GamesRadar - New International Track & Field

New International Track & Field (Screenshots)

Jul 15, 2008

New International Track & Field (Review)

Jun 12, 2008

Track & Field was a great though shallow game when it burst through the ticker-tape in 1983, and to be honest, the basic concept hasn’t changed much in 25 years. Now, instead of mashing buttons to make your on-screen athletes achieve Olympic glory, you furiously scrub the stylus across the bottom of the touchscreen. Moves such as jumping hurdles, lobbing the discus and so on are handled either by tapping a separate area of the ...

'New International Track & Field' Multiplayer Details - 94 New Screens (News)

Jun 11, 2008

Worthplaying writes: "Track and Field is the name of a series of Olympic themed video games developed by Konami for several platforms since 1983. The first title called "Track & Field" or "Hyper Olympics" outside the United States was released in 1983 as an arcade game. The simple gameplay which was based on dynamically successive button presses (now known as button bashing) has set the rules for sequels and similar games ever since. Track & Field was later released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985 and became one of the most popular NES games of its time.

Konami are proud to celebrate the game's 25th anniversary with the release of "New International Track and Field" exclusive to Nintendo DS. All the fun and excitement of the original title has been brought bang up to date with a bright, stylish new look, innovative control method and for the first time ever...online play!"

New International Track and Field Landing 20th June on DS (News)

Jun 11, 2008

Konami outline the gameplay features and release date of the upcoming DS game, New International Track and Field.

New International Track and Field is finished (News)

May 15, 2008

At the Konami press conference last night, it was revealed that New International Track and Field for the DS has passed Nintendo certification and is ready to ship this summer. The game uses the touch screen to engage players in over 20 sporting events that require frantic thrashing and precise tapping with the stylus. Shouting encouragement will also increase your character’s performance. The quick pick-up-and-play fun is being ...

New International Track & Field - Gameplay (Video)

May 15, 2008

Basic, shallow and sickeningly cute, New International Track & Field is fine for a five-minute blast. Just don't expect to stay entertained for too long.

Solid Snake, Pyramid Head do sports on DS (News)

Apr 21, 2008

In a similar way to Super Smash Bro's the game isnt taking itself too seriously and a number of well known faces from Konami's back catalouge will be joining the birthday celebrations. By completing specific challenges, players can access Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid series and Pyramid Head of Silent Hill fame, among others.

DS-only games coming this year (Feature)

Jan 15, 2008

Jan 15, 2008 Final Fantasy IV Lost your bearings? FFIV is the one that introduced the ‘Active Time Battle System - the same time-meter-based attack system thats been used in pretty much all Final Fantasy games since. You might have seen IV before on GBA or maybe even PSOne - but never like this. You get the same 3D refit as the recent FFIII remake. You get voices. You get animated cutscenes. And you get one of historys greatest traditional RPGs, playable on the ...

New International Track & Field - interview (Preview)

Oct 18, 2007

Oct 18, 2007 This is ostensibly an update of eons-old button-masher Track & Field - the one with the odd mustachioed athletes. But really we think NIT&F is the spiritual successor to Konami Krazy Racers - the Konami-soaked GBA launch game. Dave Cox of Sumo Digital speaks… Did it take a while to settle on the controls? Dave Cox: Yes. One thing we learned is that everyone has a different take on how to play, so users can configure the controls how they want in the final game - if you ...