London 2012 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games will allow gamers to create their own moments of sporting history and fame by experiencing the thrill and adrenaline rush of the events and disciplines that will be a part of the London 2012 Olympic Games. By: JagOfTroyI'm a huge fan of the Olympics and watched a good amount of it during the last event.This game was complex enough. London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games – review Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Sega, cert: 3, out now Jack Harrington. Sat 7 Jul 2012 19.05 EDT First published on Sat 7 Jul 2012 19.05 EDT. From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games This page is a stub: it lacks content and/or basic article components.
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| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 26, 2012 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 65 |
| IGDB | 67 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Sports | Mixed sports |
| Series | Summer Olympics |
| Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Atlanta 1996 | 1996 |
| Sydney 2000 | 2000 |
| Athens 2004 | 2004 |
| Beijing 2008 | 2008 |
| London 2012 | 2012 |
| Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game | 2021 |
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Key points
- Also known as London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail |
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/71420/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/71420/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
Video settings[edit]
| Graphics feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | ||
| Multi-monitor | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | ||
| Windowed | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input settings[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information |
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| Controller hotplugging |
| Haptic feedback |
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio settings[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| German |
Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes |
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| Local play | |||
| LAN play | 4 | Versus | |
| Online play | 8 | Versus | |
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements[edit]
London 2012 Pc Game Mods
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.8 GHz Dual Core | 2.4 GHz Quad Core |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600 ATI Radeon HD 2600 | Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 4850 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.01.1File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/71420/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (71420) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
London 2012: The Official Video Game is a sports themed game that covers about what you would expect. The game features 40 of the sports shown in the real thing, in the exact locations they were held. If you want to have a look at what the stadium looked at without going to London, this game will take you there.Overall this is one of the better Olympic sports games out there, but that’s not saying much—in the past sports games that cover a wide variety of sports have been notoriously poor. With that in mind, let’s take a deeper look at this particular game.
A new take on running
London 2012: The Official Video Game avoids being a complete button masher by making a few changes to the running feature, as well as similar sports. Rather than how fast you press the buttons defining speed, keeping a steady pace is more important. If you go too fast you will exceed the amount of stamina you have available and slow down. If you go too slowly, of course, other people will be faster than you.
London 2012 Pc Game Keyboard Controls
This makes running a little bit trickier than simply hitting the button mindlessly. The added stamina feature makes sense in most of the racing, but for some reason is still included in the sprint. With sprinting, stamina really isn’t a big feature, it’s all about speed. It would have made more sense for this to focus entirely on speed in this one event.
Inconsistent game quality
Like other Olympic spin-offs such as Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The official video game, there is a huge variance in quality for each sport. This is because the developers can’t possibly give the same attention and detail to every mini game when there are so many of them.
Because of this, some of the games are fantastic to play, and others are rather forgettable. Gymanstics and diving were particularly bad, while aiming games such as archery were surprisingly good.All together it’s a mixed bag, but this is really common with sports games that involve many different sports instead of simply focusing on one.
Multiplayer options
The game mostly focuses on single player, but it does have a party mode that allows you to play with friends. Multiplayer definitely adds more life to the game, more options for multiplayer and less focus on single player might have added more to the game.
London 2012: The Official Video Game isn’t a bad game, but it’s not the best either. It lacks the polish of similar games like Rare's Kinect Sports, yet still manages to have some entertainment value.
If you enjoy sports games or just want to have a peak at what the 2012 Olympics looked like, this game may be worth purchasing. If you were expecting to be blown away by the experience however, you may be disappointed.
Pros:
- Decent graphics
- Lots of different sports to try
- Multiplayer options
Cons:
- Mixed bag of quality in gaming
- Too much focus on single player