With sports fanatics watching the 2008 Beijing Olympics to cheer their favorite teams, gamers can partake in the games via the Beijing 2008 Olympics Video Game for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.

Released on July 8, 2008, for $49.99, the official game of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games promised players the ability to play online with other fans of the Olympics games.

But not everyone was thrilled with the game.

Throughout the years the Olympics have always managed to make it in the gaming world. Some of the official Olympic games that have hit the stands in the past years include…

Title: Beijing 2008 (aka Beijing Olympics 2008, Beijing 2008 Olympics, Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics)Price: $49.99 ($29.99 as PC Download)System(s): *Xbox 360, PS3, PC/Download (Mobile)Release Date: July 8, 2008Publisher (Developer): Sega (Eurocom)ESRB Rating: “Everyone”Pros: Includes a lot of events and character graphics are rather impressive.Cons: Too much thumbstick twitching, too many awkward movements and poorly queued events. Too much clicking to get to an actual event.Overall Score: One thumb sideways, one thumb down; 65/100; D; * 1/2 out of five.

With events already completed and the Beijing 2008 Olympics soon coming to an end, it’s very likely more than a few gamers will still have that Olympic itch, the desire to compete and a residual want of track and field sports.

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With all this coverage of the Olympics, both on television and online, I have seen several sources that have stated that Japanese Olympic swimmer Kosuke Kitajima, after he had won the gold meal for the men’s 100 meter breaststroke, had some very interesting, very videogame-related things to say:

See, Mario does the breaststroke. And thus, it’s perfect mental training for envisioning the actual Olympic hall.

Say what!? Did he just say that videogames can actually do more than…