Track and Field

I remember the original arcade release of this game back in 1983. The game must have been the bane of arcade owners everywhere as the controls certainly got a lot of stick as players frantically bashed buttons or wiggled joysticks as they competed in a number of Olympic events.

You can now recreate the atmosphere (and break your controllers in the process) as the game is now available on Xbox Live Arcade for 400 Microsoft Points.

The game consists of six events including the 100m sprint, long jump, javelin throw, hurdles, hammer throw and the high jump, with the trial letting you play the fist two of these. The controls really can't be more straight forward as you either wiggle the joystick or D-pad left and right or mash the "X" and "B" buttons to run and "A" is used as the action button, for example to jump hurdles or throw the javelin.

The game can be played locally with 1-4 players or over Xbox Live and features the usual set of leaderboards so you can see just how bad you suck at a game compared to the rest of the world. There's also 12 Achievements to obtain totalling 200 gamer score points.

Track & Field is still very playable and fun even today, however the game has not got longevity and is best used as a quick distraction from any other games you're currently playing.