

The RPG mechanic may be simple, but the games themselves are fresh and fun. If you're going to pick up Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, pick it up for DS. Many of the events stay fun after countless runs, the core staples such as ski, snowboard, speedskating, and sled-based disciplines are all surprisingly refreshing, and it simply plays better all around. There are still some odd control decisions from time to time, and not every event is as good as it could be, but the overall standard of quality across the DS version of Mario & Sonic is simply higher all-around. You've got your core Olympic disciplines, dream events to throw in a little more "gamey" content in there, you've got the Mario and Sonic franchise characters, and the backdrop of the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver. At its surface, Mario & Sonic DS looks like it'd be a carbon copy of the Wii version, and nearly identical in many ways.
