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| MC = (PS2) 61/100<ref name="MCPS2">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/athens-2004 |title=Athens 2004 for PlayStation 2 Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=29 December 2017}}</ref><br>(PC) 41/100<ref name="MCPC">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/athens-2004 |title=Athens 2004 for PC Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=29 December 2017}}</ref>
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| GR = (PS2) 65.27%<ref name=GRPS2>http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/919616-athens-2004/index.html</ref><br>(PC) 37.50%<ref name=GRPC>http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/924616-athens-2004/index.html</ref>
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| MC = (PS2) 61/100<ref name=MCPS2>http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/athens-2004</ref><br>(PC) 41/100<ref name=MCPC>http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/athens-2004</ref>
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| IGN = 4.5/10<ref name=IGN>http://ps2.ign.com/articles/531/531078p1.html</ref>
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''Athens 2004'' has received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics. Aggregating review websites [[GameRankings]] and [[Metacritic]] gave the PlayStation 2 version a 65.27% and 61/100<ref name=GRPS2/><ref name=MCPS2/> and the PC version a 37.50% and 41/100.<ref name=GRPC/><ref name=MCPC/> [[IGN]] gave the game a 4.5/10, criticising the game's ever-repeating button mashing and overall easiness of the game.<ref name=IGN/> [[GameSpy]] gave the game 4 out of 5 stars, praising the game's varying gameplay.<ref name=GameSpy/>
''Athens 2004'' received "mixed or average" reviews, according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MCPS2"/><ref name="MCPC"/>


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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071204004647/http://www.eurocom.co.uk/index.php/video-games/athens-2004/ Athens 2004] at [[Eurocom]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071204004647/http://www.eurocom.co.uk/index.php/video-games/athens-2004/ Athens 2004] at [[Eurocom]]


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Revision as of 10:41, 29 December 2017

Athens 2004
Developer(s)Eurocom
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Eidos Interactive (PC)
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • EU: 2 July 2004
  • NA: 14 July 2004
Microsoft Windows
  • NA: 5 October 2004
  • EU: 8 October 2004
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Athens 2004 is the official video game of the XXVIII Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Athens, Greece in 2004. Developed by Eurocom and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (Eidos Interactive for PC), it was released for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.

List of events

Following is a list of events in the game. By default, all events are available for both sexes unless otherwise noted:

Playable nations

A record 64 countries were able to be played on the game. They are:

Reception

Athens 2004 received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Athens 2004 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Athens 2004 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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