, known as ''Virtua Athlete 2000'' in North America, is a
Sega Dreamcast
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track and field
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sports game
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developed by
Hitmaker. The arcade game ''Virtua Athletics'', also known in Japan as , is based on the Dreamcast version. ''Virtua Athlete 2K'' supports up to four local players simultaneously as to compete for the top score through all seven of its events. ''Virtua Athlete'' was released on the
PlayStation 2
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in Japan as part of the ''DecAthlete Collection'' with ''
DecAthlete
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'' and ''
Winter Heat
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''. The collection is the 15th volume of the
Sega Ages 2500
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series.
Reception
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the
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website
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.
[ Kevin Rice of '' NextGen'' said of the game, "Already limited by only having seven events, this game falls flat on the Olympic track with frustrating controls and disappointing gameplay."][ In Japan, '']Famitsu
formerly ''Famicom Tsūshin'', is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa. ''Famitsu'' is published in both weekly and monthly formats as well as in the fo ...
'' gave it a score of 31 out of 40.[
An '']IGN
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'' review published following the game's release in North America read, "Best described as an interactive movie about the Olympics, ''Virtua Athlete'' is as basic a game as you can get ..It's just too bad that the game play doesn't match their respective graphical accomplishment."[
]
Notes
References
External links
Sega Retro website
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