being "on-rails"), while other modes feature an higher focus on rhythm, like speed skating and figure skating.
- Single Events allow players to train on any event.
Modes & Ways to Play
At its core, the gameplay varies by event, with players being in full control of the athlete in most events like alpine skiing and half-pipe (which plays like most radical sports games featuring tricks and flicks instead of being "on-rails"), while other modes feature an higher focus on rhythm, like speed skating and figure skating. Curling plays like most games previously featuring the event, but there are two modes: simulation plays like the actual sport, where a team scores a point for each stone closer to the middle than the opponents' closest, while game awards points for each of the stones inside the target. A major part of the experience is three modes: Competition, where players can participate in 5, 9 or all 16 events (or customize them), Campaign, where players have to complete a number of quick goals to unlock additional tracks and features from previous games, while Career requires players to compete in 15 levels with an increasing number of events to do the same.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge | Nintendo Wii.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Conspiracy Entertainment Corp. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | 49Games GmbH | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | RTL Sports | Germany | MobyGames |
| Developed by | 49Games GmbH | Germany | MobyGames |
| Published by | ak tronic Software & Services GmbH | Germany; Software Pyramide Budget Release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | 49Games GmbH | Germany; Software Pyramide Budget Release | MobyGames |
| Media Type | Wii Optical Disc | Wii | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Nunchuk | Wii | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Wii Balance Board | Wii | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Wii Remote | Wii | MobyGames |
| Genre | Sports | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | Wii U | 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 | Conspiracy | North America | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-11-25 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2008-11-27 | Germany | MobyGames |
| 2010-10-15 | Germany; Software Pyramide Budget Release | MobyGames |
| 2008-11-25 | North America | PriceCharting |
| November 25, 2008 | North America | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Media PN | RVL-RU2E-USA | United States | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 815315001549 | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 70338838 | United States | MobyGames |
| upc | 815315001549 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B001EN3YRI | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 70338838 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 815315001570 | North America | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
