This game has excellent replay value.

User Rating: 7.5 | Athens 2004 PS2
If your an athlete or compete in sports you might like this game more than other players. You basically choose a variety of events to compete in and go for the gold or just have fun, it depends on which mode your in. Well, they have running, swimming, horse back riding, bow and arrow, weightlifting, dancing, shooting, and a bit more. You'll favor some over others.

I don't see any major flaws in the game, there is one glitch while running: the animation jerks or twitches, runners can get stuck together (I know, strange) but it really doesn't have many glitches which is obviously a good thing. You can choose the country of your team to play with although this doesn't have any impact on the status of your athlete, for example a Kenyan doesn't necessarily run any faster than a Japanese running in a one mile race which is contrary to what you would see in real life as some countries seem to dominate over other countries in certain events, so basically your player just looks different.

Many players complain about the strain the game play mechanics put on them for example consecutively pressing X and O quickly in a sprinting event, but its just that they haven't learned that you don't have to stress out while playing the game which I eventually learned. Whether you press lightly and quickly or hard and slower (not too slow) they won't be much of a difference. Overall, this game was good although the graphics were not at all impressive and there are some events missing like relay events, this game has excellent replay value.