''Vancouver 2010'' is the official Olympic video game of the

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held in

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, Canada. It was developed by Eurocom (who had worked on previous Olympic games in 2004 and 2008), and published by Sega.

Gameplay

''Vancouver 2010'' is a video game based on the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Many of the events in the real-world Olympics are playable.

Disciplines

The following events are in the game: In addition, the game includes 30 different challenges spread over all the events which can be unlocked on a one-by-one basis as the user completes the tasks (For example, the 'Landing Zone' challenge forces the individual to land a ski jump with 10m of 90m and another successive jump within 10m of 120m).

Playable nations

There is a total of 24 playable countries in the game. They are: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Reception

''Vancouver 2010'' received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the

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said of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions: "If only this game had some semblance of a career mode or anything that felt slightly like the real Olympics, then perhaps SEGA would have had a real winner on its hands".

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said of the same console versions: "The limited selection of events leaves these Olympic Games out in the cold".

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