EIDOS LAUNCH SALT
LAKE CITY EVENT
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Source Eidos Interactive
[ January 10th 2002 ]
The weather
was cold. The snow super chilled and the insurance
premium very high. The venue is the Snozone indoor
ski arena in Milton Keynes and a selection of
the best (we use the term lightly) journalists
from around the country have assembled to celebrate
the launch of Eidos' forthcoming Winter Olympics
title, Salt Lake 2002.
Those
of you who have been hiding under sporting rock
for the last few months can’t have failed to notice
the build up to the Games that start in under
a months time on February 8th. The official game
of the games, Salt Lake 2002, features six of
the best events that will be featured during the
four yearly shindig in the snow, all recreated
in amazing detail. Just to make you feel like
you are really there, all of the event locations
have been recreated so accurately, they’re within
two feet of the actual courses!
But what
of the launch event? To show the specially selected
journalists just how lifelike the game is, the
Milton Keynes Snozone was selected so the hacks
could practice their real life snowboarding and
skiing prowess on the indoor slopes before having
a bash at the real thing. Thankfully, the large
insurance premium mentioned previously wasn’t
needed but when we pressed the journos for some
quotes about the day, all we got was "I’ve got
blisters," and "Where’s the bar?"
But judging
by the competitive spirit shown when a downhill
skiing competition was had, the game certainly
managed to impress all of the people present.
Salt Lake 2002 is due for release on January 18th
2002 and you can find out more information about
the game by clicking here.
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