For the first time in gaming history, Sonic the Hedgehog meets his lifelong rival Super Mario and engage in a little competition. To coincide with the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Nintendo and SEGA are teaming up to bring the Sonic and Mario Universes together. Now we can really see who is the best mascot - although the 100m race is really a bit unfair on the chunky plumber. Maybe he'll cheat and use a warp pipe. Sonic Team is not producing this game, instead handing the torch to SEGA's Sports Studios, with Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto overseeing the project, making for a Sonic game that pretty much can't fail. At least, that's the theory.

Playtest: Going for Gold   14th May 2008 (23:11)
TSS was the first to play Mario & Sonic in the UK. See what we thought.

It's A Sonic Knockout!   14th May 2008 (23:11)
SEGA held a Mario & Sonic press event, and TSS takes part!