The official video game of the Tokyo Olympics wants to be like Fortnite so it has astronauts and wizards

The organizers of the Olympic Games have several times expressed their fear that in the future, no one will be interested in this event anymore, because the younger generations today are just staring at their mobile phones and playing Fortnite. So they decided to go down their hair. Virtual Olympics have been announced, TV companies will try to broadcast part of their broadcasts on Twitch, and now we have the announcement of the official game - Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game, an arcade in which athletes have supernatural powers and wear costumes that have no place in sports. terrains.

The game will include astronauts, knights, wizards, pirates, and who knows what else. A little imagination and humor didn't kill anyone, but the question arises why all this besides the Mario & Sonic at Olympic Games series. The question is rhetorical, but if for some reason you are still interested in what the game will offer, the answer is 18 Olympic disciplines, the ability to create your character, and local and network multiplayer for up to eight players.

Among the disciplines in the game will be:

• 100m
• 4x100m Relay
• 110m hurdles
• hammer throwing
• long jump
• baseball
• basketball
• beach volleyball
• BMX
• boxing
• judo
• rugby
• football
• freestyle swimming at 100m
• swimming at 200m
• sport climbing
• table tennis
• tennis

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: The Official Video Game comes out on June 22 for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch consoles. It will cost 40 euros.