this took me a while too. the trick is to run very fast!!go as fast as you can and release around the tip of the javilin, hope this helps
I LOVE this game.... I had Summer Games on my old Nokia and I've been waiting for something similar to come out. All the people talking about changing the controls - huh? The unusual controls is the whole point of the game! Its intelligent button bashing. Haha. Anyways, a few things kinda bug me... Amateur is super easy and Pro is super hard. It might have been nice to have another difficulty. Also it doesn't seem to keep your name/country/character reliably. Sometimes it would have my name but not my country, or just the default for all, etc. Kinda frustrating when you enter your name, only to have 'Player 1' entered as the world record holder. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, although it would be nice if there was a bit more to the game
I wish the characters you pick actually got to do the events. I was sad when I didn't get to see my little Eskimo running around.
despite a mixed response here i gave it a shot, loved hyper sports an all that from ye olden days. its a great little game in fact, was pleasantly suprised. more character choices and a few more events and it would be perfect
I'm pretty sure the world record of javelin can't be beaten. I've tried everything. My best is at 96, and even when I go further than the white line, I can't beat the record. It may be a bug because it's the only record I haven't been able to beat. EDIT : Just tried again and beat the record... but made a foul.
brilliant game. paid the US$0.99 and have not regretted it since. my bane event was also the Javelin at the start, but once you figure it out, it's easier (slightly). the idea is that the taps on the screen equate somewhat to foot speed and the faster you tap (which is easier when u tap twice in a row on the same side) the faster you run on screen, and the higher you launch the javelin. i can usually now average 95m + as long as i don't screw up the taps. once you get more than one or two taps wrong though, you can forget about a good score. am having a bit of trouble with the Long Jump now though i didn't have this problem earlier. i can't seem to stretch on the second double tap, and this problem appears (to me) randomly and not dependent on whether i get the first double tap right or not. also doesnt seem dependent on how many time i screw up the taps (or not). anyone having the same problem out there? ac
This was happening to me too, but I realized that it is because you are trying to stretch out to early.
The thing is, the earlier you stretch, the further you go. But too early is a miss. So you need to take risk to beat the record. What I don't get at the long jump is precisely when to jump the first time.
From the vid, the animation looks really good. I like the art style too. Sadly I'm not into this genre, but it looks good nonetheless.
Good stuff! Javelin's my bogey event too. Quite difficult, but it's all about the running/button taps.
can anyone get a better score than 117 metres on the javelin? I genuinely think i have the world record of world records
I have the highest records in this game. 7.73 for pole vault, 119.86m for javelin, 9.85m for long. You get the idea. His game rocks
100m 8.59 long jump 10.05 110 hurdles 11.49 pole vault 7.22 javelin 109.71 tournament 5938 survival 56042
100m dash........9.00 long jump........9.59 110m hurdles...11.47 pole vault.......6.72 javelin............109.27 tourney...........5762 survival..........57510 9th round
Meh records Mine are pretty good, but I don't understand how people run 8.00 in the 100 and 10.4+ in long... 100: 8.68 LJ: 10.06 110: 10.68 (there's a trick) PV: 7.10 Jav: 109.42 Tourney: 6147 Survival: 42095
