Bruce Jenner's World Class Decathlon
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''Bruce Jenner's World Class Decathlon'' is a 1996 sports video game.


Gameplay

In the game, the player participates in a
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Reception

The game received unfavorable reviews. A reviewer for ''
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'' said, "A decathlon simulation is a novel idea, but this implementation simply isn't exciting enough to do the job." ''
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''s Hugo Foster made similar remarks, and added that the simplicity of the gameplay makes the results essentially arbitrary once the player has mastered the rudimentary skills involved, which removes any potential excitement from the multiplayer mode: "You find yourself begging for results, rather than feeling that you've done something to deserve them." However, he praised the included interview and commentaries from Jenner.


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* {{Interactive Magic 1996 video games Cultural depictions of Caitlyn Jenner Video games based on real people Multiple-stage competition video games North America-exclusive video games Video games developed in the United States Windows games Windows-only games